Jelani Le'Bourne Photography Reviews
Reviews
4.3 out of 5 rating
4.3 out of 5 rating
24 Reviews
86% recommend it
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Leah L. Sent on 01/23/2023Fantastic - Definitely Recommend
We whole heartedly give our full recommendation to book Jelani. An absolute dream to work with, I personally was so nervous for my pictures to be taken as I have never had professional pictures taken before and I am pretty shy! I felt relaxed and at ease. Even made my goofy laugh look good!
The photographs are absolutely stunning, we are over the moon with them❤️ especially since we got married without family present it is so special that we get to share these beautiful pictures with them. Jelani fully captured the essence of the day 🥰 so in love with the outcome, such a fantastic easy to navigate online gallery as well. We also received them in a brilliant time frame!Jelani Le'Bourne Photography's reply:
Appreciate you so much Leah. Your day was filled with genuine joy, I wish you and yours everything you deserve and more. -
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Jenna O. Sent on 01/03/2024
Incredible memory capturing photographer
Jelani shot our wedding last month at Sandals Grande St Lucian. I cannot say enough how incredible he was. We chose him as we don't like the generic style or Sandals photographs. I found Jelani via Instagram and fell in love with his style of photography. It creates a beautiful love story and was exactly what we wanted.
Jelani was so easy to work with- booking from the other side of the world was easy!
We eloped so just the two of us at our wedding. Jelani put us at ease and created the more beautiful photographs. It absolutely chucked it down with rain on our wedding day and Jelani was still able to create the most incredible memories for us. We can’t stop looking at our photos!
Please don't hesitate to book- the man's a magician with that camera! -
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Kathryn A. Sent on 01/11/2024Stunning photos of our wedding day
Jelani & his videographer exceeded our expectations. They managed to blend seamlessly into our wedding day, effortlessly capturing big moments and subtle details while providing direction on poses for a natural look and feel. The photos speak volumes about their skill and dedication. The lighting in our photos was perfect and any touch-ups were done very lightly, so it felt authentic to ourselves and not over-photoshopped, which we loved.
The videographer was stellar and created an excellent result using the best parts of the song we provided - we couldn't be happier!
Straightforward and professional from start to finish. Jelani delivers if you're looking for reliability and quality in any planned photo session while in Saint Lucia.
Thanks for capturing a special day in the best way we could've imagined!
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Alyson C. Sent on 06/05/2023Beautiful wedding photos!
Can't thank Jelani enough for our gorgeous wedding photos! -
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Hannah S. Sent on 02/19/2023
the absolute BEST
We could NOT have had a better experience with Jelani for our wedding photos. He was more than accommodating for all of our wants and needs, and truly made it a fun, memorable experience. The photos and video are better than I ever dreamed they could possibly be. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU JELANI, because of you my husband and I will have these memories to look back on and cherish forever!! -
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Alicia P. Sent on 02/17/2023
Amazing Photography
Absolutely in love with all my photos. Jelani’s work is just beautiful. Everything was very simple from start to finish. Thank you 💕 -
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Amanda H. Sent on 07/13/2021
Amazing Engagement Session with Jelani!!!
My fiance and I traveled to St. Lucia to celebrate our engagement and settled on taking our engagement photos while we were there. As soon as I came across Jelani Le'Bourne page I was blown away and booked him immediately - he was flexible and the booking process was super easy. On the day, Jelani traveled to our resort and found the most beautiful locations with perfect lighting. He made us feel super comfortable and we could not be happier with how our photos turned out. He's detailed and super knowledgeable about the best angles, lighting, etc to ensure that your photos turn out incredible. I definitely had a vision for my photos and he by far exceeded my expectations. If you're traveling to St. Lucia, I could not recommend Jelani enough!!! -
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Kim R. Sent on 06/01/202210/10- Hire Jelani!
We eloped in St. Lucia with no family or friends so we had no idea what to expect with an elopement photographer. We were absolutely blown away by Jelani and his professionalism and creativity. The pictures are stunning. They were also easy to access and download via the image portal he provided. I would absolutely recommend Jelani to anyone looking for a wedding photographer in St. Lucia. -
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Sara N. Sent on 05/17/2021Blew me away
Jelani was extremely accommodating for our engagement photo location, add it kept changing to adhere to covid guidelines. My fiance and I have never done a photo shoot before, and he was extremely helpful with directing us how to pose. He was good at communicating and always responded promptly, and got us our photos in a timely manner. The photos were more than we could have ever hoped for, and were absolutely stunning. 10/10, I highly recommend Jelani. -
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Jordan B. Sent on 04/10/2020
So fun working with Jelani in beautiful St. Lucia
Jelani and team were FANTASTIC! We had a destination wedding in St. Lucia at the Royalton Resort and Spa this January. Jelani and his team were so fun and professional. They captured the best moments of the night beautifully and made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. The pictures and video we received are incredible, and having the online gallery is AMAZING. Also, he has a magic mirror photo booth that I would highly recommend! Everyone who attended our wedding LOVED it. Not to mention the photo booth pictures are digital so they are very easy to share with all the guests. Can't say enough good things, book your wedding with Jelani and team!Jelani Le'Bourne Photography's reply:
THIS is amazing!! Thank you so much, you guys were amazing and made it so much easier for me and the team! -
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Amy C. Sent on 10/31/2020
Couldn’t be more perfect ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Jelani did an excellent job with our wedding photos!!! You can tell that he is very experienced and is exceptional at attention to details, and has a creative mind. At first I was worried about posing and just feeling comfortable in front of a professional camera on your big day. But Jelani is so kind and easy to work with, he provided guidance on posing and we were completely at ease. The pictures turned out soooo gorgeous and natural, we couldn’t be happier with the results!!!! Thank you Jelani for making our big day a memorable one and thank you for being part of our big day. ~ Amy and Robertas -
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Nicole D. Sent on 01/12/2020Amazing pictures!
Jelani provided us with absolutely perfect photos for our elopement in St. Lucia! He provided amazing quality and delivered our photos to us quickly, so we could easily share with friends. He definitely exceeded our expectations and made the photo session fun and memorable! -
James Sent on 11/04/2017Jelani was our wedding photograph and we couldn’t have been happier with the results. He communicated well with us to see what type of photos we wanted and delivered exactly that. On the day he was patient and payed attention to every detail that was going to make each photo special. Thank you Jelani, each one of our photos is amazing
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Jessica J. Sent on 06/27/2022Mixed Review; Read Entire Post
PRE-WEDDING
- Originally messaged through WeddingWire; quick responses, never had to wait long
- Easy to schedule
WEEK OF WEDDING
- He contacted me two days before the wedding to ask if he could send a different photographer from his team due to scheduling conflicts
- I said this was not what I wanted and asked him to be there; he made it work
- He contacted me the day before the wedding to tell me his hair stylist (pack of the wedding package) would not be able to do my hair the day of the wedding
- There were appointments available at the resort salon, so I was able to schedule there
- Very fun to work with the day of; relaxed and easy going
POST-WEDDING
- Told us wedding pictures would be available in ~3 weeks (also in contract; wedding was 2/24, which would mean they would be available around 3/17)
- First pictures were uploaded on 3/30
- Additional pictures were uploaded on 4/2
- Final upload on 4/25
- Took ~8 weeks to get all pictures
- Based on contract, 300-350 edited images
- We received the correct number of edited images
- Photographer chose which to edit
- Bride and groom never saw a full gallery of unedited images, were not - - included in selecting photos to edit
- Bride and groom have not been able to see or purchase additional images
- I reached out ~12 weeks post-wedding to inquire about specific pictures (specifically, one of my and my matron of honor, one with my cousin, and a wide shot of me and my husband on the beach taken by the 2nd photographer)
- Did not receive a response
- I sent a follow up around 2 weeks later; again, no response
- Opted to add a second photographer for our wedding package – was shown some images he took on our wedding day, never saw them in gallery
- I cannot confirm, but it is my impression that we do not have any images taken by the second photographer, which makes me wonder why we paid for this service; again, this is speculation
- Had Matron of Honor reach out about purchasing additional images
- Photographer replied, asked which wedding she wanted to purchase from
- She replied, has not heard from him since
OVERALL
- The pictures I do have are breathtakingly beautiful
- I wish I could see or purchase additional pictures (either edited or not) with family and friends – I know there were more taken and I would prefer them over the 6 edited images of my wedding dress hanging in the getting ready area
- Fun to work with the day of
- Caused pre and post-wedding stress with last minute changes (pre) and lack of responses (post)
- Has completely ghosted me at this point (yet I would still be willing to pay for more pictures from wedding day)
If I’m being perfectly honest – part of the reason my husband and I chose a destination wedding is because both of my parents have passed away in the last 10 years, and we wanted a beautiful wedding that we could afford on our own. In the last 10 years, I’ve lost 9 very dear family members, and pictures have come to mean more to me than I can say; they are cherished moments in time with those who will not always be with us. Knowing that I don’t have, and can’t even see, pictures with friends and family from my wedding day is hurtful. I’m unsure if I would recommend this vendor for the reasons outlined in my experience; I leave you to make the best decision for yourself. Again, the pictures I do have are stunning. -
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Lucy C. Sent on 01/16/2021Rude, unresponsive and I couldn't advise against hiring him enough
Now that a year has passed since my wedding, I officially have given up on waiting for a refund and now feel free to write my review on the services of Jelani Le’Bourne Photography. I cannot advise against using him enough.
On the day of my wedding, he showed up an hour late without the second photographer that we had paid for. Despite having evidence in writing, he argued with me (on my wedding day!) that we had agreed the later time.
On the way to the ceremony, my bridesmaids had to stop their car to encourage him to ‘hurry up’ when they noticed him slowly walking along the road to get to his car. I was in the car behind and so would have made it to the ceremony location long before he arrived if they hadn’t (I still had to wait for him to arrive).
During the cocktail hour, again, my bridesmaids had to keep reminding him to take photos and frequently found him just sitting having a drink.
There was little to no communication from his side before the wedding. It wasn’t until the day before the wedding that, prompted by me, he suggested creating a Pinterest board of the sort of photos we liked. There was no discussion regarding group photos and I had to hand him a list on the day of what we wanted.
After all of this, we were only promised a $200 refund for the missing photographer (who we had booked for the whole day). The wedding took place on 6th Dec 2019 and we are yet to receive this refund. To rub salt in the wound, he was happy to take payment the morning of the wedding when it was likely he knew that the second photographer was “ill”.
He has been rude, unresponsive and I couldn’t advise anyone against using him enough.
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