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Photos by Michael Angelo is a photographer based in McAllen, Texas, who has covered a number of destination weddings throughout the country and abroad. Founder Michael Angelo combines Renaissance-era lighting techniques with vintage lenses and hand-painted backdrops to create truly regal, one-of-a-kind images. This photographer delights in depicting the nuances of his clients’ relationships through his distinct approach.

Services Offered

Photos by Michael Angelo specializes in producing unique photos of your milestone moments for you to cherish for years to come. This photographer’s style can be described as timeless and artistic, as he strives to reflect the essence of your special occasion. For more extensive coverage of your event, a second shooter can join Michael. He also offers boudoir and engagement photoshoots to preserve the memories leading up to your big day. Though based in Texas, he is happy to service weddings throughout the country and has even covered a few celebrations in Mexico and Europe.

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  • LGBTQ+-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Slideshow
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Slideshow
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Film
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Second Shooter
Video
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Digital Files
Negatives
Prints

Reviews of Photos by Michael Angelo

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Elizabeth Sent on 02/14/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Great experience

He is the best , very nice pictures , he is very polite
Nallely
Nallely Sent on 03/27/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Lovely Experience

My husband and I are very grateful to have found Mike to capture our wedding ceremony. With time constraints, very warm weather and social distancing guidelines, Mike was so awesome and made the experience very fun and sweet. We will always appreciate Mike and can't wait to start planning for our religious ceremony pictures with him
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Sadia Sent on 03/19/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing guy and photos

Very professional photographer!
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Bree Sent on 03/18/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Hi, I’m awkward

My biggest need was for my photographer to fit seamlessly into my wedding without me feeling like I was constantly being watched. It was sort of a dance, and slight glances that I felt him there and it made my photos more natural than had my photographer not known intuitively what I needed. I’m very awkward, shy, and my go to face with a photographer is tongue eyes and peace sign so being asked what I wanted first i couldn’t have asked for anything more. Plus, phenomenal photos but I expected that much.
Aaron
Aaron Sent on 03/18/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Unforgettable experience

I can't begin to express my satisfaction with Photos by Michael Angelo! They were professional and clearly passionate about their craft. They went the extra mile to ensure our wedding shoot was perfect, even down to a blade of grass and shaft of light. I highly recommend them and WILL be using them for future events!
Claire
Claire Sent on 12/02/2022
1 out of 5 rating

Do NOT Hire - Scam

I scheduled photography in March 2022 with Michael for my wedding on October 22, 2022. We paid an initial deposit of $500, with subsequent payments of $300 in May, July, August, and September of this year for a total of $1,700. We owed a remaining amount of $270.15 that we planned to pay the month of our wedding. We had not heard from Michael throughout this process and reached out to confirm details for our wedding. He informed me that he had moved to Romania, but to rest assured that his freelancer Zach De Silva would cover our wedding. I informed him that would not work for us and requested a refund, which he declined stating he no longer had our money due to his move. I asked again to cancel and he stated Zach would cover. My family, who knows Zach, spoke directly with him and he was unaware of any of the details of our wedding and stated Michael had not spoken to him about this. I told this to Michael who kept reassuring me, while continuing to refuse to accept we were canceling the service or to refund our money. No one showed up for our wedding photography, not Michael or any freelancers of his and we had to hire a new photographer. We have only received $600 back from the funds we paid as Michael lied to Capitol One and told them the services were provided to us, which did not happen. I would like to have the full amount refunded, but know this will not happen and just want to caution others seeking his services.
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David Sent on 08/24/2022
1 out of 5 rating

Please stop here! Save yourself a headache and keep your money safe

I have been waiting 1 year for my wedding video to be finalized. Michael lost contact from my wife and I. He said he has no money to pay me back and he is traveling to gain investors for his business. I see many negative reviews about him and I can confirm that he is very unprofessional. Please look into other options before hiring him. Do not waste your hard working money. He us careless for the client all he is looking to grow his company. INVESTORS - DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST. CALL HIS CLIENTS AND ASK US HOW WORTH IS HIS BUSINESS. 1 YEAR HAS PASSED AND HE SAID HE HAS BEEN BUSY AND HAS NO MONEY TO PAY US BACK. LIE AFTER LIE AFTER LIE AFTER LIE. WHAT A BUMMER KID …. Living the dream, his dream
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Shantelle Sent on 06/05/2022
1 out of 5 rating

No communication

I have reached out to this photographer multiple times, and hate doing this, but feel I have no other choice. Next we will be seeking legal action. We hired Michael in January of 2021 for our October 2021 wedding. Off the bat when we first sat down, he thought we had already had a sit down and were to go over photos we wanted for the wedding (which we still actually never did) when we were supposed to be going over wedding details/vibe, package pricing etc. He seemed a bit unorganized but we still proceeded with him. Fast forward to May when we were supposed to do our engagement pics…He never got with us to set a date or location even when we reached out to him multiple times. Finally in July we settled on doing a July 4th firework shoot, but then he called the day of to tell us he double booked and wasn’t in the area and that we would have to reschedule. Mind you, there are things a female needs to do like fix hair roots, eyelash extensions etc to prepare for a photo shoot which all costs $$$ that I can’t redo when we finally settle on a date. We rescheduled 2 times after that and finally got engagement pics done in beginning of August. At this point we decided to just do an email invite to guests since we wanted to use these pics for the invites but couldn’t because it was very late to be sending them. October comes around and we never sit down to discuss what photos we would like captured for the wedding. Never reached out to us in advance to secure a date for this. Day of he is asking me to send a list of photos we would like…I had to frantically search Pinterest for a generic photo list to send him. After the wedding, we were pretty much ghosted. I went back to our “contract,” which is just an invoice, to see a timeline when pics and video would be delivered but there was nothing. So I asked him multiple times when a projected date would be over a course of 4 months. No responses. At the wedding he promised a blow up print of our choosing of one of those photos when they were finally sent to us, but that never happened. When my husband finally text threatening legal action, he said he “thought he had already sent them and would get them to us in 2 weeks.” If he thought he already sent them wouldnt that mean they were done and edited? We waited 3 weeks and the pics were sent at beginning of March but it’s now June and still waiting on teaser video and final video, again with no replies from Mike. At this point I’m not even sure I want a video anymore based on the quality of majority of photos that were sent. We paid $3200 for our package and really feel like with this type of business and lack of communication and professionalism, that is way too high. A friend that he shot their wedding had the same experience and didn’t receive pictures until almost a year later. This is a day that happens one time in your life, and looking back this was the biggest headache of all. Save yourself the frustration and book with someone else.
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Jorge Sent on 01/25/2022
1 out of 5 rating

Extraordinary poor experience with Michael

Michael is a professional scammer. Unbelievable price that we have to pay for the level of professionalism that this Man display. After months of a paid service he doesn’t even answer anymore. I truly feel emotional affected by this situation and I can’t see any other option than a legal way against to him. Very unfortunate!!
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Photos by Michael Angelo frequently asked questions

Photos by Michael Angelo includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Slideshow
  • Digital Files
Photos by Michael Angelo includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Slideshow
  • Digital Files
Photos by Michael Angelo offers the following photography styles:
  • Film
  • Photojournalism
Photos by Michael Angelo offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Second Shooter
  • Video
  • Wedding Portraits
Photos by Michael Angelo offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Digital Files
  • Negatives
  • Prints
Photos by Michael Angelo is recommended by 64% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 3.2 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 3.2 in quality of service, 3.2 in average response time, 3.2 in flexibility, 3.2 in professionalism and 3.2 in value.
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