Silverfox Photography

Disclaimer: We worked with Silverfox for only our entertainment (DJ and emcee).
Deciding to book Silverfox for our wedding was a near no-​brainer, especially when my then-​fiancé and I could discern a clear difference in quality between Steve Santiago, the owner, and the other entertainment vendors we met. In every single meeting, Steve was clear, detail-​oriented, and best of all, extremely passionate about what he does. During our first meeting, he, of all the vendors we met, was the one who most closely listened to our vision for our reception and articulated what he could do to make that dream a reality with his crew (instead of trying to change our minds, as a few other groups were wont to do).
Steve’s energy and enthusiasm is apparent, and he’s highly sought after as an event emcee. Unfortunately, he was already booked for our wedding day but he hooked us up with Chris, our emcee, who was everything we could have asked for and more. He patiently stayed with us on the phone for hours before the wedding, going over the minutiae of the reception, and it was clear that he was genuinely excited about his work. On the wedding day, both he and the DJ kept our large group of 250+ guests (ranging from age 3 to 83, and including a LOT of folks who would usually be disinclined to dance) laughing, moving, and grooving on the dance floor all night long. I couldn’t be happier about working with Silverfox and I can’t imagine our wedding day being any better without them. HIGHLY recommended.

Working with Steven Santiago (the owner and our MC) felt a lot like working with family. From the first phone call he was easy-​going, he understood what I was asking for and he and his team were always over-​the-​top flexible. Most DJs I spoke to didn’t want to work with me because I wanted to be VERY SPECIFIC about which songs played at my wedding. I emailed four DJs in the same day: one got back to me but insisted we visit his shop and didn’t want me to choose all the music for my wedding, one sent back an automated reply email suggesting I see their website for answers (what?! where did they think we got the email in the first place?) and one guy even called me and tried to convince me NOT to use him! When Steven called me and I told him I had already made a playlist for almost the entire wedding, he said ‘No problem! I like a bride who has so much attention to detail.‘
My (now) husband and I went to visit Steven at his office and negotiated an extremely fair contract for DJ, MC, and Lighting and wound up hanging out with him for hours. We knew from the start that we were in good hands and we loved how comfortable he made us feel. When I had a question for Steven, he would even answer his phone late at night and was more than accommodating to my husband, who is a sound-​guy and had a bunch of his own technical additions to the set-​up.
Our wedding day was behind schedule by an hour because we got held up before the church, but somehow Steven was able to fit in everything we were expecting without missing a beat! He and his DJ managed to play nearly every song I asked of them and at the end, when they mixed in their own choices, our guests kept on dancing. The dance floor was packed all night long and everyone who was there (250 people!) said they had a BLAST.
I think the three most important things I think you can get for your wedding are: A great DJ and MC, great food, and a photobooth (Silverfox has those too!)

I got married on January 3, 2014, and I contracted Silverfox to do the photography. I had one photographer, Steve, for 10 hours. We ended up with over 1200 photos, and they are stunning! That was with the lowest-​priced package available, and includes formal shots, candids, my husband getting ready, and me getting ready. Silverfox Photography is a fantastic company, and I am so happy with how my wedding pictures turned out. I would highly recommend them for anyone’s wedding.
I knew that what mattered most to me of all the wedding planning was my photography company. I was looking for three things: I wanted high quality shots, unrestricted rights to digital files, and for the price to be as affordable as possible (but I was more willing to put money into the photography than anything else). My now husband and I had spent months trying to find the perfect photographer. Not only is photography a special hobby of mine, but my father-​in-​law is also a professional photographer, and although he does not do weddings, he does know all about composition and lighting, and he knows a good photograph when he sees one. My husband and I knew that we had to have a great photography company.
Also, we were getting married in winter. At night. It takes special skill to work with low lighting and still take great pictures, particularly action shots. We especially looked for a photographer who knew how to work with low lighting and still deliver beautiful photos. We chose Silverfox because of what we saw of their night images. And now, having gotten our wedding album, we are so happy that we went with Silverfox. Not only did Steve work with the low lighting, but he used it to his advantage, doing creative shots with Christmas lights and snow images and more. I am very impressed with how well he did, and I’m super grateful.
Silverfox is fabulous. I felt taken care of throughout the whole process with them. They have a few photographers who work for them, and I was able to see sample albums of real weddings before ever even contracting with them. They were super accommodating. (For example, I didn’t need an engagement shoot even though it came included in my package, because my father-​in-​law had taken those pictures for my husband and me. Silverfox agreed to do a one-​year anniversary photo shoot instead. I’m really excited about getting new pictures next year!). Also, I got married the day after a huge blizzard hit Long Island. Steve was on time at all locations, and he was still very gracious. He was willing to do pictures with us, outside, in 5 degree polar vortex weather. He also helped me wrangle my enormous Cuban family and my husband’s Italian side for formal shots, and still allowed my husband and I to enjoy our special wedding moments.
I’m so happy with Silverfox, and I would highly recommend them to anybody interested in great photography for low cost (at least in comparison to other photography companies of similar caliber).
(Special tip to all you brides: No matter whom you pick to do your photography, give your photographer a list of all the wedding shots that you want. It’ll help you and your photographer stay organized on the day of the wedding. I did it, and I’m so happy I did! The wedding day gets crazy!)

Silverfox shot my wedding over 5 years ago and I still couldn’t resist writing a comment about them. John was so amazing to me and was beyond patient in letting me take my time picking out the shots I wanted for my album. He truly made everything that might not have gone as planned that day disappear and gave me the album of my dreams!
We recently needed some photos taken for a business venture and Silverfox was the first place we thought of. They were prompt and courteous. They came and took some very flattering shots that we will be proud to display.
If you are considering a photographer please listen to me when I say that John and his staff will work their hardest to create the photos that will last a lifetime.
A+ job!

I can’t say enough good things about Silverfox. They were recommended to us at the Westbury Manor and exceeded our expectations. We used them for photography, videography, and entertainment. John met with us prior to discuss options for photography. The rates were reasonable, and the quality of pictures we got was exceptional. Of everyone we met with, he was the only person who asked us what «look» we were going for. We described what we hoped to see, and he immediately knew which photographer to assign us. He showed us samples of her work, and sure enough it was exactly what we wanted.
On to the music… We met with Steve, and expressed our concerns over getting the right kind of DJ/​MC (not too loud, in your face etc). We liked his personality so much that we asked him if he would be our MC, and he did. He greeted us the day of our wedding with such a BIG smile and made us feel welcome and ready to party. We had a daytime wedding, and we were a little concerned that people wouldn’t dance. We opted to include a percussionist to liven up the room, and it was amazing. The percussionist let our guests play the drums too. It was very interactive and people were talking about it for a long time after our wedding. Our guests were dancing the ENTIRE time.
Our videographer was Rob, who now runs the Howard Beach office. One of my concerns about videographers/​photographers was that I didn’t want to miss any of our day for pictures. Rob was so much in the background, I barely noticed him, but his camera was on us all the time. The footage we got was exceptional, and we actually look ourselves because we weren’t trying to pose for the camera. Both the videographer and photographer knew the right times to sneak us out for pictures without us missing our own party.
Our pictures were ready about 8 weeks after our wedding. We loved them all. I can’t express enough just how pleased we were with Silverfox. I’m so thankful they were able to be part of our special day, and it wouldn’t have been the same without them. We thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our day, and Silverfox made that possible.