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PLEASE talk to me about Jolie Images!

Hi there! We are currently searching for our photographer. We are getting married in Sept of this year and I know a lot of places are booking fast for the "hot dates" in sept. Ours is the 15th. Jolie Images seems great price wise and they have been so nice to talk to thus far. Has anybody used them? Are there hidden costs? Are the pictures good? Thanks in advance, any information will be much appreciated!

Re: PLEASE talk to me about Jolie Images!

  • A friend of mine used them, and her pics were just Blah.... Her photographer was a man, and he was kina blah too! no real personality...
  • I never looked into Jolie. We are using Justine Neslund (justpix,inc) and we love her. She is so friendly and so organized, and of course her pics are gorgeous. I think she is worth looking in to.
  • Thanks, Ladies! I looked into Justine just now and it doesn't look like she's updated her blog or website in a couple years. Was she a personal friend of yours?
  • Jolie - The are a photo/video broker....meaning the photographers/videographers are not their employee's...they call out of a rolodex..."hey can you do this wedding on this date for this price?".......This was a deal breaker for me!!!!

    I was also speaking with Justine and she is pricey!!!

    I sent you a PM with our photo/video info :)
  • I looked into Jolie but for me I wanted the person who did our engagement pics and wedding pics to be the same so that on the wedding day I didn't have a stranger walking in. They wouldn't garuntee me this could happen. Also, I wanted engagement pics at a different location (not their studio) and on their website it says you can do htat but it just costs extra. I was totally ok with paying extra and told the lady that. She was rude and kept saying "well MOST people just do it here." I felt like I was an inconvienence to them which is not ok if I'm the one paying them. I switched photogs that day. We went with Kathleen Thame after all the recs on TK and couldn't be happier with our choice!
    Vacation
  • We actually did book with Jolie. We haven't had our wedding yet but we did have our engagement pics, and I am very happy. it was very reasonable, and you get the copyrights to the pictures so you don't have to order through them (which gets CRAZY expensive). I had all of our pictures printed from our engagement shoot (400 pictures in 1.5 hours), for about $30 at walgreens. and now i can put them on our save the date too!

    i am very happy with them so far. my FSIL just used them for her dec. 30th wedding and the guy was pretty cool and easy to get a long with. he took a TON of pictures, and was able to show the bride/groom the pictures as he took them, and i know they were pretty happy with what they had seen. they're still waiting for all the pictures to be posted, but i don't think they have any complaints.
    Happily married since 9/1/2012!
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    The Whimsical Wifey
  • I met with them. Totally turned off by the lack of professionalism!!! They keep cats and dogs in thier studio!!! When I saw a dog on someone's desk I just wanted to get out! They are cheap bc they print their own photos there bc they have the equipment, we saw it. I'd rather pay more for a professional photographer. The owner seemed like she was on crack too, or skipped her ADHD meds that day. Price was appealing, but not enough to out weigh the craziness. We booked Janet Johnston. :). Friend had her and i fell in love with all her work. Good luck!!!
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_please-talk-jolie-images?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:72Discussion:d4329b9a-97e6-4e35-9677-1c0e7fbf9755Post:5c47092a-b78a-4970-943c-bc07b816b9d2">Re: PLEASE talk to me about Jolie Images!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Thanks, Ladies! I looked into Justine just now and it doesn't look like she's updated her blog or website in a couple years. Was she a personal friend of yours?
    Posted by laurynq16[/QUOTE]

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    </div><div>She had done some photog work for a salon that my friend had worked at (and did a very good job). I am with you when judging by a person's website.. I can't help it! haha, that being said, her work is stunning, and I love her upbeat personality. You can tell she just really loves what she does. She's been at it for 17 years. </div>
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