Your experience with Symboll?
Hey everyone! My fiance and I have been looking for a cinematic&editorial photographer who is more into prompts than poses and works with a moodier lighting palette.
Symboll seems like they could be a good fit, but I'm having a hard time getting my questions answered and I don't love that I can't talk with their photographers before booking. We have some pretty specific requirements because I'm fighting significant health struggles, and both of us are trans.
I'm curious if anyone has experience with Symboll? Did you have issue with getting questions answered? Is there a way to see their photographers before buying your way into the portal? Have you hired them for a queer/gnc wedding? Thanks!
Also open to recommendations.
Our goal is October 2027 in Berkeley/Oakland. It'll be an extended ceremony, 30 or less people, maybe 4-5 hours of photos. We want cinematic and editorial with moody color edits. Someone who can help bring out the beauty, decadence, and playfulness of the relationship in photos.
Due to my health struggles and the current ongoing medical costs, our wedding budget is pretty constrained. Symboll's five hour photo package (~$3.5K) is pushing it but if it's the style we want and the photographers are considerate, affirming, and excited about a queer trans, multi-cultural wedding and accommodating someone with fluctuating energy, then we would consider it worth it.
These two photographers are our main reference points: https://www.instagram.com/photosbygowtham https://www.instagram.com/bymoevai