I cannot say enough positive words about our photographer Rudy Arpia. He was absolutely phenomenal.
I found him while looking at bridal blogs- I came across some beautiful photos; his website was listed at the bottom of the page so I contacted him for info. Several months later my husband and I met with him in person, flipped through some albums and were sold! He also speaks spanish, which was a MAJOR selling point for us, as many of our family members speak only spanish.
We booked Rudy for our engagement photos and wedding- an all inclusive package, which was quite affordable- about $4600 for everything including our wedding album and 2 parent albums. He did a fantastic job with our engagement photos. He spend a couple of hours with us at laguna beach. We felt very comfortable with him during the session. He gave positive feedback but not much direction, as he wanted to capture the natural interaction between us.
For our wedding, he and his second photographer were with us the whole day- from getting ready all the way until the goodbye, when we were jumping into our getaway car. He even stayed longer than I had expected- it took us a awhile to thank everyone and say our farewells- we finally made it into our car around 10:30pm, and Rudy was out there waiting for us, ready to take that last shot!
My husband and I have been married about 2 weeks now. We are still talking about how fantastic Rudy was. We are planning to use him for all of our other important life events like baby and family photos. I would highly recommend Rudy to any bride who wants to hire someone dependable and professional. We were so very impressed!