Adam Houseman Photographic

I found Adam Houseman through The KnotAfter exchanging some emails – I found Adam to be personable and affordable and booked them seven months in advance for our WeddingHowever, three weeks before the Wedding date Adam informed me that his wife Imthiaz would be shooting the wedding – I had seen zero of her photos, had never spoken with her, and this was the first time I was hearing that Adam would not be our PhotographerAt this late date, so near to our wedding, I felt as if it was too late to go another direction and had already paid the photographer in full and felt like my only option was to use their servicesOn the day of my wedding, Imthiaz arrived late to the site where we were getting ready and immediately had a bad attitudeShe and I began walking around and when I indicated that I had gathered some "detail items" like our invitation, the rings, etcand asked if she wanted to take some detail shots and her response was: "I would prefer not to"My bridesmaids could already sense her attitude and were asking how to help - she proceeded to yell at the bridesmaids saying she would tell them when she wanted them to do something so stop askingWhile these were somewhat minor issues – when we attempted to take family shots she took only two to three shots and mere seconds per groupShe was extremely rude, curt, and shockingly uncooperative The icing on the cake came later in the night when Imthiaz attempted to cut my elderly aunts in line for the restroomWhen they indicated that their use of the restroom was urgent, Imthiaz said that “it wasn’t the first time she had been discriminated against”My Aunt was very offended and replied that she has never discriminated against anyone in her life and Imthiaz told her “well, there is always a first time”All in all I was disappointed with the way the photographer treated me, my family, and my guests, but I was also disappointed with the lack of shots of the bridal details, family shots, and complete dearth of photos of our guestsWhen my Wedding Coordinator informed Adam of the overall dissatisfaction we felt – Adam took it upon himself to apologize stating that he: “hopes that I was able to adequately express my apologies for any uncomfortable moments you and your families may have experiencedIts certainly not how we like to do business and are all terribly embarrassed.” He then offered up a photo book of our top wedding photos free of cost (at what he assured us was $1,dollar value) and assured that it would arrive by ChristmasI appreciated that he took the responsibility and promised to make it rightHowever, after numerous emails and phone calls I still did not have any information regarding the status of the photo albumOnly after threatening legal action did I receive a photo album three months after Christmas and the quality of the photo album is basically the equivalent of a photo book of shutter flyMy advice to anyone considering Houseman Studios for their wedding would be to only use them if you want to be disappointed, belittled in front of your guests, called a racist, and not get what you paid for