Jenny's letter of recommendation
March 20, 2008
To Prospective Clients of Will Kerner,
I recommend Will Kerner to be your wedding photographer with utmost enthusiasm. Will has 20 years of wedding photography experience and is the best of the best, both in terms of the quality of his pictures and his personality. When my husband and I first met with Will back in March of 2007, we were particularly struck by the depth of emotion that he had captured in previous wedding pictures. His work really stood out from other photographers, and “told a story.” Will said that he liked to be a “silent observer” rather than disrupting guests and asking for posed pictures. Both the amazing quality of his work and his willingness to work with us made him an easy choice for us to be our wedding photographer.
Over the course of the last year (throughout our engagement, wedding and the creation of our album) I have worked with Will very closely. I know that I am a high maintenance customer because pictures are so important to me and I am a very detail-oriented person. Will has bent over backwards to accommodate me. He did a fabulous job with our engagements pictures, and spent over an hour taking pictures all around the UVA Lawn. In preparation for our wedding, I had a long list of formal pictures and some very specific instructions. Will honored all of my requests.
On the day of the wedding, he and his associate photographer showed up promptly. Will did not stop taking pictures for eight hours straight. Will was there from my “getting ready” moments to our grand exit from the reception, where he literally climbed into the front of the limo to photo us one last time, intent on capturing every possible moment. Even my guests commented to me that everywhere they turned, Will was taking a picture, but in an unobtrusive way. My husband and I ventured to take a wedding group picture with all 115 guests. Will gathered everyone quickly and took a picture where miraculously everyone was smiling and no one was blinking. This is a picture that we will cherish forever and we have an 16x24 print currently hanging on our wall.
Within a month after our wedding, we had in hand a CD with almost 1,000 pictures. These pictures were absolutely unbelievable, and had the same romantic, photo-journalistic touch that we had seen in all of his previous work. Because I am very particular about my pictures, I wanted to design every aspect of our wedding album. Will again accommodated me, and I submitted to him a detailed spreadsheet of the template type, size and location of every picture in the album. Will gave me advice throughout this process, but said that ultimately he wanted me to be happy with the final product and went along with all of my decisions. This attitude can sometimes be hard to find in wedding photographers. The final product was AMAZING – 50 pages of our top 150 pictures.
When I showed our wedding pictures to family, friends, and coworkers, they were blown away. They consistently told me that I had the best wedding pictures that they had ever seen. The emotions of the day came through in the pictures; here are some of their quotes:
“Absolutely stunning and the UVA backdrop made them even more breathtaking…”
“The photographs truly capture your love for one another...”
“These pictures look like they need to be in a Bride magazine…”
“Six months later, these pictures took me right back to the wedding..”
“I felt like I was there…”
I could not agree more with my family and friends. We have been married 8 months now, and every time I look at our wedding pictures, I am taken back to the moment. Our wedding pictures are now one of our most important possessions, and they will be heirlooms to future generations in our family.
From all standpoints, I could not recommend to you a more brilliant, artistic, thoughtful and accommodating photographer than Will Kerner. He has a unique ability to capture the depth of emotion in every moment.
Sincerely,
Jenny