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Rob & Joa Photography

Rob & Joa Photography

Columbia, MD
4.8 out of 5 rating, 138 reviews
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    Rob was awesome! He helped in suggesting a location for the engagement session. He was always prepared and professional. Having two photographers at the wedding allowed for different angles of the wedding to be captured simultaneously. He was very flexible when we needed to reschedule our engagement session due to hail and the wedding due to covid.
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    Fun, real wedding shots.

    I enjoyed working with Rob. He is very personable and easy going. He was a joy to have at our wedding. He was on the entire time. We had axe throwing at our venue and between me and my husband, we were going back and forth. Rob was a great sport and ready to capture everything. I like working with him and I see him as someone most people will get along with. He is very punctual. He arrived very early in order to scope out the venue. He is also a master at lighting.
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    Francesca Sent on 06/23/2019
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    Best Decision I Made!

    Rob and Joa were fabulous; everything you want in a vendor. Responsive to emails and calls, explained everything to us, up front pricing, attentive the day of our wedding, highest quality photos/video and a joy to work with. They were early on our big day and got right to business. Rob kept us on schedule and worked around the time crunch when we were running behind. They coached us when we needed it and just made the entire experience fun. Their videographer team is also amazing I am so glad we decided on video as well! I loved that they worked with us on changes to our pictures and video. The quality of our pictures and video is something we can’t put a price on and best of all their turn around time was all of a couple weeks for everything. Overall we couldn’t be happier with our final product!
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    Felicia Sent on 11/04/2018
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    Fantastic team!

    Rob and Joa were so wonderful! We did engagement photos with Rob and had a blast! We knew we picked the right photographers for our wedding. Rob is so fun-loving and easy-going while Joa keeps the whole show moving! They work very well together and produced some amazing images. We can't wait to see the full album!
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    Carly Sent on 02/27/2017
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    Rob and Joalis are AMAZING!!!! We had our ceremony in Breckenridge, CO and the reception in Savage, MD and they stuck with us the entire time.
    Joalis created the most beautiful, heartwarming highlight reel of our intimate ceremony in the mountains. She had 1 day to create it so we could showed it at our reception and it still somehow came out perfectly. She worked tirelessly to address my many questions and concerns. Everyone at the reception said that after watching it, they felt like they were right there with us!
    Despite the unexpected altitude sickness and cold weather, Rob spent the entire day capturing every moment on camera. He had the photos back to me within 2 days and I could not be happier. It is some of the most beautiful photography I have ever seen. Even with the wind and bright sun, he was able to provide so many truly gorgeous shots. The photography and videography was by far the most important thing to me and GMS completed exceeded our expectations. They are some of the most genuine, hardworking people I have ever met, and I will most definitely be using them for when we have children and other photo-worthy milestones in our lives! I cannot thank them enough!
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    Emily Sent on 11/01/2016
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    Rob and his team of photographers and videographers are a fun team to work with and make your memories with! Easy and flexible to communicate with in-front-of and behind the camera. They are professional, but act like family, and makes you feel comfortable and not uptight when you already may have a great deal on your plate and to be thinking about. You can tell they love what they do, and that is important. My wedding time line was super short, and they stuck an engagement session in there just under a month before the wedding and had some engagement shots ready for me to be able to use to display at the wedding. They are lovable, and will enjoy having them on your team!
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    This vendor was awesome. They were very professional and accommodating. The price was well worth the service provided. I would highly recommend this vendor for your videos and photos.
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    Ruth Sent on 08/04/2016
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    Rob and his team are amazing! You cannot go wrong with them. They are worth every penny. My husband loved seeing how passionate Rob was about his job. We were a little behind schedule and caught up talking with guests, but the team was patient and flexible with us. We received our video highlight within 48 hours. Definitely worth the money you spend!
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    Anastasiya Sent on 05/14/2016
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    Rob and his team were beyond incredible! From the moment we first met him, he was so professional and friendly. He gave us a feeling that we can trust him with our wedding. On the day of they got to the venue early to get a sense of the place and ensure everything is ready to go. They knew where and when to take excellent shots! Even though the weather that day was overcast, the pictures and video came out really well. During the wedding you could hardly sense they were there, yet they were able to take a number of incredible photos and video clips. We are able to re-live our wedding moments that we missed on the day of through their work. Thank you so much! It was a pleasure and joy to work with the whole team and have you at our wedding!
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    Emily Sent on 09/09/2015
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    Rob and his crew were excellent the day of the wedding and in all previous encounters leading up to it. My husband and I decided to go with GMS Photo & Video for our wedding photography and videography when we saw the great reviews and good experience Rob had. Rob always responded quickly to our emails and any questions we had! It was a pleasure working with his crew on the day of the wedding for the preparation,ceremony, and reception. They were on time, had pre-planned shots, was also willing to take suggestions for poses, and was very friendly to everyone! Our guests loved Rob and his crew and our bridal party enjoyed taking pictures with them. I look forward to seeing our pictures and video and I know they will be great! I don't regret hiring GMS Photo for my one special day; I know they will provide me with pictures and memories forever.
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    Rob and his staff is awesome! They make sure you are happy and are willing to work with you to make sure you are happy on your day.
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    Kiana Sent on 09/07/2014
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    Rob & Joalis have been a God send from the moment we meet them. Their personality, professionalism, style, and happiness to make our event a success was heartfelt. It was almost as if my family attending my wedding an not a vendor. We love GMS Photo and Video. We received some of our pictures as a preview and they are absolutely gorgeous! The detail and quality is simply impeccable! Rob never rushed, he let the day flow and blended in taking the natural beauty of our venue. My husband and I are so pleasantly pleased to have worked with GMS. Words can not express our gratitude!

    They also did our engagement pictures and they are beautiful! We met at a park local to their home and was able to capture the natural beauty and wonder of the fall. All of their services have been wonderful! Hiring them is a decision you'll never regret!
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    Rob & his wife were amazing! The amount of professionalism & personality that they carried with them was astounding! I have never felt so comfortable with a company. They captured every moment....& never complained when we said "get this, get that". I would recommend them a million times over & am so grateful that they did a perfect job to make my wedding day one I can relive over and over again!
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    GMS did videography and photography for my sisters wedding. They did an absolutely wonderful job!!
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    Paca House Wedding Photographer

    Rob is an easy-going guy who was easy to work with through-out the entire process of planning our Annapolis wedding at the William Paca House. He and his team of photographers did an awesome job capturing the day and we would recommend him to anyone looking to find a great photographer for a reasonable price (which also included an engagement shoot and photo album).
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    Awesome job Rob & Joa!!

    I literally don’t have the words to tell you how awesome Rob and Joa have been. They have been an absolute dream to work with. During our pre-wedding shoot they put us at ease straight away, we laughed lots and the photos were just awesome.
    Rob and Joa did such an amazing job on our wedding day where they managed to capture so many wonderful moments even those we missed! The photos are just out of this world and tell the story of our day so perfectly. Don’t book your wedding until you have booked Rob and Joa – you need these guys for your wedding! ❤️
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    So happy with Rob and Joa!

    My husband and I were so happy with our Wedding photos. Rob and Joa made us feel very comfortable on our wedding day and we loved the all the pictures they took!
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    Everything was perfect!

    Rob and Joa were fantastic and I highly recommend their services for any and every type of event. They did a terrific job and the pictures came out beautifully. You will not be disappointed hiring Rob and Joa.
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    One Of The Best Decisions We Made

    We hired Rob & Joa to photograph and video our daughters wedding. They were so pleasant and easy to work with and made accommodations to our changes. They sent the short video within a week or two and the final video not too long after. They too a great variety of photos making it difficult for us to select the few we want for an album. They had some great selections and came very prepared. You won't be sorry if you contract with them.
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    We couldn’t be any happier to recommend Rob and Joalis for wedding photography. They went above and beyond to ensure every moment of our special day was captured. They were very professional, showed up early, and stayed late. We are very pleased with all the attention and effort they put towards our wedding photos. There was light rain during our outdoor ceremony, which made my wife and I a bit worried about how the photography and videography would turn out. However, the results exceeded our expectations, and they didn’t hesitate to bring out the umbrellas and get a little wet. We also did our engagement photo shoot with Rob, and knew that he was going to be the perfect fit as he’s very personable and made us feel comfortable during the shoots. He also didn’t mind walking to different sites with us to take a variety of different photos. He shared a few photos and our wedding highlight video the day after our wedding, and we had many friends/family complement their work. If you’re looking for experienced, professional photographers that love what they do, look no further. We give them five stars out of five, and are recommending them to all our friends getting married this upcoming year.
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    We loved working with them. is one of the best decisions that we made in planning our wedding. The photos of our wedding beat our expectations, which were set very high after seeing the awesome work in their portfolio. Their work really captured the fun had by everyone at our events, as well as the uniqueness of everyones personalities. They were, friendly, helpful, professional, punctual, and fun every step of the way. Thank you Robert for being awesome and capturing such fabulous and artistic images of the best day of our lives!
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    Rob, Joalis, and the whole GMS crew were fabulous to work with. They were beyond kind to my entire bridal party and truly made for a comfortably photography/videography experience. They were flexible and accommodating as I asked to add an hour of additional service towards the end of our reception. Our highlight video was amazing and it was completed within two days which was a great teaser to be able to view!
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    Rob and his team were great. Everything came out as we had hoped. The photo shoot a few weeks before the wedding was really nice. Then on the weeding day, the photographers and videographers took some great pictures and videos - and were very friendly and helpful. The highlight was (literally) the highlight video that we received less than a week after our wedding. It was short enough that we could share with our family and friends right away. Overall we are very happy with choosing GMS.
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    Rob and his team were fantastic! We received our highlight video within a few days and we were all crying remembering how special the day was to us! It was so awesome to receive this video while also on our honeymoon!

    The team was energetic and a blast to work with! We had an awesome venue with a lot of photo opportunities and they were definitely creative helping us to capture the best shots. We opted not to do engagement photos - which we were worried we wouldn't feel comfortable when the wedding day came; however, there was definitely no need to worry. The team made us feel comfortable almost immediately. Would definitely recommend to others!
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    Robert Diffenderfer is truly an artist. He chose such lovely settings for our photo shoots and highlighted the most beautiful elements of our wedding. His creativity of composition in some of the still life shots was simply stunning. In fact, he captured the style I was trying to create more effectively than I had in the event itself. He also captured the energy and joy of our celebration, really telling a joyful story through the candid pictures throughout the day.

    Robert was a joy to work with. He interacted pleasantly, effectively, and efficiently with us and with our guests. He fulfilled his contract commitments and kept in communication with us before and after the wedding. We highly recommend Robert Diffenderfer and are very excited with how beautifully he captured our wedding celebration.
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