Stephanie Pardo Photography

Hello again, V&E, I didn’t expect to start my 2025 responding again, but here we go again. 1 - I sent photos of you with your families. The photo you’re requesting (a group photo with everyone DOES NOT EXIST). we simply didn’t take it. "There is also only a photo of my husband placing the ring on my finger, but not the opposite where I place the ring on my husband's finger" : YES! I sent it to you. "Overall during the shoot, we noticed she was taking quite minimal shots rather than continuously clicking where it felt pretty bare minimum" : As a photographer, I control which photos to take. I have control of the camera, and during the photoshoot, you never saw what photos I took, nor do I know how you could see how many times my finger pressed the shutter button on my camera. So, this doesn’t make any sense to me, and it doesn’t make sense to any photographer 2: "My husband found out halfway through the shoot that his shoelaces were untied the whole time" Please take a look at the gallery because I don’t see a single photo of your husband with his shoe untied. In my perception, is it really worth highlighting that your husband didn’t have his shoe tied? Did the photos get ruined? Please take another look at the gallery. - about your hair, Regarding your hair, it was always styled in every photo. I don’t see a single photo where it appears messy. 3- I initially sent the gallery, and then I uploaded 2 photos where their faces aren’t visible. My only mistake was writing "VIKI+EDISON." We have a contract that specifies I can share photos on my social media, and I want to highlight that you NEVER warned me about not making your names public. I assume this isn’t about privacy at this point, as I can clearly see your names in reviews. I also want to emphasize that I first sent the gallery, and then I uploaded 2 PHOTOS to Instagram. 4- "There were random strangers all over the backgrounds of most of our shots" The photos were uploaded corrected. What’s the point of posting a review with a mistakenly uploaded photo when I later sent the corrected version? And after 3 months? 5- "When my husband gave his feedback on the whole ordeal, many of her responses quoted the contract and how she technically fulfilled the requirements and did nothing wrong" - I only quoted ONE part of our contract. I don’t understand why you’re saying MANY,a contract is meant to protect both parties. I want to clarify that I agreed to change the location at NO EXTRA COST, delivered more photos than I was required to, and was very kind to you and your families. I never received a message from you expressing dissatisfaction with my work. Believe me, if I had, I would have been happy to re-edit everything and even offer a free photoshoot. However, seeing a review like this after 3 months was a surprise to me. Hope you guys have a wonderful year. best, Stephanie.

First of all, thank you for sharing your feedback. I truly appreciate your honesty it was never my intention, and I’d love to address your concerns point by point: - It was a mistake to upload the wrong photos; I later uploaded the corrected ones. Please let me know which photos you’re referring to where there are other couples and it’s unclear who is who. I don’t see any like that in the gallery. 2) I’m looking through the gallery, and all the photos are appropriately centered. SF City Hall is a beautiful building, and I don’t always place my couples in the center to showcase the architecture. However, this doesn’t mean the composition of the photo is poor. Please let me know which specific photos you feel are not properly centered. 3) I delivered 130 photos, as stated in our contract, which specified 80-100 photos so nothing is missing. I reviewed my raw files and can confirm that I didn’t find any photo where everyone is gathered together. Regarding your eyes, please let me know which specific photos you’re referring to. I just went through the gallery in detail and didn’t find any where your eyes are closed. 4) Apologies for not noticing those small details. In the photos, I couldn’t find any where your shoelace appears untied. As for the bride’s veil, it looked perfect to me, and I wasn’t aware of how she specifically wanted it adjusted. However, I truly appreciate the feedback, and I’ll keep this in mind for future sessions. 5) I apologize for not informing you beforehand about posting the photos on Instagram. I understand that I sent the gallery to you before posting, but I also want to mention that our contract states the following: “The Photographer reserves the right to use the photographs for promotional purposes, including on their website and social media, and to submit the photographs for publication in photography competitions or publications.” Based on this, there was no issue with sharing the photos. However, I do apologize for mentioning names without your consent. 6) I apologize for my delayed communication, it was wedding season, and I was extremely busy. I’m sorry for the negative experience you had when receiving your photos. I’ll review the gallery in detail to address the people in the background. SF City Hall is always very busy, and it’s quite challenging to remove every person from every photo, but I sincerely apologize for this issue again. The photos were beautiful, but yes, there may have been editing mistakes. I apologize once again for that and am more than willing to re-edit the photos to ensure you have a better experience, please email me the specific photos you feel are not properly centered so I can make corrections. Thank you!