NEVER use Justine Miller Photography!!! She is a HUGE waist of money and has caused A LOT of stress!!! Read the information below.
I paid $1800 for 3 hours. I had to beg my husband to pay this much for anything. This was the most expensive part of our wedding, including the drive across the country. I was contacted by her 5 months before to schedule a meeting which never happened. She cancelled the meeting. I contacted her to see if I could pay $400 the week after the wedding because I got paid then. She told me no. So then I decided to scrimp on other things to pay for the photographer.
Well the week before I emailed with a suggestion of poises with certain people and a time frame when to take the photos. (I have done Event Planning, so I knew what I was doing) I told her this was just a guideline and since she was the "PROFESSIONAL" I would love some ideas she had. I never got any confirmation from her. That should have been my first red flag, but I didn't want to give up hope.
It came down to the night before my wedding at 11:30 PM and I didn't know if I was even going to have a photographer. I never met the lady, I didn't know what she looked like or where she was going to meet me. I texted her at 11:30 PM to meet me in the bridal suite. I got a text at 1:30 PM the day of my wedding while I was en route to the wedding. My sisters and I we devising a plan to take photos if she did not show up. My sister is a professional photographer and since she was in the wedding party, she wasn't taking photos. I really wish she had.
While we pulled up to the historic 1800s white chapel at a pioneer museum in Arizona, I see a strange lady in black. I was so upset, and excited. The lady introduced herself. Then that was it. She never asked me which angle she was going to take photos of the ceremony or anything. She took photos of the one person I DID NOT what photographed. She never took a photo of my aging grandmother, my mother, my nephews or nieces. She took photos of the church. SERIOUSLY??? I love the church, but my family is more important that the stupid church.
So after the whole ceremony, I was excited to get the wedding party, family and friends photographed. The lady pulled out my suggestions and that was her guide as to what photos to take.
So after we took all the family photos, we went to the history buildings; Victorian house (fully furnished with period pieces), blacksmiths shop and other buildings. I was so excited about this, because I knew they would be totally different wedding pictures.
After we were done taking photos, the lady told me that because our wedding was in the end of wedding season, it was going to take a week or two to get the photos online and CD sent to me. So, I let 2 1/2 weeks go by just to give a little buffer, I did not get any response for 5 more days. And when I finally got an email back she was so unprofessional. She told me that she was on vacation with her family and reiterated that my wedding was at the end of the wedding season so it was going to be a while until she could get to my photos. This ticked me off especially when I paid her $600 an HOUR for the photos. So I wait another 2 weeks and email her again about the photos. Another 2 days later she responds telling me that she was on vacation AGAIN??? I know that family time is important, but seriously, you made me pay you ALL the money BEFORE the wedding. SO she said that she would work on it.
A month later I get an email with the link to view a couple of photos. When I actually got to see the 4 photos, 2 were pretty and 2 were horrible. Then another 3 weeks and I got to view all 100 photos online. That is when I saw all the photos. Let me just say that she missed ALL the moments. Out of the 100 photos, there were probably 10 good photos. To add insult to injury, a friend took photos alongside her and his photos looked a million times better without being touched up.
So every time I see a photo or mention of the wedding I get angry.