Crane's Chicago Wedding Photography Reviews
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Madeline Sent on 10/31/2024Wonderful Photos throughout Hotel/Church/Country Club Wedding Day!
Randy at Crane's Photography is so creative and visionary and takes beautiful photos. We are so pleased with our wedding photos. He really knows his lighting, etc. and picked great spots for our outdoor photos. The two of us had beautiful first look photos by a lake, photos by an archway at the church, and had sunset photos at the reception - all of the solo couple shots are just priceless! He also took pictures of us hitting golf balls in our wedding dress/tuxedo since our reception was at a golf course (country club). He also captured many family portraits for us and we love these as well as our wedding party photos. We also used Crane's Photography's photo booth services during the reception, which was a big hit and the photos were so fun. The service was high-tech yet straightforward and the background looked great. Thank you for everything, Crane's Photography! -
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Bri S. Sent on 01/12/2022Beautiful, JOYFUL, Photos
I looked at a LOT of wedding photographers. There are a lot of people out there who do beautiful photos, but none really felt like a fit for us -- either the photo style was moodier/sexier than I thought we could pull off, or the price was too steep for the amount of hours we wanted to have the photographer available, or photos felt too “posed” and cookie-cutter. Then we found Randy. The first thing I noticed about Randy’s portfolio is that people were smiling and laughing. You’d be surprised how few photographers feature photos that look joyful! The second thing I noticed is that photos weren’t all the same; different couples had different looks and styles. I felt like I was learning something about the couple by their photos. When we contacted Randy, we discovered that his work was not only in budget, but that his pricing included a full day of wedding photos – no matter how many hours the day lasted! Our package included engagement photos, wedding photos, a small album, and we added a photobooth for the wedding day.
Our engagement session and wedding ended up being two years apart (thanks, COVID) and Randy did an incredible job with both! The engagement shoot gave us a great sense of how Randy works and got us accustomed with posing. What I most appreciated was the fact that Randy caught the moments in between the poses – where my husband and I were laughing with one another or sharing a special moment. For the wedding photos, Randy joined me a little bit before 9 am and was with us until the reception ended at 11 pm! He had a second photographer there during most of that time, as well. I really wanted to capture the joy of finally being able to be together with family and getting to celebrate. After nearly three years of being engaged, I was determined to make the day as stress-free as possible and just enjoy myself. Randy picked up on our joyful, relaxed mood right off the bat and gave us the photos of our dreams! Our photos are bright and colorful (although he picks wonderful photos to do in B&W) and full of laughter, big smiles, and happy tears. Every part of the day is beautifully captured, but we are especially fond of the candid joy in our reception pictures. He got such wonderful shots of our guests that we sent everyone a photo in their thank you cards!
If you want wedding photos that feel like you, your partner, and your loved ones, I cannot recommend Randy enough. He is professional, easy to work with, and so talented. We are so grateful to have found him!
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Crystal Sent on 02/08/2020Fantastic Photos
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Camila Sent on 11/03/2019What an amazing photographer!
We absolutely loved working with Randy! We previously hired a different photographer for an event previously in the year and regret not having gone with someone of Randy's caliber from the beginning. He captured our wedding just as we had hoped, the emotion, minimal staged shots, artistic perspectives and scenes. In addition, we had Randy do an engagement shoot for us in Chicago - and again, he was great. We had multiple changes of clothes and several locations we wanted to use and he accommodated us for all it without any complaint. To top it all off, he sent us a hand-written note along with our photos (a great personalized touch)! Randy truly loves what he does - and he's a great artist, we are very happy we were able to work with him! We can't recommend him enough! -
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Dave Sent on 09/19/2019Impeccable Wedding Experience
My wife and I hired Randy for our wedding last Spring after consulting with a handful of photographers. He seemed professional and the large samples of his work that he displayed seemed flawless.
Come wedding day, his composure and guidance helped allay many of the concerns associated with what could've been a nerve-racking day.
Subsequently, the results of his work on our wedding day have been impeccable.
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Melissa Sent on 06/29/2019Absolutely breathtaking pictures
Randy is incredibly talented. He will go to any length to get the perfect shot. While working with him he was incredibly responsive and very thoughtful about his ideas and suggestions for both our engagement photos and our special day! I love all of our photos and will continue to stare at them for years to come. I’m so happy we decided on Crane’s Photography. -
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Natasha Sent on 10/23/2018
Flawless and stunning!
Randy is the Best!!!!! His work and professionalism is priceless! He did an excellent job on our engagement photos and wedding photos! -
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Amanda Sent on 08/12/2018I never really understood the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" .... until I saw our photos from Randy. Every single image tells a story, is full of emotion, and brings us back to the happiest day of our lives. We booked Randy 2 years in advance, (before I even shopped for my wedding dress) because he so talented! I am so thankful we worked with Randy and his team, we have an abundance of authentic and genuine wedding (and engagement) photos we will cherish forever! *Side note, we are not photogenic people at ALL, and don't usually like pictures we take. I have no idea what he does behind that lens ,but Randy made us look and feel amazing! On top of all of this, he (and his lovely assistant Gigi) were fun to be around on the wedding day!
Thank you Randy, we are so grateful for you and your talents! -
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