I found Ralph through a friend who hired Ralph for her wedding and told me it was the best decision she made during wedding planning; choosing Ralph was also the best decision I made. From our initial screener meeting with Ralph, we were moved by the fact that he seemed to take an interest in getting to know us as a couple. Although he clearly had a process of his own which made us feel comfortable, he also made it a point to get to know what we were looking for in our photos and on our wedding day.

For our engagement shoot, we told Ralph we were living in Chicago during our engagement and hoped to take photos at our favorite spots there. Ralph flew out to Chicago, traveled to all our favorite spots to capture our photos, and came out for deep dish pizza with us afterward. In addition to being fun, this time was so valuable, because we were then more comfortable working with him on our wedding day.

Leading up to the wedding, Ralph communicated with me on multiple occasions to make sure that our timeline allowed for all of the photos we wanted. This was particularly important because we did not have a day-of coordinator. I ended up changing my ceremony time based upon his advice and couldn’t be more glad I did. This was just one example of many of Ralph going above-and-beyond taking photos as a photographer.

On the day of the wedding, Ralph and his photo and video team came a few minutes early. Throughout the entire day, they were highly professional, fun, and kind to myself, my husband, and our family and friends. Although Ralph had his own system for taking wedding photos, he made sure to capture our priorities before anything else. For example, we have a unique family dynamic, and Ralph made sure to capture all of the family portrait variations we asked. Having seen the sneak peeks from the day, we couldn’t be happier!

A final note–like many other couples, we spent more time on our wedding day with our photographer team than we spent with most of our guests. Hiring someone as caring and enjoyable as Ralph made the day so much better! Couldn’t recommend him and his team for photo/video more highly.

One of the best decisions we made was booking Ralph and his team for photo and video our wedding! From our initial phone call to our engagement shoot, and wedding, he was very personable and made us feel extremely comfortable. The week of our wedding, we had a phone call to go through details of the entire day and answer any questions we had, which really helped put me at ease. The day of the wedding, he did such a great job not only keeping the day on schedule, but managing the bridal party, groomsmen, and immediate family. He played such a crucial part of our wedding day and truly made it go flawless. I cannot say enough about how great Ralph and his team were! 100% recommend using them for your wedding day – you will not regret it!

Ralph and Chris were great!! Ralph helped us work through an entire day timeline which was helpful from a logistics perspective, and he was extremely responsive to any questions we had throughout the planning process. Ralph and Chris did an excellent job making everyone feel comfortable while still having fun. They were great at directing everyone to get the shots we needed with the bridal party and family, and we were even ahead of schedule. The pictures turned out amazing and the turnaround time was super quick! Definitely book with Ralph for your wedding!!