Boudoir review

sara1506

I must say that I've never gotten on here before, but I just recently took my boudoir pictures for my soon to be hubby with New Orleans Ladies Boudoir and the photographer asked me if I heard about him through the knot. He said he has been getting a ton of requests lately for bridal boudoir that have been coming from here. He did such a wonderful job that I just wanted to drop by and write a review on him since he seems to get so much business on here. I'll keep it short and sweet. I looked at a ton of other boudoir photographers and they were just so over priced, not to mention how far I would have to travel to get there for any of the other places I liked. What I loved more than anything is the fact that he traveled to me. Hair, makeup, a female assistant, lingerie counsultations, plus bridal disscounts during bridal season were all offered to me if I wanted them. The pics came out great, he made me feel so comfortable with a male photographer, and I liked the experience so much, I got on here just to show him how much I enjoyed the experience. You can feel free to message me if you want any details, as I don't want to write a huge post about everything, or his website is www.neworleansladiesboudoir.com. I know it's the start of bridal season and am sure a few of you are looking around for boudoir photographers like I was. P.S. I'm glad he told me about this site because I love it! I'm already getting ideas I never even thought of!

NOLAbridealmost

This feels vendorish. No offense if you're unaffiliated. Reported.   

mjlav1901

I kind of got accused of the same thing awhile back (way a long time ago when I was first supposed to get married).  My vendor did tell me that if I liked her services to please post about it on the knot because she had been getting most of her business from here.  She didn't tell me what to say, just that if I was satisfied to share it.  It's the same thing as submitting a review somewhere else and is kind of what this board is supposed to be about.       

dede0321

That's what I thought too. I guess if you like someone you should keep it to yourself.

jess862005

I think it's time I put my 2 cents in even though my husband asked me not to. I am actually married to the owner of NOLA Ladies and have been looking at these posts. To say I'm a little upset is an understatement.
One of Sidney's clients told him they were going to write a review about him on the Knot. He had never heard about it before and had asked me what it was. After I explained it to him, he started telling everyone who wanted to praise his work, to do so on here instead of Facebook, his website, etc. He told me this seemed like a great forum for local brides and gets me to look almost everyday to see if someone posted about him. It's like watching a kid in a candy store when he sees how much someone enjoyed his work and took the time to say so.
All the negativity started coming out about women on here being vendors just trying to promote and I saw a look in his face I never want to see again. He works so hard especially being a male photographer in a woman's world. I think that's why the exictment shows through so much when someone leaves him a great review.
He started putting a little aside from every shoot so he could buy vendor space on here since it is so expensive. Do you know what he did with the money after I told him about these posts? Gave it to me and said you go buy something with it, I'll never ask you to look on this site again or tell someone to leave feadback about me on it if people think I'm doing this.
He has given up so much to start his own company and understands that every review isn't going to be good, or every client might not be satisfied, or his work might not be for everyone. What hurts him is when he gets bad reviews when he didn't do anything.
I used this site through my entire wedding and used it the sister site with my 2 kids, but if people have nothing better to do than complain on here now, I guess I won't be using it anymore or telling people about it. If you don't like someones post, don't read it.
Well, I've vented and thats all I can say on the issue.

louisianablue

This is a great forum to share reviews and vendor experiences, in addition to supporting each other through the planning process.  Ultimately everyone wants to have an amazing wedding and values input from brides that actively participate on this board.  However, it is suspect when someone creates an account simply to post a positive review of your husband.  These types of posts make it hard to filter who is sharing a great experience vs who is a vendor promoting their business.  I'm sure your husband does great work, but this is simply why vendors are not allowed on the boards.

It's unfortunate that the other brides who have used your husband's services have chosen not to actively participate on the boards aside from giving your husband a great review.  I'm sure they have great vendor experiences that will be valuable to other Nola brides and hope they will become more active on this forum.

jess862005

I totally agree with you. I'm not nor have I ever been a big forum poster. My account was made in 2004 before my wedding and just posted for the first time today. I always got on and looked at reviews but never felt the need to post my own experiences. I understand that vendors may post on here under false names and  i frown on such tactics.
My husband was telling me how Sara1506 was a young bride who was having a small wedding and didn't seem to know about the site and how much it helps. He then proceeded to tell her how amazing it was and not even a week later she joins, puts a post up for the first tme, and comments are made. I see how some may jump the gun and think "vendor" right away. Honestly I prob. would think the same thing.
Basically, it is what it is. I love my husband and would do anything for him. I just didn't want him getting attacked for something he has no control over.

RYLZ

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_louisiana-new-orleans_boudoir-review?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:84Discussion:3cd70e29-5520-4fe0-9ffb-8721cfbfdd56Post:9730a4d0-df7c-4ca0-b3b8-a9002e6dfbed">Re: Boudoir review</a>:
[QUOTE]This is a great forum to share reviews and vendor experiences, in addition to supporting each other through the planning process.  Ultimately everyone wants to have an amazing wedding and values input from brides that actively participate on this board.  <strong>However, it is suspect when someone creates an account simply to post a positive review of your husband.  These types of posts make it hard to filter who is sharing a great experience vs who is a vendor promoting their business.</strong>  I'm sure your husband does great work, but this is simply why vendors are not allowed on the boards. It's unfortunate that the other brides who have used your husband's services have chosen not to actively participate on the boards aside from giving your husband a great review.  <strong>I'm sure they have great vendor experiences that will be valuable to other Nola brides and hope they will become more active on this forum.
</strong>Posted by louisianablue[/QUOTE]

This, exactly.

NOLAbridealmost

Sara, I do apologize if I came off as harsh, but your post just looked fishy. The average poster does not create an account just to gush about one particular vendor.  I loved my photographer too and if another bride asks for a photog recommendation on here, I am happy to share my experiences.  The only time I ever started a thread simply to comment about vendors was after my wedding when I did the vendor review of all the vendors to help out other brides. 

Jess, I think your husband is smart to direct brides to TK for help with their wedding planning, but he should probably not tell them to create an account simply to post good reviews about him on here. It's basically side stepping the terms of service which prevents him from doing that himself.  If his customers want to join in the conversations and recommend him to other brides, that's great!  But, again, it just looks fishy when someone with almost no post history comes on and creates a thread simply to say good things about a vendor. 

sara1506

I'm sorry Nolabride. I was just having a bad day and ot just added to that. It's no big deal. I shouldn't care what others think so much any. I just wanted to clear up that he never asked me to make a profile and post something about him. i wanted to wright a review on him and he just said if I do use the knot. I told him I didn't have have an account and decided to make one to check everything out and do his review. He never once said to make an account just to leave a review.

Rdh2MrsOMFS

I think it's especially funny that the "brides" raving about this vendor all have less than 50 posts... most of them have less than 20... LULz