WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS (Note: The following packages are standard packages to assist the couple in planning their photographic wedding experience. All packages and prices can be customized to meet the needs of the couple and their families. What makes us different from many photographers is that we are from the 'old school' of photography. Many photographers today will not let you decide which photographs you want - they pick them for you - they think they know best what you want. After your big day, we will arrange a personal meeting with you, the couple, your family, friends, whomever you want and together you will tell us which photographs you like. Even if you choose to use another photographer, scroll to the bottom of the page and read the questions you need to ask your photographer. Remember, unlike a portrait sitting, there is no 'do-over' for your wedding moments.)

The packages below are our standard wedding packages.  Our prices are competitive and we will work with you to design a package that fits your preferences - be it photos, photobooks
DVDs, etc and one that fits your budget.

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Diamond Wedding

• Engagement Sitting with unlimited poses and locations. Sitting includes 25 to 50 4x6 proofs of the best poses in either color or B&W with 3 - 8x10s and 4 - 5x7 portraits of your choice. All images to be put onto CD with wedding images.
• Up To Full Day Wedding Coverage (brides home, ceremony, families, formals and reception up until 11 pm)
• Two Photographers: One for formals poses and one for behind the scenes candid fun shots. Your wedding captured from two different angles. Unlimited Poses, locations and specials effects.
• Wedding Proofs / Prints / Albums (SELECT ONE)
       (A) 100-200 - 4x6 prints of the best images OR
       (B) 1 - 11x14, 10 -  8x10 & 10 - 5x7 portraits of your choice OR
       (C) Wedding Photo Book, hardcover, 8.5 x 11/8 x10 OR 10 x 10 with up to 40 print pages (20 pages printed on both sides). Pages can have multiple photos. Additional pages can be added for an additional fee which is determined by album size.
• Two Collages composed from images of your wedding OR 50 - 5"x 7" Photo Cards (photo size is 5"x6") printed on your choice of Lustre or Metallic Paper with personalized message. (One photo choice per 25 cards)
• "Our Moments" DVD Slide Show with up to 90 images and two songs of your choice.  Additional DVDs for sharing are available at $25.00 each, with the same photos and music.
• Digital Negatives – All images (including engagement) on a CD or DVD. Digital negatives to keep, E-mail, print for family and friends as many times as you desire.
  
  Diamond Wedding Upgrade: Instead of the Hardcover Wedding Photo Book above, a 10x10 OR 12 x 12 hand-designed wedding album is created, with either an Acrylic, Etched Aluminum or Canvas book cover is selected by you. With the acrylic covers, you choose an image that is printed and adhered to the acrylic cover while the spine and back of your album is covered with any one of the non-exotic leather choices below.  Brushed Aluminum covers are etched with an image, text, or monogram for a touch of personalization. The etching process is basically a laser that burns chemical into the metal which causes a black coloring that represents the image.  For the canvas cover, your image is printed on canvas and a coat of lamination is applied for protection. Your photos are printed on either Kodak Metallic or True Black and White Paper - For the Diamond Wedding Upgrade, add $340.00 to above package price.

Emerald Wedding

• Engagement Sitting with unlimited poses and locations. Sitting includes 25 to 50 4x6 proofs of the best poses in either color or B&W with 1 - 8x10 and 2 - 5x7 portraits of your choice. All images to be put onto CD with wedding images.
• DVD  Slide Show with 75 images and up to two songs of your choice.
• Partial Wedding Coverage (Brides home, Ceremony & Formals) 4 to 5 hour coverage Unlimited Images taken in either Color or B&W;  5-8x10 & 10 – 5x7 portraits of your choice.
• Wedding Proofs / Prints / Albums  (SELECT ONE)
       (A) 100 -  4x6 prints of the best images.
       (B) 20 -  8x10 & 10 - 5x7 portraits of your choice.
       (C) Wedding Photo Book, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 OR 10 x 10 with up to 30 print pages (pages can have multiple photos)
• Digital Negatives - All images onto a high resolution CD. Make prints for all your friends and family.

Sapphire Wedding

• 2-3 Hours Wedding Coverage. (Ceremony, Family & Formals) Unlimited Images taken in color & B&W with some artistic effects included.
• Wedding Proofs / Prints / Albums (SELECT ONE)
       (A) 50 - 4x6 prints of the best images.
       (B) 1 - 11x14, 10 -  8x10 & 10 - 5x7 portraits of your choice.
       (C) Wedding Photo Book, softcover, 8 x 10 20 print pages (pages can have multiple photos)
• All Digital Negatives onto high resolution CD. E-mail and print for Family and Friends.

A La Carte Price List

      Prints: All of our prints are hand-corrected custom prints, not machine prints like you would get at a drug store kiosk. We order our products from professional labs that have been in the business for over 30 years or who come recommended by professional organizations such as the Professional Photographers Association. The prices below are for the first print. Prints in quantity are at substantial discounts and routinely change due to printing lab incentives. If the lab is offering a 40% discount when you place your order, that discount is passed on to you by our studio.

• Set of 8 Wallet prints $15
• 4 x 6 prints $7
• 5 x 7 prints $10
• 8 x 10 prints $18
• 10 x 13 $35
• 11 x 14 $40
• 16 x 20 $70
• 20 x 24 $110
• Custom sizes and sports photomat keepsakes are available. Prices vary depending on quantity ordered.
   

Other Services and Packages

Sitting Fee - $95.00.

Bridal Portrait Sitting with unlimited images in color and/or B&W. Sitting fee (see above) plus cost of proofs and portrait.
NOTE: Due to the variety of choices – size, finish (canvas, linen, satin, luster), mounting (canvas on masonite,
canvas on stretched frame, etc) and framing and matting it is not possible to provide a final price until a
selection is made. (Plan on at least 3 hours. We typically shoot at two outdoor locations and in the studio, unless you desire only outside OR studio shots)

 EXAMPLE: A 20x24 portrait, mounted on stretched canvas, brush textured and spray sealed with archival
quality lacquer would cost around $255.00, unframed. Custom framing can run from $125.00 and up, depending on frame selected.

Engagement Photo Sitting with unlimited images in color and/or B&W. Comes with 1-8x10 & 3-5x7 portraits of your choice, plus one black and white photo - printed and on CD for the newspaper. $175.  (Included if you select the Diamond or Emerald Wedding Package. Plan on at least 3 hours. We typically shoot at one outdoor location and in the studio, unless you desire only outside OR studio shots)

High Resolution Digital Negatives - Your Selection of 50 High Resolution (180 dpi or better in JPG or TIF format) Digital Negatives $300.

Our Memories DVD - DVD of up to 50 photos from your special event with music of your choice in a professional movie format - $125.

.Personalized Thank You Cards with envelopes

• First Set of 25 - $75
• Second Set of 25 - $55

ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR 25 AND 50 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES!

Special Services

Canvas - varies by size
Linen texture - varies by size
Mounting and Framing - varies by size
Photo Books - $55.00 - $600.00 depending on size and number of pages per book - special pricing when combined with other packages or multiple quantities.

THINGS TO ASK YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER AND YOURSELF (Along with my answers)

1. What’s your primary style? Posed and formal, relaxed, photojournalistic, creative, artistic, candid, traditional? I prefer a mix of formal and relaxed photojournalist styles. If you desire both, I will have another photographer onsite to assist me - one of us will concentrate on the formal aspect while the other shoots the more relaxed shots. Once the formal shots are complete, we will then both shoot a mix of creative candids for the duration of the event

2. Do you shoot in color or black and white? Or both? Do you shoot in a digital format that can create both color and b/w versions of the same picture? I shoot in color and black and white. I shoot all shots in RAW and JPEG. RAW gives me the ability to perform post-shooting effects to give you the best color balance and/or black and white enhanced shots available.

3. What kind of input can we have on the direction of the shots? Can we give you a shot list to work from?  The answer to these questions are yes. I have a standard list of shots that I have developed over 30 years of shooting weddings and engagements. This is a good starting point for you to add or delete as your personal choice and family situation dictates.

4. Are you the wedding photographer who will actually take our pictures? If not, can we meet the person who will be? I am the primary photographer. Based on our initial meeting(s) I have three other photographers that I use - each with their own special attributes that will best meet the needs of your day.

5. Can we meet any assistants who will also be our taking pictures? Naturally, I meet with each client well before the wedding day. At that meeting I have a checklist that I use to go over everything from guests, to photos you want, to pricing. I also make arrangements to visit the church, the reception location, the bride's and groom's home (if you are wanting photos at those locations as you prepare for your day. The first meeting is at no charge or obligation to you. If you decide to use another photographer, I will leave the photo checklist and other items that will assist you in your final decision on who you choose to help you capture your day.

6. How many times have you worked specifically as a wedding photographer? How many were similar to the size and formality of our wedding? I shot my first wedding when I was in college - over 30 years ago. Throughout the years I have photographed weddings - ranging from chapel weddings with 20 or 30 guests and wedding parties of 4 or less, to weddings with 400 guests and wedding parties of 16 or more. Many of my weddings have been formal military weddings, as well as traditional weddings.

7. How many other events will you also photograph that weekend? When I commit to a wedding, I try (though not always successfully) to avoid any other major commitments for 2 or 3 days before the wedding and for 3 or 4 days after the wedding. This gives me time to visit (one last time, since I usually visit the venues at least a month before the wedding) the various locations that I will be shooting and also to meet with the bride - groom - parents - and most importantly, with the preacher or priest. One thing that many photographers forget is that the wedding is a religious ceremony when performed in a church or synagogue and the clergy will determine if photography is allowed during the ceremony and to what extent.

8. What kind of equipment will you bring with you? How intrusive will lighting, tripods, other equipment or assistants be? I typically bring my camera, a backup camera, a tripod and a single light stand and softbox. I will make the final determination on what will be best after seeing the locations. For example, for formal photos of groups, if the location has white walls and low white ceilings with natural light from windows, I will use a single flash and bounce fill. If the walls are dark, then I will suggest using a larger off camera light source with a 40 inch softbox to properly photograph the bridal party, families, etc. Again, you make the final determination - it is your day.

9. Do you process your own work?  The answer to this is yes and no. I have over $2500.00 of software designed specifically for post production work. However, if you want a stretched canvas 20x24 formal bridal portrait - I typically use TNT Color Labs in Greenville, SC. I have been working with them since 1974 and their work is 'by-hand' and I have never had a bad product from them. I also use Miller's Professional Imaging, Graphistudio and Digilabs for various photographic processing and products.

10. Can we buy the digital negatives from you? Yes, if you look at our packages you will see that all shots that I shoot are put onto a CD or DVD for you to order more prints later. This allows you to go to CVS and order a standard machine print OR to come back to us and we can order a hand-made photo by number.

After you’ve asked these questions of your potential wedding photographer, there are a couple of questions you’ll want to ask yourself:

1. Do I like this person?
2. Do I get along with them or get a good feeling from them?