Jim Kennedy Photographers Reviews
Reviews
4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
278 Reviews
98% recommend it
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Melissa Sent on 04/11/2024Experienced and Professional Wedding Photographer
Jim and his team were extremely knowledgable, communicative, and professional throughout our entire wedding experience. He made sure that he met with us prior to booking and our wedding day in order to ensure that it would be a good fit. Jim has frequented our wedding venue, and was able to suggest places and times for photos, including all members of our wedding party and making sure to capture shots of our very large family. He even shared a preview album in the same week as the wedding occurred, with timely turnaround of all other photos. His work is phenomenal, and the shots that he captured were creative and perfect in helping us remember our special day. I HIGHLY recommend working with Jim and his team if you are looking for a seamless wedding photography experience! -
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Bellaru E. Sent on 08/26/2019Truly a dream come true!
Working with Amber and Megan with Jim Kennedy Photography was truly a dream come true. Not only are they incredibly talented and professional but you will also fall in love with their spunky and kind personalities. They're organized and punctual which, as wedding planners, we cannot explain how crucial this is. Photographers are one of the most valuable vendors at events and these girls can be trusted to get the job done. They had graceful control of our detailed timeline and moved throughout the event effortlessly. Now, to fast forward to their work.... WOW! We were blown away with not only the quality of their pictures but also the priceless moments they captured. It's like, they just know when and where to be at throughout the day. Both our clients, as well as ourselves, are forever grateful for the wonderful experience with Megan and Amber. We are beyond eager to work with Jim Kennedy photography in the near future! -
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Kelly Sent on 05/24/2023Amazing Team!
Jim and his team were amazing! They made us feel so comfortable throughout so I know our wedding photos will turn out beautiful! He is beyond experienced, so we fully trusted to take his direction and rolled with it!
Jim sent us a tease of some incredible photos the morning after the wedding and we could not be more excited to see the rest! If you are lucky enough that Jim is available on your wedding date, hire him immediately! -
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Kaylee C. Sent on 12/20/2022Best photographers in OC!!!
We’re genuinely so grateful that we got to have JKP shoot our wedding. They’re a preferred vendor of our venue and have a great reputation in OC, for GOOD reason. Jim is genuinely a great guy and was so personable and professional every time we spoke. On the day-of he was super organized and creative, he was fun and flexible and made the whole experience spectacular. We loved his ideas and loved them even more when the photos came out. Thank you so much to Jim Kennedy and his team for making all of our photography wishes come true!Jim Kennedy Photographers's reply:
Thank You Kaylee for the kind words. It was so much fun being a part of your day. Thanks again for making us a part of it.
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Ashley F. Sent on 10/26/2022BEST photographers ever.
If you are reading these reviews, believe me when I say LOOK NO FURTHER and book Jim Kennedy Photographers for your wedding!! Jim shot our engagement shoot and September 2022 wedding and we are so incredibly happy with how the photos came out. My husband and I had never taken professional photos before and were nervous going into our engagement shoot - I was praying for just one good photo! Jim made us feel SO comfortable and we had a blast running around the beach snapping shots. I ended up with so many that I love I had to made a whole album out of them! After such a good experience with engagement photos, we were excited to take pictures again on our wedding day. Jim & team are professional, give great instruction, and they are fast! They know what they are doing and my husband and I were able to get our family/wedding party photos done quickly and have some precious time together before the ceremony. I cannot recommend Jim enough - I will hire him again any time I need photography in the future!Jim Kennedy Photographers's reply:
Ashley, thanks so much for this amazing review. Thank you for making us a part of your big day. It was so much fun to be a part of!
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Eleni H. Sent on 11/11/2022
Friendly and Talented Team!
Jim and his team were laid back, creative, and what was so important to us was during such a personal experience they were kind and easy going! They didn't forget any details and we felt so comfortable being with them on our special day. We got a beautiful sneak peak the morning after our wedding, and tons more just a couple days later! We were so happy with the package we got as we got digitals of all of our photos. What I loved the most was our photos were a mixture of portraits/more artistic, while getting plenty of candids and real moments. We would choose Jim all over again and love to look through and relive our day through the photos! Can't wait to see our video, no doubt in our minds it will be amazing!Jim Kennedy Photographers's reply:
Eleni,
Thank you so much for the kind words. We loved being a part of your special day. It really means so much to us when couples choose us to capture their wedding.
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Courtney Sent on 06/27/2021Megan is outstanding!
We had Megan for our Engagement session, our beach Elopement and our Wedding Day! Her work is stunning!!! Highly recommend Megan!!! -
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Denyse V. Sent on 07/03/2021Megan is AMAZING! She makes you feel confident, beautiful, & special!
Megan is one of the best photographers. She captured the best moments for my engagement and wedding photos. Megan knows exactly what you want without you telling her anything. She’s AMAZING! We were extremely happy with her and our photos :). -
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Lauren P. Sent on 08/04/2020The best of the best!
Amber and Jim were true professionals! They are a dream team and captured our day so well. We got married during COVID times and every time our plans changed, it was no problem and they could capture and tell the story of the day whatever it ended up looking like. They gave gentle and helpful posing tips to make us look like we were models. Additionally, their knowledge of our venue made for incredible photos and made the day flow flawlessly. They captured the whole day so well, but positioned themselves in such a way during events like the ceremony or dances, that I didn't even know they were there, but the perspective of the moments they captured were beautiful. We will cherish these photos forever!Jim Kennedy Photographers's reply:
Lauren,
Thank you so much for the kind words. We loved every minute of your day. It felt amazing to be able to capture such a beautiful wedding during these crazy times.
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Christina Sent on 11/25/2020Professional, talented, accommodating.
This is probably one of our best investments for the wedding. Pictures were absolutely gorgeous. We had Cheryl and she made our photo shoot feel so easy. What was produced was amazing. They were very accommodating during the pandemic as well. We were only able to have a ceremony so they made sure to let us know (without us asking) that we would still be entitled to the reception part in the future. I highly recommend their services.Jim Kennedy Photographers's reply:
Thank You for the great review Christina. It really means a great deal. Our team loved being a part of your wedding.
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Ashley W. Sent on 08/23/2021
Amazing Photographer - Megan
Megan is amazing! I would highly recommend booking her services for your special day. From the first phone call we had, she understood what type of shots I was looking for on our wedding day and she asked questions I did not even think of and walked through our whole day. She provides a timeline for the day of and important photos that you do not want her to miss. She made my husband and I feel so comfortable taking photos and so easy. We never felt rushed taking all the photos and she made it so much fun! She even sent "Sneak Peeks" the morning after, which was so sweet! The gallery was amazing and we got our photos on the time in the range she promised. We are so happy we went with Megan, as these photos will last a life time and they truly captured our special day perfectly. -
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Reyna G. Sent on 11/18/2020
A saving grace to a up and down wedding.
Value for performance I can assure anyone reading this that you're searching for the perfect photography group has ended. I myself am a headshot photographer and have worked with a good amount of working headshot, commercial, and food photographers. So when I look through other people's portfolios my instant reaction is, could I do it better. And when I'd seen Jim Kennedy's, and the photographers he worked with, I crossed my fingers and hoped it wouldn't be insanely expensive, and to my surprise, it was not. I know the average person sees wedding photographer prices and they wonder why they'd ever pay that, but I assure you, having been in or around a hundred weddings, having shot them begrudging myself, pay the most for the photographer. Because the cake, the flowers, the filet of fish and whatever else won't matter the next day, or the next year or the next decade. But good pictures will matter. Save money by skipping a videographer, you can get one but I promise you'll spend X amount, watch the video when you get it, share it, and then throw it in a draw. But the pictures will be with you, and you'll see them daily.
Okay, on to our session. Or engagement shoot with Amber was perfect. I've been around cameras for some time and my now wife generally dislikes them and doesn't look natural for them. Amber was perfect, working with us to get everything we needed for an engagement shoot within an hour or so. And not just what we needed, pictures we love that is my cell phone lock screen and pictures in our house. Then came the wedding, or what was supposed to be before 2020 wrecking balled it. I called Jim Kennedy when our wedding was canceled and he said this isn't an issue, and honestly, it wasn't. If you don't know a photographer can easily say, I was booked on this date, you changed it, I can't fill it with another client so, sorry. He said, what can I do to help. We set up or now a mini 30-minute wedding instead of our 8 hours ordeal (pushed back) and Amber showed up and in my opinion, worked the daylights out of her camera and got amazing shots. We had a church wedding. Then we didn't, we got moved to the front yard, then moved to a small courtyard at high noon with wood awnings that cast zebra shadows on everyone. So, seeing that, my expectations were not high. Then, we had masks, also news to us. And yet, we love our pictures. Mask, no mask, whatever. We love them. As a photographer myself, she's significantly better than me and most everyone I know, and that's why I can't thank her enough and am so happy to have worked with her and Jim Kennedy Photographers. I have great hope our larger postponed wedding will be as we (my wife) imagines it. But if it's not, and it's for some reason next to a dumpster behind an I Hop, I still think they could pull out amazing photos. One's I look at and smile on a daily basis. So, yes, 5 stars, all around, perfect, wonderful, the best. Whatever you need to read, trust me, it is true that they will capture your special day like no one else. -
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Cassidy B. Sent on 09/03/2020
Amber is amazing!
We had to postpone our big wedding, but decided to have a small ceremony, because love is not canceled! Amber was our photographer for our mini ceremony day, and she was AMAZING! She new all the best locations at the Hilton Waterfront for us to get gorgeous pictures. She made us feel so comfortable and at ease. The staged photos and the candids she took of us are just lovely. Amber was also so open to our picture ideas as well! Simply wonderful! You cannot go wrong with Jim Kennedy Photographers or Amber!! -
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Raj Sent on 04/03/2020
Cheryl Bradley and Amber from Jim Kennedy Photography were amazing to work with
Working with Jim Kennedy Photography, Cheryl Bradley (Primary photographer) and Amber (co-photographer) was an amazing experience and they were our favorite vendors hands down from our wedding (Married on 2/29/2020- Leap Day Wedding at the Portofino Hotel Redondo Beach). They were professional, easy to discuss what we were interested in, and produced beautiful photos (detail shots, candids, artistic angles). Top notch! -
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Alexandra Sent on 03/08/2019AMAZING Photography!
ENGAGEMENT REVIEW:
We were amazed with our Engagement Photography with Megan! Bright and gorgeous photos, perfectly designed for us in mind. We had a blast with her shooting our photos throughout the Disney parks- she dared to dream with us and make our dreams come true with a little magic and pixie dust! We couldn’t be more thankful! Highly recommend!
WEDDING REVIEW:
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! Working with Amber and Megan with Jim Kennedy Photographers is a dream come true! We are a Disney couple and as a preferred vendor of Disney themselves, we simply couldn’t say no to the opportunity to work with them! Their work is beautiful, bright and timeless. We had the pleasure of working with Megan for our Engagement Shoot last minute, because Amber was having her baby that week (BTW her and Jim called us to check in on US and the sudden change)! Megan was AHMAZING! We had so much fun with her in the parks, she helped up find all sorts of spots, backgrounds, and perfect lighting to make our pictures magical, fun, and flawless. We can honestly say that it was the perfect kick-off to celebrating our wedding. Then we get the photos and WOW! Fast forward to our wedding at Disneyland Hotel. Amber was back and ready, she communicated with us weeks in advance, she helped us organize our timeline with our special accommodations and had our must-have list printed the day of to help capture all the shots and even scouted in advance to help find the perfect backgrounds and lighting! She was extremely professional and pleasant to work with. To our surprise, Megan who had just had her own baby joined her and it was truly one big happy reunion! Our day was magical, fun, and gorgeous, just look at our photos! They encouraged our imagination, were sensitive to our families, and truly helped make it a memorable and priceless experience. Amber also joined us for our Castle Photo shoot and let me just say, as a plus-size bride, I felt like royalty and my prince wasn’t looking too bad either ;). She ensured we had perfect shots, creative, vibrant, magical, and loving. Bottom line: You will not regret having these amazing photographers shoot any occasion you ask for, we would highly recommend them to anyone!! -
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