Danielle Parreira Photography

I really, really didn’t want to write a negative Unilocal review but it has gotten to the point where I have no respect for this business anymore and I feel obligated to share my experience with future clients out there.
We won a photography package from a local wedding fair which included the $ 1350 Poppy Package (6 hours of wedding day photography, printed proof book, 2 8×10 enlargements, 4 5×7 enlargements, 10% off any upgraded package). However, our wedding is out of state so we were trying to easy and ended up turning the full package into just an Engagement photo session.
We set a date, time, and place to have the session and confirmed the night before that we were still on. The morning of, we showed up at the location about 15 minutes early for our 10:30am appointment. We waited for about 30 minutes and Danielle had still not shown up. We tried calling and texting her a number of times but failed to get ahold of her. Around 11:15 we decided to leave. As we were driving away, she TEXTED me and said her alarm didn’t go off and that she would need at least 20 minutes to get to Walnut Creek. We told her to just reschedule since we were sitting in the car for an hour and our clothes had become wrinkled.
She continued to apologize so we decided to give her the benefit of the doubt and reschedule the session.
When the day of the shoot came we met her on time as planned. We asked to please help pose us for the pictures because we had never really had a photo-​shoot before and especially with engagement pictures, you want them to have a certain look and feel. I even brought along sample pictures and showed them to her before we started.
About 2 weeks later, we got the final proofs back and were very disappointed to say the least. The poses were awkward, the camera angles were unflattering, the lighting/​shadows were horrible, and out of the 80 pictures she took, I was happy with only 3 proofs and that is after I cropped them myself.
Now remember, we won the package that included a number of proof enlargements but after 3 weeks of hearing nothing from her, I had to be the one to reach out to her. I expressed that the pictures didn’t meet our expectations and asked if we could just get the few digital proofs and be done with everything. It would save all of us time, money, and effort. Instead of responding back like a concerned professional business owner, her email literally said «What sizes would you like and where should I send them?» That’s it. No sorry or concern whatsoever.
I understand that the package we won was a gift and we were so thankful and excited about it but after everything that has happened it shows what kind of person Danielle is and how much she values her business and clients. That being said, I would NOT RECOMMEND this business to anyone, especially when capturing important moments in life like engagements, weddings, etc.

Danielle shot our wedding last November on the beach and the pictures came out absolutely amazing! She captured the essence of our wedding perfectly with the sunset as the backdrop. She also shot my boudoir photos prior to the wedding for me to gift to my husband on our wedding day… she absolutely knows how to pose you so only your best features are focused on. She made me very comfortable as well as feasible for us to get what we wanted within a reasonable price point! Highly suggest her!