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David E. Starke Photography

David E. Starke Photography

Morristown, NJ
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    Toni-Marie Sent on 08/26/2018
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    David and his crew were amazing!! You can tell that they really enjoy their job. David was very easy to talk to and took beautiful pictures! He had incredible ideas...especially the night pictures on the dock! They all worked great together and were so helpful. We would highly recommend them! Thanks again for everything!
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    Helen Sent on 07/29/2018
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    David and his team (Melissa and Joy) were an absolute dream to work with on our wedding day. As one of the most intimate days of your life, David E. Starke photography was professional, sensitive, easy going, and able to capture lots of candid and staged photographs on our big day. He has an amazing way of making you feel comfortable, and especially happy. We can't wait to get our photos and album back!
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    Alysse Sent on 12/02/2018
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    Very happy with our photos!

    David and his team were great on our wedding day! They were very professional and easygoing throughout the day. We especially loved the night shots!
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    Sarah S. Sent on 11/18/2018
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    Fall wedding - amazing

    David and his team are absolutely fantastic! David was very helpful and responsive throughout the entire process. Korin and Bob photographed our wedding and did a tremendous job, we look forward to using the David Starke team in the future.
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    Kristal Sent on 11/20/2017
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    David @ D.E.S. Photography runs his business professionally with top-notch quality service. He was ultra-responsive to questions and concerns that came up as we were doing our wedding planning - he was reachable at all times. He also hires personable and fun professional photographers on his team, one which did both our engagement photo shoot & our wedding too (Korin is her name, she was great!). Our overall experience with them was "6" out of 5 as they kept us relaxed, natural, and smiling especially when doing professional photos can be a different experience if its your first time. As for the quality of the photos they produced for us - well let's just say we get a ton of compliments on their work to this day on their professionalism, detail, and quality - and props to them for picking photos that were both romantic & fun for our big day!
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    Christin Sent on 11/20/2017
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    David Starke did such a beautiful job on my wedding photos! There are no words to explain, simply stunning photos! He was so flexible and professional! He took gorgeous portraits, and caught so many beautiful moments! He worked with our budget and our time table (my husband desperately wanted to make it to cocktail hour!) David and his assistant were so go with the flow, it made my day so enjoyable! I would recommend David Starke to anyone and everyone!
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    Ravi Sent on 12/26/2017
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    David was great for our wedding. The pictures and album came out great.

    Would recommend for other weddings
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    Carson Sent on 08/10/2017
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    David and his team are simply amazing! He is so personable and attentive! After seeing his work from a friends wedding I knew I had to hire him! He offers packages ranging in price for any budget! His team was prompt and on time, and stayed all the way till the very end of our reception! I couldn't have asked for any better! I strongly recommend him to anyone looking for a photographer in the NJ area.
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    Kaitlin Sent on 08/14/2017
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    Finding the right photographer for our wedding day was the most stressful experience of the wedding planning for us. As soon as we met David, we knew we found the right person to do the job. David was very responsive, flexible, and accommodating to all of our needs and concerns. He set us up with Korin as our lead photographer for our engagement shoot and wedding day, and we were also so happy with her and her service to us. All of the photos came out beautifully, and really were able to tell the story of our special day. I would absolutely recommend David and his team to anyone looking for a photographer.
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    Debra Sent on 01/02/2017
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    David was a pleasure to work with for our wedding. He was easy to work with throughout the planning process, and the pictures came out great! He captured our day perfectly and we loved how he was able to capture the most sentimental parts of our wedding. We would definitely recommend him as a wedding photographer!
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    Loren Sent on 10/10/2016
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    David and his team are absolutely fantastic! From the moment we met David, we knew we wanted him to shoot our wedding. He made the entire process stress-free and fun starting with our engagement photos. The day of the wedding he arrived super early and kept everyone relaxed and on schedule. Extremely professional and super talented. His eye for the perfect photo spots at our venue was priceless! I couldn't imagine working with anyone else. Our photos are absolutely gorgeous and we received our sneak peek super fast! His artistic style clearly shows in his work and he truly captured our special day. I highly recommend working with David for any special occasion!
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    Steven Sent on 11/01/2016
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    We decided to go with David E. Starke because we have seen his work with some of our friends' weddings, engagements, etc. and his work is always amazing. We were ready to spend whatever we needed to in order to book him and were pleasantly surprised when we received the prices and packages that are available. We had two photographers who were amazing. They were fun and very flexible and could change directions immediately when any issue came up. We got our pictures back very quickly and they look awesome. We were not disappointed with any part of the process and would highly recommend David E. Starke Photography to everyone. You can expect perfection and professionalism all while having a good time.
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    David was excellent to work with. He was a consistently calming and comfortable presence during my wedding, which I really appreciated. He was flexible with photos, extremely personable, and very professional. He was a great listener - something we found as rare in our search. We felt privileged to have had him be the photographer for our wedding. And the pictures are incredible as well!! Lots of candid shots which really captured some beautiful moments from our night but then also some stunning staged shots. He knew the manor so well - when and where to take each shot. We can't say enough good things! He was such a pleasure to work with and we'd absolutely recommend him to anyone in need!
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    Brandon Sent on 10/11/2016
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    David E Starke is a phenomenal photographer and a great guy!! He understood what we wanted and put his spin on the shots to make them amazing!! I would highly recommend him and make sure to take some night shots, you will not regret it!!
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    Could not have asked for a better experience with David and his team, from start to finish everything exceeded our expectations and the final product was incredible! I would highly recommend David to anyone looking for a nice, talented, responsive photographer for their event
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    Emily Sent on 07/12/2016
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    David is absolutely amazing!!! He has an uncanny ability of making everyone around him comfortable no matter how stressful a wedding can be! He has the best ideas and makes you feel like you are taking the most amazing pictures ever even though you may not be the most photogenic person (i.e me and my new husband!)! Choosing David as our wedding photographer was one of the best decisions we made! We have just received our sneak peak and I am pretty much in love with every photo already. We cannot wait to see all of the photos! It will probably take me another year to decide what to get printed! :)
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    Gail Sent on 09/13/2016
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    Working with David and his team was a no brainier! My brother used David for his wedding a few years back, and when it was my turn, I didn't even look to use anyone else. From day one, David was super accommodating and makes you feel so comfortable with the whole process. Our engagement and wedding pictures are beyond amazing! We could not be happier with how everything turned out!
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    Danielle Sent on 09/22/2016
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    We chose not to hire a videographer for our wedding, so it was really important that we hire a great photographer to capture the day. David and his team did not disappoint! What initially struck us was the quality of David’s work - excellent framing, natural staging, fresh takes on classic shots, and quality over quantity.
    What made the experience even better was the chance to work with David and his team - Bob & Melissa. David is very patient and calm, which helped reassure us that things were going well and kept everything moving along efficiently. He was very accommodating of suggestions and eager to look for interesting photo opportunities - like taking advantage of a traveling carnival that happened to be at our church that weekend. Throughout it all David was available and accessible, ensuring that we felt comfortable and were prepared for the day. Even on the night of the wedding, he stayed until the very end, capturing the final moments and the close to an amazing evening. We can’t thank them enough - highly recommended!
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    I have to say, being a bride is one of the most stressful times in your life and I was a bride twice! My husband and I had a Hindu wedding and a Catholic wedding so if you can imagine, it was double the expenses, double the stress, and double the decisions. One thing we both agreed on right away was choosing DES for our photography for both days. DES also shot my sister's wedding 2 years ago and after seeing their photos, we were so impressed! We just got our albums back and we couldn't be more happy with how they turned out. We are still getting compliments on our photos from the album we shared on Facebook over a month ago! DES is focused on quality, capturing amazing moments, and they have a keen attention to detail. Highly recommended for any special occasion!
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    Peggy Sent on 02/04/2016
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    We came across David and his team when we attended a family member's wedding. The blended in seamlessly and the result was so beautiful, I knew we had to have them. We met with David initially and we were so impressed by his vision and he was so helpful in giving an idea of the timeline for the day. Korin, Jonathan, and Melissa were our team for the day. We loved them all immediately, they were so kind and captured everything we wanted, and were really fun to be around. Our entire family loved the work they did, and David and his team were able to upload everything quickly and provide our proofs. Our photos are so beautiful, they could not have been better. I highly recommend David and his crew, they were one of our favorite parts (among the many) of our wedding!!
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    Mike Sent on 01/15/2016
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    When planning my wedding, my wife and I met with a few different photographers in the local area. David was our last meeting, and we knew right away that he was our guy. David and his crew did a fantastic job photographing our wedding. We really could not be happier with the way the photos came out, and David & crew were extremely professional and a pleasure to work with. We never felt like they were in our face. They were extremely easy going and laid back, but personable and you could tell they put their all into the work they do. Let alone the photo quality is beyond excellent! David is top notch and I highly recommend him to everybody. You will not be disappointed.
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    Preetie Sent on 01/14/2016
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    Flexible, dependable, professional and fun to work with. Our package included wedding day coverage and an engagement session, both of which were easy to schedule. David and one of his assistants were even able to accommodate the long hours of our traditional indian (sikh) wedding which was surprisingly hard to find in American photographers. The pictures came out beautifully and quickly. Service was great - he answered all calls and emails promptly and had great tips to make the day run smoothly. He was also not afraid to step in and handle difficult situations like when my groom and I were bombarded by guests wanting to take a seemingly endless number of personal pictures. He was able to gracefully whisk us away so we could get our portraits done in a timely fashion. David has a knack for making you feel comfortable throughout the process and did a great job of tempering a fairly high maintenance bride. His assistant was also wonderful to work with and her shots were equally gorgeous with an unexpected and intriguing artistic flare. The combo of the two of them left us with so many wonderful pictures that took months to pare down to a reasonable number for inclusion in our wedding album. Packages can be a bit pricey compared to his peers but overall well worth it. I would definitely work with him again for another event.
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    Elaine Sent on 11/02/2015
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    David was our photographer for our wedding on 8/15/15. His team did an amazing job taking shots throughout the entire day and I could not ask for more! The quality of the photos was imbeccable, and the service I received before and after the big day were excellent. David and the team were very responsive to any questions I had and even created a "day-of" agenda for me to distribute to our other vendors for planning out the day. We let David have free reign over the shots he took and the vision he saw with our different venues, and it was well worth it to be flexible! I definitely recommend David for any photography services!
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    David gets an A++ in my book! I feel at ease knowing I have this wonderful professional as my wedding day photographer. He is very personable, professional and very talented!
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    I couldn't be happier with choosing DES for our wedding. I tend to be very disorganized and planning isn't my forte, and it didn't help I was planning a wedding out-of-state. The photographers at DES were so flexible and calm. They did such an amazing job at keeping me calm in the weeks leading up to the event and were prompt and prepared when they said they would be. During the wedding they were seamlessly circulating the room and got amazing candids of our friends and family. I am in love with the engagement and wedding photos, and would recommend them to anyone getting married in their area.
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