Leo Photographer — Local services in Miami

I will start off by saying Leo himself is a great photographer but apparently he only does engagement pictures and not the actual wedding. He uses someone else and does the photo edits. Which came as a shock to my sister on the day of her wedding and he walks in with this female photographer. When I tell you this females attitude ( she doesn't deserve to be called a lady) was atrocious, she was rude, walked in as though she was something and that was probably that Craigslist photographers first wedding shoot! We all absolutely hated her. She had the gall to say in front of my sisters and I that she "wasn't feeling this wedding". We all were hot and she ( the female photographer) had the personality of a wet sock! No one asked for her opinion! You're not there to "feel the wedding " , you're there to guide us on where you want us to take the pictures, capture the best moments of the event and shut your mouth. After our bridesmaid pictures, the bride pulled Leo aside and begged him to take the camera from that female and takeover the photography for her wedding... my sister even cried and Leo still left us with her and walked out. For any future couple planning to get married, please don't use him because that told us that he doesn't care about your wedding, he just cares about getting paid. For that, the fact that my sister cried on her wedding day ( the supposed happiest day of her life) and begged him to take over yet he still walked away, I will never forget or forgive. My sister in the end told him she regretted choosing him for a photographer. The videographer in his team was by far the best person there. He was an absolute sweetheart even when dealing with that sorry excuse of a photographer (the female) as she kept cutting into his shots. I even heard him tell her to get out of his way. She kept cutting in between the bridesmaids during the ceremony to take pictures, apparently before the wedding, she broke a few of the vases that went down the aisle. I promise you, she was the worst! Then during the dancing, she had the MC pull all the bridal party outside for the night shoots that was only meant for the bride and groom, had us waiting outside for 30-40 minutes doing nothing which made the guests assume everything was over and the majority of them started to leave and we still had a little over an hour and a half left to the wedding. Like I said, the videographer was a sweetheart, the female photographer should stick to taking pictures of animals because at least they won't care about her lack of social skills and Leo, I'm sure he's a great guy but after my sisters wedding, I have no faith in him and you shouldn't too. He's obviously only in it...

I am so grateful for Leo and for doing an exceptional job at perfectly capturing every moment of our wedding day and our love story. I absolutely love all the photos; each shot portrays love, happiness and so much joy! Leo really went above and beyond to make us feel comfortable, even making us laugh during the photo sessions. I had a great time working with him. We could really see how much he loves what he does and takes pride in his work. He is very talented, works very hard to capture the most beautiful shots from every angle, his photography is unique and one of a kind. My husband and I are very happy and thankful that we had Leo as our photographer for our engagement photoshoot and for our wedding day. From the very beginning that we met Leo, he listened to our ideas, made us feel loved, was always available to answer any of our questions, was very punctual and all the photos were beyond anything we dreamed of. Everyone at our wedding was complimenting us and asking for Leo’s contact information. They were amazed on how engaged he was during the entire wedding and how hard he worked to capture every second of it. Leo is the best photographer here in South Florida and I’m so grateful I had the honor to have him as my photographer. He truly cares about every client he works with and makes sure to make you feel extra special. My favorite moment of working with Leo was when he encouraged us to be adventurous and take photos on a canoe with my wedding dress. I’m so happy we had fun with the photos and listened to Leo because those shots came out gorgeous! They were my favorites! I met Leo through an organization called Wish Upon a Wedding; it grants weddings and vow renewals to couples facing serious illnesses or life altering health circumstances. He was contacted by the organization to make our wedding wish possible. He immediately jumped on board to be our photographer and donated all his services, time and resources. Not only did he do it out of love but he also made us feel like royalty. As a brain cancer patient, I have gone through several surgeries and have scars on my head/neck region. At first I was hesitant to be behind a camera and get photos taken of me. But Leo made me feel comfortable the entire time and his personality was phenomenal. He made me feel like a model and he captured every moment from the getting ready until the very end of the wedding. I highly recommend Leo and his team for any photography and videography services. I promise you he is the best...

2.5 stars..Leo shot our engagement session and did very well. But failed us for our wedding day. I truly value trust, transparency and honesty and its sad that these values our lost in our business world today. Another photographer was hired on my wedding day and I was not made aware of it until the day of my wedding during my getting ready. We were truly dissapointed for we paid for Leo and expected him to shoot our wedding and he didnt. We never saw this lady work or met her. Leo assured me that she was "highly" experienced but some of her shots did not portray that; certain examples such as angles she took, shadows in some photos, did not have posing ideas or direct us in poses nor did she work the platform; standing in one spot same angle. At times, clashing or tension between her and the videographer were noted. They were not in sync as a team. She was unprofessional in her attitude (in which I had to address to Leo who then had to talk to her prior to him leaving), unrespectful, and not experienced. Although a few of my photos came out nice (am grateful for the few nice ones I have), I truly and honestly regret my decision in Leo. He failed us when I had put all trust in him. Future brides follow your gut when vendor shopping, advice to choose a photographer that will truly put its clients concerns first in all circumstances. In my suite on my wedding day after Leo shocked me with this photographer, in tears I begged him and ask a simple request to please take the camera from this photographer and take our photos. Leo ignored my request and left the venue. Till this day has not been transparent with us to our question "why". We were told that Leo only does pre-session shoots and post sessions not weddings but based on other reviews on here, doesnt seem true. Overall, my service with him was not great and very dissapointed and hurt that he was not transparent with us even after i emphasized that in the begining of our planning that highly value being honest and transparent. Based on my experience, I honestly cant recommend this vendor. Unfortunately unlike others, our experience did not go well. Videographer was very professional and...