I’m a wedding planner. Except.... I’m not writing this review from my experience working with WBA STUDIOS on a mutual client. Surprise I AM the client. As you can imagine from doing so many weddings, my expectations are naturally high because of what I do and it’s allot of pressure capturing a really important and sentimental moment for a couple but even more for another vendor. My husband worked with the on-site planner @Secrets Punta Cana, Francena to book the photographer for our 10 year vow renewal so I had little to do with the selection. I literally took a back seat and didn’t plan anything. I knew I wanted photos that were super styled (magazine worthy) that looked natural yet beautifully composed. I sent my husband some pictures for inspiration. And so I just threw it out there and figured I’d see just how good the photographer would translate my ask. I wasn’t going to direct my own day.

The day of the renewal was the cloudiest crappiest day of our entire trip with rain on and off. Sabrina was our assigned photographer and she was cheery, engaging and moved quickly. I watched as she took detail shots and was pleased that she had put together a beautifully composed photo so that told me this should actually be good. She was a little concerned about the overcast weather outside because apparently most people getting married in DR want the sunshine.... not me. Why? Well because I have blue eyes and if it was sunny I would a) melt and b) squint the ENTIRE PHOTOSHOOT. Trust me you want overcast if you have sensitive eyes, plus I wanted a boho vibe so... it was legit my perfect day. So Sabrina took our photos and I was so excited and could tell that she knew EXACTLY what I was going for and got the vision. We took our pictures and had a wonderful time, she was a blast. She also will tell you to fix this or that so you don’t end up with annoying details that don’t belong in your pictures, which I appreciated tremendously. A few days later I got our first proof and I was in some sort of weird shock. The pictures took my breath away. It looked like the million pinterest posts from bridal magazines you hoped to emulate and pinned like 500 times on your board. I couldn’t believe the people in the pictures were really us. I was proud and excited. I couldn’t wait for the others to come through. A week to the day, as promised, the photos were delivered. All of them were GORGEOUS. This is my honest thought, I went into this blindly not knowing what I would get. I match couples with photographers regularly so for me not to have any control whatsoever over MY OWN vow renewal was certainly strange. As a bride yes totally had a good time and am very pleased with the photos. As a wedding planner, they have exceeded my expectations and not only understood my vision but translated it flawlessly. Don’t bother searching further, you have found the right photographer. Take it from someone who would never leave a review for another vendor if they weren’t satisfied. 🙂 I am including the inspiration photos I sent over so you can see them as well. Planner: Francena, Secrets Royal Beach Resort Punta Cana Photos: @WbaStudios Venue: @Secrets Royal Beach Resort, Punta Cana Bride: @JuneBeri Florals: Michael’s/ @PeoniestoPaintchipsxo Dress: @Lulu’s

I throughly enjoyed my experience with WBA! They were quick to send my link and get the final copies back to me. I would def recommend them!

Everything was beautiful! So many gorgeous photos – hard to pick! The video was excellent! Great job Claudia and Julio!

To Maxi Cory… Marie and I want to thank you for the wonderful pictures you took for our renewal of our wedding vows for our 50th wedding anniversary. You managed to capture the most precious moments even though we didn’t know you were there. You made our day one that we will always remember as we reminisce in future years. Thank you so much for a job well done.

Thank you for everything! Our pictures are absolutely beautiful, we could not have asked for more! You got many amazing shots, very natural and artistic. We are so happy to have our memories recorded so well to carry with us and remember our wedding in paradise! You and your whole team are so professional and awesome photographers, and the turn around time was out of this world! I can’t believe we were able to walk away with so many amazing pictures only one day after our wedding, and the slide show to our song was perfect. ? It has already made many of our friends here cry! I was apprehensive having a photographer I had never met to be holding such precious moments in his hands, but this experience blew me away. I could not have asked for anything more, thank you so much for capturing these moments so well. Best, Christina