Avery Wong Photography

ng the pandemic.. but I did!) Avery was very professional; he scouted out the location and took every opportunity to direct my now husband to the perfect spot and backdrop for him to pop the question. I honestly just thought he was taking pictures on the beautiful beach or wildlife until the ring was in front of me and my boyfriend was on his knee.. it was magical. We had the candid photos as well as some posed ones after we toasted and I got (most of) my tears out. We lucked out with one of the most beautiful pastel sunsets in December 2020- so the pictures are phenomenal! My fiance then surprised me again and told me that we were getting married the next day..! So Avery also took our wedding/ elopement photos. He has such a keen eye for staging items and he asked a lot of questions to try to get to know me better as a bride to be and what was important to me so he could capture it. (Most brides don't sit on the ground in their wedding dress playing animal crossing 20min before the ceremony.. but one of the many small/ personal touches he included in our photos was both our switches.. it was so sweet and funny!) His vision is unique and creative while still giving you the "traditional" photos that you expect. We have pictures of EVERYTHING and Avery gave such great direction in terms of posing and different angles. I am so thrilled with how everything turned out- Avery will definitely be our go-to photographer for any and all future events! Tania and Jake

a wedding package if we were to purchase one from him. After my husband and I mulled it over (and because Avery seemed legit and responsible), we decided to book him for our wedding and save-the-date shoot and signed a contract with him. My husband and I already had our “save the date” concept in mind, which was to be a “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” movie poster concept (note, OUR idea, not Avery’s). We reserved a date to shoot, which was to be at his Oakland studio/house (?). The day of the shoot, I called him in the morning to ask for the address of the studio, as I realized he had yet to provide it. On the call, he sounded like he had just woken up (it was close to noon), and asked me if we even had a shoot today. He said he had just gotten back from Hawaii yesterday and had forgotten all about our shoot. He didn’t believe me when I said that we had indeed booked that day, and put me on hold for several minutes while he checked his calendar. After he saw that we were scheduled for that day, he reluctantly gave me the studio address and said to come by. When we got to the studio, NOTHING was set up or ready for the shoot. He seemed to have no idea how he was going to shoot it, and my husband and I had to come up with how to style it and use our props. Avery literally pointed and clicked, that’s it. As we had to do most of the work, it seemed VERY unprofessional in my book, and definitely not worth the money paid. I decided that day not to use this unreliable, forgetful, seemingly hungover person for my wedding. I already had enough to stress over as far as dealing with all our wedding planning and other vendors, and I did not need a burden like this, wondering if this “photographer” would even show up to the wedding (or instead, forget that he was scheduled to shoot that day). The worst part of this is that after I expressed my disappointment with our first shoot and explained that I did not want to work any further, he seemed very unapoligetic, and refused to give back our thousands of dollars of deposit back. He would not let us just pay for the “save the date” shoot, and instead, took all of the money for the deposit (which was way more than what he charges for just a save the date shoot). So, not only were we unsatisfied with his demeanor, unprofessionalism, and lack of apology, we were also swindled out of thousands of dollars. This "photographer” is someone I would not recommend to my worst enemy, and definitely not to anyone on Yelp. If you are busy planning your wedding and are looking for responsible professional vendors to work with, please save yourself the headache and the money and look elsewhere.

which me and my maid of honor LOVED and what caught my now-husband’s attention was the amazing near-life size portraits he had on display (priorities I guess). After having a great chat with Avery and the lead videographer on his team, Richard, we decided to book an appointment to chat further and learn about the different packages. We had a great conversation and Avery took the time to understand our relationship as a couple and what’s most important to us. He also showed us many samples of his and Richard’s past works. One of the things we loved most was that he offered an “all-in-one” package that covered three critical elements we wanted under one point of contact—photography, videography and photobooth. And with so many other things to coordinate during a wedding, it’s a no-brained to opt for one POC rather than 3 different ones. Avery was flexible with adjusting aspects of our package (we already had an engagement shoot), which we very much appreciated. During the day of the wedding, he showed up with his crew and had full command of the situation. I trusted him to know what he was doing, and he asked us small questions regarding preferences but mostly took the lead. In the middle of a chaotic day, you need someone who can lead and coordinate a crew with as little direction from you as possible, because you want to enjoy the moment! Because we stayed on schedule, we were able to squeeze in a photoshoot that yielded some incredible photos...in addition to the ones from the usual getting ready, ceremony and reception shots. Avery had great artistic vision and even an area that didn’t look quite amazing in real life is transformed in his photos. One of the biggest hidden surprises for us though, was the final video Richard produced. He captured moments in a pretty magical way. We trusted him to direct us for some the shots and we’re so glad we did. He managed to time the music perfectly to the different parts of our video and had such an attention to detail. It’s hard to describe visual and audio synchronization in words. But what I can share is that one of our guests, who’s seen her fair share of weddings, told me that it was “the best wedding video” she has ever seen. Last but not least, we received our wedding album recently and it looked amazing. Avery walked us through the different options during our photo and video viewing session, and we decided to upgrade from our existing package. Avery was patient with the rounds of edits, and we ended up with a beautiful finished product that will remind us of the special day. We can’t wait for Avery to help us capture more important life moments in the future!

companies who have done weddings and some are good but theres EXCEPTIONAL. We chose Avery because of his work before even meeting him we are already sold the way his portfolio speaks for itself. The whole experience was very smooth and his team made sure we are all taking care of. We are very grateful for what he had delivered and forever thankful to the BEST experience that we had on our wedding day.

g was exactly what we had hoped for. The wind ended up being crazy and Avery and his assistant were able to pivot immediately to take shots indoors. My husband and I wanted more candids and action shots, and Avery was on the dance floor, dancing with our guests so that he could get the best candid shots. He was extremely professional the whole day, starting with our hotel suite photos and ending at the very end of the night. We loved going to his studio to review the photos after the wedding, and are working on our albums now.

r backdrop/location I personally wanted took us quite some time to walk to, which we joked about the entire time. The shot came out beautiful and even better than we had envisioned. I can't wait to see our other engagement photos and the wedding photos next year. We couldn't have chosen anyone better to capture our celebration of a once in a lifetime moment, especially when you can not go back and retake photos. We love Avery and we can't say enough about him and the beautiful work he does.

oper because it rained (poured) the entire session! Our pictures turned out awesome! Avery communicated with us a month before the wedding to discuss what exactly we wanted captured on the day of the wedding. We liked that because than we knew that we would be getting what we wanted. Avery and his second photographer captured great moments of the day that we didn't even know happened. The wedding album is amazing, we have gotten a lot of complements! Avery was fun to work with and we are happy he was able to capture such a memorable day for us. We love our engagement and wedding pictures! Avery becomes a lifelong friend after having him as your photographer!

way all the photos came out. He was really easy and excellent to work and communicate with. I recommend him to anyone looking to capture unique and beautiful pictures. He led us though a wonderful shoot and had the perfect eye and equipment to do it!

s to put the $600 towards a photobooth as well as upgrading and throwing in some extras for us as well! I wasnt too sure if the photobooth would be very popular or not but it seemed fun nonetheless to have at our wedding. Well the photobooth was SO MUCH FUN!! and it was extremely popular! From what I saw he was busy ALL NIGHT and our guests were having a blast taking all sorts of pictures using their props! Would 100% recommend!

very fun. My fiance and I are novices at posing, so we asked for a lot of direction. Avery was incredibly polite, knowledgeable and friendly with his directions, and the shots turned out amazing! I really couldn't ask for better lighting than what Avery +his camera was able to produce. He was incredibly professional - arriving early to our photo shoot and delivering the photos afterwards on time as promised. We can't wait to work with him at our reception in a few months!

was very professional and super comfortable to work with. From my engagement to my wedding pictures all of the pictures were stunning. I would highly recommend Avery as your photographer!!!

d his work was captivating and diverse, (all targets on our vision statement!) but he also went out of his way to accommodate our needs as we finalized our plans. He made time to get back to us and find alternatives and options . His dedication was so refreshing and awesome that we can't speak highly enough for his work and his attitude.

ks for such a nice suit was worth it. I have a very hard time getting days off of work and Avery was able to fit us in on a Saturday. The experience was so fun and exciting for me and my groom to be. The pictures were absolutely stunning. Picking a good location helps but a great photographer gives that WOW factor. Everyone who has seen our pictures just loves them. We could not be happier and cannot wait to see how amazing the wedding pictures look.

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accommodating during our special day, both to us and our guests. I cannot recommend his services enough!

uch beautiful moments between me and my guests. I would highly recommend using Avery if you are looking for a photographer with a sense of pizazz and style!