Ron McKinney Studios

When we first started our quest to find a wedding photographer, we came across many big corporate type photography studios (Modern Image Studio comes to mind). While the prices might be reasonable, we wanted more individualized attention for our photography needs for our big day. Other independent photographers we talked to quoted some VERY crazy prices that simply weren’t in our budget.
Ron McKinney came to us via a word-​of-​mouth recommendation by my husband’s coworker. We contacted Ron and he was prompt to get back to us. We set up a meeting (note to clients in the city of Chicago, he’s located in far NW suburbs and prefers to meet city clients in Schaumburg) and he showed us samples of his work, different packages and prices and contract terms. Ron offered reasonable prices and different packages that can meet a variety of budgets based on your wants and needs.
Our package included an engagement session (which we procrastinated on until 2 months before our wedding) which we shot in downtown Chicago. On our wedding day, Ron arrived at my house (bride’s house) promptly at the agreed upon time to take pictures of me and the bridesmaids getting ready. We took some family shots and bridesmaids shots in my backyard and then Ron proceeded to our ceremony venue to take shots of the groom and groomsmen as they got ready and to be prepared to shoot the ceremony. Our ceremony was a Catholic Mass and Ron was well educated as to the appropriate times to take photos during the Mass.
Ron arrived promptly to our reception venue and began taking all the necessary shots. He worked very well with our venue manager and the DJ to make sure he was prepared to take important shots like cake cutting, toasts, garter toss, etc. Around 11 PM while everyone was dancing, Ron noticed a light rain falling outside and asked us for a few moments. He took us out in the light rain and was able to capture a great black and white image of us in the rain while my Groom held a white umbrella over us.
After the wedding, within 48 hours we had some wedding pictures emailed to us as a sneak preview and within several days our entire gallery was up online. We have worked with Ron on our wedding album as well and we have just finalized it. From start to finish, Ron has been the consummate professional. His photos are breathtaking and he has incredible talent. He’s affordable and thoroughly communicates with clients and puts client’s needs first. He worked with us to develop a wedding day timeline and asked us for input on important shots that we wanted to be sure he captured.
Overall, we couldn’t be more pleased with his services and we highly recommend him to anyone looking for a top-​notch wedding photographer at a reasonable price.