Tom Chen Wedding Photography

BOUDOIR REVIEW!!!
So I had written another review about our introduction and engagement shoot with Tom. This is a personal review about the Boudoir Session that i had with Tom. I have been very nervous about doing a boudoir shoot for my fiancé, and i looked at a studio to do the boudoir, and i felt uncomfortable. So i held off. but when i spoke with Tom about doing it. he made me feel so great! We set up our boudoir session at the Fairmont in San Jose. Everything was beautiful. He had a Hair and Makeup pro there, and she did an amazing job. He went through my luggage of clothes (I brought SO MANY OUTFITS-​THE MORE THE MERRIER) and put aside all the outfits for me! Without going into too much detail, he made me feel like A MILLION BUCKS. i was so confident in my own skin. Not awkward. Weird at first. but i had music, and we had talked through it. after the second outfit, it went so easy! I highly recommend going with Tom. We went through all the photos together (they were ready after 10 days or so… but depends on the time, could be longer). We put together the album and the quality was amazing! The album is made in Italy, and sure it was expensive, but WORTH IT! how often do you get to make such a statement??? the album came in a black box. just so sexy! The presentation was great! I am so happy with the whole experience. i recommend it! it is worth the money, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A BRIDE. DO THIS FOR THE HUSBAND TO BE!!!

Tom Chen did mine and my fiancée engagement photos at the rose garden in San Jose. What an amazing job he did! My fiancé is uncomfortable taking pictures in front of people and Tom right off the bat made my fiancé laugh which started our session off just right. Tom coached us on how to pose and made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera. He was sweet, very friendly, and was easy to work with. Tom was also great at answering all my questions through email and in person. He was also prompt in responding to my emails, which is very important to me. Tom did a beautiful job on my pictures and gave me the exact look and feel I was going for! I would recommend Tom to anybody wanting to get their photos taken!

It was a Friday evening in July and our son and his long-​time partner were getting married. The stage was set in beautiful Capitola and anticipation filled the air. Little did anyone know that Tom was capturing every precious moment. He was drawn to the energy of the guests and they/​we were unconsciously drawn to him.
Tom began shooting the ceremony without interruption. It was unknown to the guests where he was at any given time. He seems to have this uncanny ability to place himself in-​line for the «perfect» shot. The family pictures were no exception.
As we moved onto the reception and began to enjoy our delicious dinner and family and friends, once again, Tom was moving and with his seamless sort of flow he worked his magic shooting heart-​felt toasts, tears of joy and laughter, and some of the most amazing emotions expressed on the faces of our son and his husband.
It’s all in the pictures! I for one can attest to the importance of «capturing the moment» for it’s a once in a lifetime few hours that create «forever» memories.
In September, 2016 our daughter is getting married. She is now in discussion with Tom and I am so excited he has that date open. It’s fate for Ali and Kellen. Man are we the lucky ones!

Tom is very creative, funny, professional photographer and easy to work with. Tom is doing amazing job to capture all our beautiful wedding moment. Tom met and talked with us several times and got a good idea of what photo styles we wanted.
Before the wedding, he spent the time to visit the wedding venue, explored some unique locations and carefully took a note of all the beautiful spots. He’s getting to know our personality, treat us like a good friend and have a good time.
On our wedding day, he blended in with the guests and was there at every moment to capture feeling, exceptional expressions and special scenes. He had everyone enjoying themselves while posing for the group shots. He captured everything stunning moment and details of our wedding decoration. He knows exactly how to perfectly incorporate both the instantaneous motion and technical part such as nature light to every gorgeous scenery. The quality of his photography is fantastic and we cannot help ourselves to repeatedly look at these photos and the highlighted wedding video he designed.
With Tom Chen, you will have so much fun and trust his works. Be prepared to be the most gorgeous couple and he will capture every moment of your life-​long memory!

After looking near and far for several weeks, we’ve stumbled across Tom Chen Photography. We really did not know what to expect, like many photographer websites, we only had their portfolio and comments of strangers on their websites. We took the chance with Tom and I must say that this was the best decision we’ve made so far on our wedding planning. Tom was very responsive in terms of phone calls, texts, emails. Replies are usually responded within 24 hours, which I thought was a very timely manner. Tom is very passionate about his work and believes in creating his work based on the personalities of his clients. I’d almost forget to mention that his sense of humor kept my fiancé and I laughing through our whole session! We were a bit nervous in the beginning, but Tom manage to ease things a bit and got our session rolling for us to create a master piece that would last us a life time.
I recall one of our phone calls with Tom and he had asked me about the types of shots that I was looking for, the descriptions of my ideas in my opinion was a «hot mess» !!! but Tom some how manage to put the elements that I was requesting for and transformed it into a work of art. I know it’s hard to read comments from strangers and believing that they are not just another generic comment being posted by the business. I can vouch for Tom and his company that they are the real deal !
His package pricing is fair for the quality that he offers. He’s big on making your personal budget a priority because as you may know, WEDDING ARE NOT CHEAP! We are extremely satisfied with our decision to hiring Tom as our engagement photographer. We have intentions to hire him as our wedding photographer. Thanks Tom for all the laughter you’ve brought us, and making our journey to marriage a very pleasant experience.

We worked with Tom and Marijana for our engagement and wedding photos. Tom is very passionate and energetic about his work and you can tell from the results of the photos. He is also very experienced and great at picking out locations and making you feel comfortable with doing various posts. We really enjoy the engagement photo session and Tom actually made it fun.
The thing that impressed us the most is Tom’s ability to capture the moments that we wanted without asking him to. When viewing the photos, my wife was very pleased to see the photos of her and her nieces, which she really wanted but was too busy to ask for during the wedding day. We would definitely recommend Tom to capture all of your special events

We hired Tom Chen to be our photographer for our engagement session and wedding. He is very passionate, creative and easy to work with. Tom spent his time studying and analyzing our wedding venue prior to taking photos on our special day. He has a very keen eye to details with the ability and skill to make every moment perfect on camera. He took tons of photos during our wedding yet remained so unobtrusive throughout the day. And during other moments where he had to lead, he took charge to capture all the needed photos (such as during the family formals, where he even exercised some of his multilingual abilities to gather my grandmother into photos). Tom spent the added effort to filter through all photos, presenting us only the cream of the crop so that we did not have to waste our time flipping through multiple shots that look identical, as some other photographers would do. Tom’s work of art is very modern and natural. He takes a lot of creative candid shots. At our engagement session, he showed he really cared by spending the extra time with us to go to another location for more photos because he wanted to ensure we captured our vision. The result of his works are amazing especially with the short turnaround time he took to produce high quality images for our video slideshow, wedding album, metal print, and acrylic block print. I loved them so much I couldn’t stop talking about it. I would definitely utilize his photography services in the future for all the special moments throughout my lifetime.

We had the pleasure of Tom doing our engagements photos and they were spot on! He was very flexible with the location, not only giving us suggestions, but also listening to ours as well. Tom does a great job of creating a fun and relaxed atmosphere, being patient and waiting for the best photo opportunities as well as creating his own. We feel very lucky to have had the chance to work with Tom, the photos turned out amazing and we will definitely look to him for future events.

We had Tom take our wedding pictures in NYC and they came out absolutely breathtaking. Everyone was super impressed by the quality and attention to detail he possessed. His style of photography was perfect for our big day and the decision to go with him has been one of the best I made for that day. His professionalism was a great relief and he was on time and ready for all of the major moments. Thank you time for recording our precious wedding :)

After speaking to a long list of photographers none of them seemed as passionate about photography or as interested in making our wedding day exactly what we wanted like Tom made us feel. His attention to small details and dedication to getting the «perfect shot» resulted in engagement and wedding photos that we will cherish for our lives.
I was nervous about having my picture taken but Tom really made me feel comfortable. There was no added pressure of posing awkwardly for long periods of time or doing things out of our comfort zone. Tom captured the essence of our love by just allowing us to interact with each other. I could not have asked for a better photographer. Having Tom around for our special day was like having a friend photograph our wedding. I highly recommend Tom for any of your photography needs– you will not be disappointed!
P. S. All of our family and friends commented after the wedding on how professional yet fun Tom was. They thought he was great too :)

Tom is a wonderful photographer. He did the photos for our small wedding and the pictures were unbelievable! His attention to artistic detail, his ideas, his receptivity to your ideas, his sense of fun, as well as his extreme professionalism was so very appreciated! The pictures were artistic, interesting, and the formal shots were very well done. We also had a very clear outline of what the process was going to look like from the get go, which was very useful so we didn’t have to figure it out during the chaos of the day!
Everyone in the wedding party was extremely impressed and we would have him back as a photographer in a heartbeat!