What a fantastic experience working with Jerome Tso
We worked with Jerome for our Indian fusion wedding celebration in October 2023. Jerome was recommended to us by friends who excitingly shared " if you have to book anyone for your wedding, it must be Jerome!". They were right.
Here are some highlights and personal anecdotes which stood out to me in the process by stage of planning:
Booking: The pricing was incredibly fair and very straightforward. Upon inquiring, Jerome shared a pamphlet with a clear breakdown. He also offered to set up a zoom call to really understand our vision, needs, and overall flow of the day. He was one of the first vendors we booked (because of our friends) so many details were not yet sorted. He was flexible, understanding, and offered insights and subject matter expertise to help guide us on next steps of the planning process.
Pre wedding: Jerome had never shot at our venue before. Typically vendors are reliant on the couple to share floor plans, put them in contact with other vendors, etc. But Jerome was THE most proactive vendor we worked with - unprompted, he reached out to our venue coordinator (got their contact directly from the website) to set up time to meet them, visit the property, and scope out some shots. I should mention that he drove over 2 hours to do this, moving around his schedule to work with a pre-scheduled walkthrough that my husband and I had.
Wedding day: We had an early start, and though we had agreed that photography would begin around 7 am, Jerome arrived early to avoid traffic. Again, his proactiveness really surprised us compared to other vendors we and our friends have worked with- he contacted our hotel and booked his own room for staging as well as accommodations after the wedding. Despite our contract covering a set amount of hours, he began shooting way earlier since he was there early.
Cultural Pieces: Jerome is an expert at cultural weddings, including Hindu weddings. There are many nuanced rituals that take a place over 2+hours. After 2 decades of experience, Jerome is very familiar with rituals, and their nuances. This meant he knew all of the significant shots to get, and was able to move around and somehow being so many places in once during the transitions. It should also be noted that he was very accommodating of the many family members who wanted to take photos as well.
Post-wedding: again, there are themes with proactivity. Jerome kept us in the loop on the progress of processing photos, the teaser was ready within a few weeks, and the entire portfolio of thousands of added photos was ready after about a month. We absolutely did not expect this, but he also put together an entire box of printed photos with a flash drive and mailed it to our house.
The Work: We are so happy with the photos that were captured. They were many special moments that we had forgotten and we have loved reliving them, thanks to Jerome's mastery.
Given the option, we would 100% rebook Jerome again and again, and we absolutely recommend his services. He is creative, proactive, professional, friendly, and prompt.
