Making the Moment Photography

I don't even know where to begin with Making the Moment. Everything from the initial meeting to after-wedding correspondence was phenominal! From the first phone call I made to Brett, our photographer and also owner, to schedule a meeting, he had me completely relaxed and laughing. He brought a wide-range of images with him, and I immediate fell in love with his work. Admittedly, the cost was more than initially budgeted, but you truly get what you pay for...and more! We were so confident in Making the Moment and Brett, that we couldn't pass up the opportunity to work with him! Brett was not only our photographer, but he was a key element in the planning process. Every email and phone call was responded to immediately, even within minutes. Planning a wedding can be stressful, but with Making the Moment, I was put completely at ease. My husband and I tend to be very camera-shyand within the first 5 minutes of our engagement session, Brett had us relaxed and laughing and forgetting the camera was even there. Our photos turned out better than I could have imagined. The day of the wedding, Brett and his assistant, Renee, came to the hotel early to photograph myself and the bridesmaids getting ready. He then also made sure that he went to my husbands hotel room to get pictures of him and his guys getting ready as well. From the moment Brett walked into our room, everyone's engery lifted and he had us laughing immediately. Any nerves I was feeling were completely gone and I was focused on enjoying what the day was all about. During our "first look" creative session, Brett took risks with location and made my husband and I want to take those risks with him. He made our bridal party feel at ease and even became friends with them. He is one of the hardest-working photographers I've seen and we feel so lucky to have worked with him. One of my guests actually told me that she thought we had two photographers, since everytime she turned around there were moments being captured and he didn't miss a shot. My husband and I truly feel as though we've found a great friend in Brett and we could not imagine our wedding day being as perfect as it was without him. BRETT - YOU GUYS ROCK!

My husband and I moved to the Cleveland area about four years ago, and fell in love with the city. When we got engaged, we knew we wanted our engagement pictures to be in downtown Cleveland. I called Brett and we were able to meet him in his studio and after meeting him in person and seeing his work- we knew we HAD to have him as our photographer for both our engagement pictures AND our wedding. This was one of the BEST decisions we made for our wedding! We are SO happy with our wedding images and cannot say enough about Brett as a person and a photographer!! Brett was able to travel with us to our hometown in NJ for the wedding and got there a couple days early to scope out the town- he was able to find locations that even my parents and I were not aware of- that were absolutely stunning! He learned everyone's name for the weekend which made things so personal and so easy! Some of our groomsmen were a little bit crazy at times- but Brett handled it like a pro and was able to get AMAZING images of them! The day of the wedding was such a blur for me and my husband and getting our pictures taken by Brett was the BEST decision because we were able to piece our day together and remember all of the amazing moments we had that day! Without such incredible pictures, Im not sure the experience of the whole thing would be the same for us. All of our parents are so grateful too and so happy with our pictures, which was also so important to us! You will NOT regret choosing making the moment - they are simply the BEST!!

Making the Moment was the best investment we made for our wedding day! Brett is awesome to work with. He is always there to help you with any questions you have, or if you just need a little reassurance... My photographer for my wedding day was Benjamin. He seriously exceeded every expectation we had for our wedding pictures and he was a blast to hang out with that day. I have received so many comments from guests talking about how much they liked him! Lol You cannot go wrong hiring Making the Moment! They are for real True Artists and not just "photographers!" Absolutely Love...

Our wedding pictures are amazing! We love the creativity that is behind each picture. Working with everyone at Making the Moment was a great experience. They were timely and flexible in there responses during prewedding discussions. On the big day they spent the entire day with us making sure to capture us getting ready. I would highly recommend Making the Moment Photography!

Making The Moment not only conducts their business with creativity and innovation, but with a heart of integrity and care for their clients. You will NEVER be disappointed with any aspect of this company. From their friendly staff, highly experienced and professional photographers and fresh eye to create the MOST unique, sentimental and natural looking photographs to treasure for a lifetime. MTM will be a company we will continue to choose for all of our big life events from here on out. I cannot begin to describe how blown away we still are by our amazing photographs and these amazing people...there was not one disappointment throughout our time working with them, and I guarantee you won't have one either!

Amazing photographer and company!! We had our wedding October 1 and recieved the most beautiful pictures of our entire day. From the planned family pictures to the small moments Brett captured, we have our entire day recorded in print. The pictures are excellent quality! Throughout the entire process, Brett and his team have bee extremely organized, courteous, professional, and prompt. Planning a wedding is stressful but Brett was so helpful throughout the whole process; he almost became a wedding planner with us! Not only did we receive unparalleled service and products, we have formed friendships throughout the process. You could not possibly regret using Making the Moment!

The 5 stars I gave on everything says it all. Choosing Making the Moment for your wedding photography is definitely the right decision! Not only were Brett and Vince incredibly fun and easy to work with, their level of organization, communication and coordination made the whole process smooth and effortless. Our photos and storybook came out beautifully, as promised, and we love sharing the unique images captured from our big day with everyone we know!

We highly recommend Making the Moment Photography to any future Bride & Groom! We booked Making the Moment with Brett last March after we got engaged. He invited us over to his place and showed us some highlights of MTM's previous wedding work, openly and honestly discussed different packages and pricing with us, and gave us chocolate! :) Brett is one of the most welcoming, honest, and friendly people we've ever met! From the day our contract with MTM started, the company has been professional in dealing with our wedding details, flexible in dealing with our crazy schedules, and they displayed excellent quality in our final image results. We also ordered float wraps, a canvas, and wedding StoryBook (that they created the awesome lay out for) from MTM and we couldn't have been more pleased with the outcome! On our wedding day, and leading up to it, our photographer, Vince, was an absolute blast to work with. We skyped with him a few months before discussing details of our wedding day and once we did that he just sat and talked with us about who we were, what we were interested in, etc. Vince is one of the most talented and creative people we have ever met. We had our wedding pictures taken on Jace's family farm and Vince went crazy with creative ideas! We enjoyed spending the day with him and felt completely comfortable with the direction he took us with his photography. These are only a few examples of why we would recommend MTM to anyone and everyone. Our friendships with both Brett and Vince have only begun and our belief and support for MTM will continue to grow deeper! Choose Making the Moment Photography... you definitely will NOT be sorry! -Jace and Rachael Hartzler

As soon as we got engaged, the first thing I did was look into wedding photography, as it was the most important thing to me. I soon found Brett at Making the Moment and knew that there was no feasible other option for our big day, as nothing else could even compare. His portfolio speaks volumes and the images he produces are absolutely breathtaking. I am a pretty picky person when it comes to photography, and I didn't think the style that I was looking for was even out there, until I found Making the Moment. The professionalism coupled with the creativity and incredibly high skill level of Brett was even more than I could have ever asked for in terms of a wedding photographer. Communication before our wedding, during, and after was great. The images we received from our wedding were beyond our expectations and were not only well-taken, they were beyond perfect. Post-wedding, we received our Story Books that we included in our package and they were absolutely stunning. The time and effort that went into them made for an incredible keepsake of our wedding day. Overall, I would ABSOLUTELY recommend Making the Moment to anyone out there who truly cares about their wedding images and getting service and photos that are exceptional beyond comparison.

I fell in love with Making the Moment when I first saw their website. They have a wonderful site with portfolios of the photographers as well as a blog not only showing their work but also giving little tips to help you understand several things about photography. Some of their blogs talk about how to plan your day (as far as photos) others talk about what you should look for in a photographer, I found it all very helpful before I even decided to hire them. Their image quality is amazing and their approach is awesome if you love candid shots. If you're looking for a traditional photographer that will pose you for every shot and is no fun then go elsewhere. There are so many things that I loved about this company, but most of all is Brett. He's the owner and a photographer (an awesome one) and he is so friendly! After meeting him I knew that I wanted to go with them, he just makes you so comfortable! It's like you're instantly friends and he will do anything to help capture the moments dearest to you. We haven't received our wedding photos yet, since we just got married two weeks ago, but our engagement photos came out great! A few things I really liked are: *You get them for the entire day at one flat rate *You get the rights to all of your photos (they give you a disk) *They personally go through your photos and do any retouching necessary *You can order a hand-bound book which they graphically design themselves. *They back everything up several times to make sure your images are safe! Also, they are wonderful about getting back to you if you have any questions. Brett is very responsive to emails and they have a neat client site to help keep everything organized. Honestly I don't think I have any complaints! Everything was great and I'm sure our images will come out wonderful! ********I wrote the above shortly after the wedding as a review for weddingchannel.com I just wanted to add that since then, we have received our photos and albums and they are fantastic!! We are very please with the quality of their products. We even got entered into their Image of the Year contest and won 3rd place! :) Our parents LOVE their albums and everyone we have shown have been totally impressed. My only complaint would be that a few images that we would have like to have had were not captured. This is more due to me not wanting to be pushy, so I probably did not stress some of the things that I wanted. I read so much about bridezillas that I was afraid to say much and sound controlling. Other than that, we had a great day, received an awesome product, and worked with an amazing photographer (who is also just a great guy in general). We...

Making the Moment Photography was exceptional to work with for our wedding. Brett was kind, professional, and accommodating when my husband first called him. Through the whole wedding process, we found Making the Moment organized, thorough, and reliable. We were more than pleased, with our final canvas prints, storybook, and best of all- fusion video! Making the Moment's Above & Beyond ways included: -Fusion Video (hybrid of pics, audio & video to songs) -We ran in a 5k the morning of our wedding...Brett was there! -Knowing the names of our 20 person bridal party- made things go so much more smooth! -Unobstructed way of taking pictures during church ceremony (something my mom noticed & appreciated) -Through pictures, incorporated time in the busy wedding day where my husband and I got to enjoy each other -Reviewing pictures in comfortable home setting -Chance to re-live wedding excitement with Image of the Year Contest ...all of this is in addition to capturing timeless, special, classic & unique, wedding moments :) THANK YOU BRETT, RENEE, & MAKING...

Choosing Making the Moment to do our photos for our wedding day was one of the best decisions I made in the whole wedding planning process. Brett was great to deal with in the planning stages (both for the general photograph and the LiveBooth). He was awesome about calling and e-mailing right back and answering all of the questions I had as we figured things out. He is genuinely excited about your day and providing the best pictures possible. And our photographer, Benjamin, was awesome to deal with as well. He was great to talk to when we figured out the details of the day (and was as excited as Brett was about everything we had planned) and when the day finally arrived, he was amazing in person. He had an awesome personality and got along great with the wedding party. He was joking around with us (and rolling with the punches from my bridal party) pretty quickly after arriving at the salon to meet us. He was great at keeping us upbeat, but also finding a way to sneak in to take pictures when I least expected it (which I’m sure will result in the type of pictures I loved on their website). He was really good at keeping things moving along during the formal session at the church after the ceremony and then came up with some awesome set ups and ideas during the more creative session before the reception. Based on the general ideas he was relaying and the couple shots he showed us on the LCD on the back of his camera, I know that we’re going to get some amazing shots. We also did the LiveBooth, which goes above and beyond any photobooth you might consider using. It was something we added on only a couple weeks before the big day, but it was worth every penny and I’m so glad we did it. Not only did everyone have a great time using the props (and being inspired/directed by the photographer Anna – who was such a blast – she even ended up joining a couple pictures since people liked her so much!), the pictures were up online on Monday morning after our wedding. It was awesome getting to see all the fun at the airport on our way out of town on our honeymoon – and also to get e-mails and texts from everyone telling us which ones they loved. I can’t speak any more highly of everyone at Making the Moment and recommend them to everyone who might be getting married (or need any kind of professional photography) in the future.

We could not have been happier with the service and final product! We would 100% recommend Making the Moment to anyone!

Making the Moment was by far second to none! The service, professionalism and the work that they put out is really irreplaceable. Our images were absolutely breathtaking! Plus they were a blast to work with! On the day of our wedding our photographer was right on time, had everything planned out to the places where we were going to the timing of everything; I literally had zero worries or thought about the pictures. The locations of our pictures were creative, innovative and just plain fun! I would HIGHLY recommend Making the Moment to any Bride and Groom who want awesome, creative, fun, unique photos that will forever be the best memories of your wedding!

Working with Brett & Making the Moment (MM) was one of the best experiences during the planning process of our wedding. Brett is an amazing individual, and MM was such a pleasure to work with (esp. day of!)... they are extremely professional, charismatic, communicative, friendly and their "bed side manner" is unparallelled. Oh and the pictures! The pictures! I can't gush enough about how amazing they turned out. I still, to this day, get compliments on my images. Brett captured the essence of Jon and I... which is really really hard to do! I can't express enough what a joy this ride has been. If you are a new bride, please please please contact MM. They will blow you away with their imagination, creativity, and professionalism (not to mention the kindest people in the industry). MM surpassed my expectations. I can't thank them enough!

Brett is amazing. Talk about going above and beyond the call of duty at work. Great photographer, high quality work and professionalism, and he's a pretty cool dude. I highly recommend Making the Moment for your photo needs.

Brett made the experience fun and painless. His artistic vision and skill resulted in photos greatly exceeding what we could have imagined. He is courteous, friendly, and easy going, but focused and very professional. We were also thankful for his flexibility in traveling with us to do the shoot. His staff shared the same proactive, professional, but friendly and fun demeanor. We love the services Making the Moment delivered!

Where can I begin? Brett at Making the Moment was the second photographer we met with and fifth or sixth wedding vendor we spoke with. From the very beginning, Brett treated us like old friends instead of clients. Our initial meeting was at a coffee shop (I distinctly remember Brett being VERY excited about a certain Pumpkin Spice Latte...) and it lasted close to two hours. Brett didn't even bring up the sales pitch until he spent a good amount of time getting to know us: how we met, where we lived, our families, etc. When Brett finally did bring up packages and pricing, he also covered the "what ifs?" and really reassured us. After we left, my husband and I decided in the parking lot that this was our guy. He was fun, personable and had an amazing portfolio of work. But the best part about hiring Brett and Making the Moment? The "old friend" treatment didn't stop once we signed the contract. Brett was there every step of the way, keeping in touch, sending updates and planning our pictures. On our wedding day, he started at my house, taking candids and interacting with my bridesmaids, then running to my husband's location and doing the same. He even ran an errand for us so my sister wouldn't have to. We received our StoryBook a few weeks ago and it was absolutely amazing. I will and do recommend Making the Moment to every newly engaged person I meet. Photos of your wedding are priceless and I can't think of a better person I could have trusted them to than Brett.

MakingtheMoment really does "Make the moments" last a life time. With only one day to celebrate so many months of planning, these photographs will help us celebrate for many generations to come. The talent, creativity, attitude of service, professionalism and genuine quality attention they provide to each couple is an authenticity you cannot find easily these days. If you want the care and attention you deserve on your special day, pick MakingtheMoment. You won’t be disappointed.

I am still amazed at the quality of our wedding photos. Not only that, but we didn't have to walk around with an awkward photographer all day....Brett was hilarious and was constantly thinking of innovative things to do. It was actually FUN! Our business really couldn't have gone to better people. They go above and beyond in every aspect. Best decision I made concerning our wedding.