By Pierrette on March 26, 2013 Verified by Email

It's been about 8 years ago and yet I can't shake off the feeling that I get thinking about the experience I had. I met Ms Annie Papazian at a Bridal Show at Bonnaventure and immediately bonded and liked her so much and knew that instant that she was the one I wanted to take pictures of my wedding. I didn't go see elsewhere, barter on price ..... I would pay top dollar to just have someone I could relate to etc. Prior to the wedding (perhaps a month or so) Annie called and said there would be someone else doing the wedding shoot. I was so incredibly disappointed and told her so but she said she was already booked, that the contract we signed was just for a shoot but reassured me that she would get someone just as nice and she hooked me up with someone who seemed nice; so I spent time talking to her (on the phone) prior to our meeting and told her all I wanted and desired and she assured me she understood......then a few days before the wedding Annie called me to tell me that she has to send someone else for the wedding ..... with so much going on (I was remarrying with 6 kids youngest was 8 months old so pictures were very important for the 2 families to merge.....anyway, I was practically in tears but suppressed them and met the photographer before my wedding. He didn't know what I wanted, he took a family picture of my sister and her family on the background that I had wanted and I was denied the same background when my time came; the photographer hadn't cleared it with the establishment.....we married at Chateau Vaudreuil......so disappointing. I didn't think his size mattered, because he was slightly obese but the weather being hot outside on an August afternoon he began to sweat profusely staining his white shirt. Then he told me he couldn't take anymore pictures as he only had so many to take and that was all. I wanted to ask him why he didn't tell me this before because I ended up having only "1" picture that could be "ok" of husband, I and our 6 kids. The pictures themselves were ok but there is so much more to finding a photographer for your wedding than the pictures and I just had to write because I am cleaning out space and found Annie's business card and felt very sad with bad memories but still a great marriage. I am just trying to help anyone else who wants to hire a photographer......make sure you can cancel the contract if the person you want is only the bait and find out how many pictures you can have. Good luck.

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By Rose Gecko on October 9, 2012 Verified by Guest

Annie from Lifetime photos exceeded our expectations during our casuals for our engagement session! So happy with our choice of photographer:)

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By Pierrette on March 26, 2013 Verified by Email

It's been about 8 years ago and yet I can't shake off the feeling that I get thinking about the experience I had. I met Ms Annie Papazian at a Bridal Show at Bonnaventure and immediately bonded and liked her so much and knew that instant that she was the one I wanted to take pictures of my wedding. I didn't go see elsewhere, barter on price ..... I would pay top dollar to just have someone I could relate to etc. Prior to the wedding (perhaps a month or so) Annie called and said there would be someone else doing the wedding shoot. I was so incredibly disappointed and told her so but she said she was already booked, that the contract we signed was just for a shoot but reassured me that she would get someone just as nice and she hooked me up with someone who seemed nice; so I spent time talking to her (on the phone) prior to our meeting and told her all I wanted and desired and she assured me she understood......then a few days before the wedding Annie called me to tell me that she has to send someone else for the wedding ..... with so much going on (I was remarrying with 6 kids youngest was 8 months old so pictures were very important for the 2 families to merge.....anyway, I was practically in tears but suppressed them and met the photographer before my wedding. He didn't know what I wanted, he took a family picture of my sister and her family on the background that I had wanted and I was denied the same background when my time came; the photographer hadn't cleared it with the establishment.....we married at Chateau Vaudreuil......so disappointing. I didn't think his size mattered, because he was slightly obese but the weather being hot outside on an August afternoon he began to sweat profusely staining his white shirt. Then he told me he couldn't take anymore pictures as he only had so many to take and that was all. I wanted to ask him why he didn't tell me this before because I ended up having only "1" picture that could be "ok" of husband, I and our 6 kids. The pictures themselves were ok but there is so much more to finding a photographer for your wedding than the pictures and I just had to write because I am cleaning out space and found Annie's business card and felt very sad with bad memories but still a great marriage. I am just trying to help anyone else who wants to hire a photographer......make sure you can cancel the contract if the person you want is only the bait and find out how many pictures you can have. Good luck.

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By Rose Gecko on October 9, 2012 Verified by Guest

Annie from Lifetime photos exceeded our expectations during our casuals for our engagement session! So happy with our choice of photographer:)

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