Paul D Manke Photography

He made sure the day ran smoothly, we left extra time if things ran long but he kept things going so we had lots of time in between our ceremony and reception! We have some amazing photos and Paul was so fun to work with. His second shooter, Sara, was also fun to work with. I would highly recommend Paul as a wedding photographer!

schedule, which is something a bride doesn't want to worry about on her wedding day. When the photographer has everything under control, that's a huge plus! Our pictures came back super quick and we are so happy with them. He captured all the great moments of the day. Thank you Paul!

hots we wanted. I would recommend Paul to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. We are so happy with how our pictures turned out and he had a great turn around time.

l kept us on task to get as many photos as possible along with his partner Sara Jean. They were both fantastic to work with and captured everything we wanted. We love how our photos turned out!

t really made taking photos a breeze! We chose Paul after friend recommended him and we are so glad we did. A great feature after the wedding is that Paul uploads the photos to his website where family and friends can access and download prints for free! We had a lot of friends and family from out of town at our wedding and it is so nice to be able to email them the link to our wedding gallery and even nicer that they can download whatever photos they want! Paul's personality and professionalism earn him 5/5 stars - I wish I could even rank him higher!

ected an actual second photographer from the start. Paul failed to get my husband’s reaction to the first look because it was just Paul. This was an important shot that was missed because we didn’t have the second photographer I thought we were getting. We did a first look so we could get pictures done before the ceremony. We ended up with extra time before the ceremony and that is because we missed photos. Paul didn’t get very many photos of just me and the groom and the ones we received were pretty much the same pose- nothing full length, nothing to show off my dress. I did not get a photo of just me and my MOH. According to Paul, he asked me multiple times to take more pictures after the ceremony, but I didn’t want to leave the reception. That’s right, he expected us to spend our reception taking pictures instead of celebrating with our family and friends. We did photos before the ceremony so that wouldn’t be an issue. My family photo is not centered. Paul said this had to happen to “avoid squinty eyes”, but my husband’s family photo is centered, in the same exact location. Before the wedding Paul said he would send me a checklist and call me a week before to discuss the wedding. This did not happen, no checklist and no phone call. I had to contact him the Tuesday before my wedding to confirm times and locations. Paul asked what color I wanted the photo book’s cover to be. I said white. When it arrived, it was charcoal. I emailed Paul to let him know that I received it and that the cover was not white. His response “the cover is white according to the vendor”. He assumed I was wrong before he even checked the order. He did reorder the book for us with the correct cover. Edit after photographer's response. We left our reception two separate times for photos. I guess this wasn't enough. I communicated with Paul that we received the corrected book and said thank you. Not sure what other communication he expected. Paul had an excuse or "another side of the story" for everything, a lot of it blaming me. His response to this review is untruthful or "his side of the story". I never dismissed him. I never posted that I was happy. I posted thank you on one photo the day after the wedding. I didn't have all photos at that point and was trying to be positive. Paul took our photo link off his website. You don't do that for work you are proud of.

we even got back from the honeymoon.

hours to take our engagement photos, and was helpful in setting the stage for what was needed on the wedding day. You can tell Paul is very passionate about what he does and wants to make sure you get everything you want that day. With some companies you feel like you are on the clock for the money you are paying, but not with Paul. He was very flexible to our schedule on the wedding day and ensured we got everything we needed! Paul did a great job as well coordinating with the vendors and facility event planner for our surprise entrance. The pictures came out amazing and we would highly recommend Paul for any special occasion.

ay. They both both wore jerseys to match our theme, and made the entire process of formal pictures a fun time. I could not have asked for a better team in both execution and personality to capture our day.

n with everyone in the wedding party throughout the night to make sure he got any additional photos that we wanted. The pictures turned out beautifully and we had a lot of fun working with the camera!

os only one week (not even) after the event. Wish we could give more than five stars!

ade everyone feel really comfortable. He made himself look like the "bad guy" when several family members wanted pictures and we didn't have time for it. He was so great! He took all of our pictures, gave us the rights and put them on a USB and let us do what we wanted. He also put together a wedding book and it is just beautiful. I'm so glad we went with him and he did an amazing job and the price was way better than anyone else in the area. He called ahead of time and we talked about who was important to get pictures with and listened to what I exactly wanted!!

Big Day moments! Will for sure be going back for future photo sessions.