Ali Cushing Photography

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About Ali Cushing Photography

Ali Cushing Photography

Your lead photographer

My name is Ali Cushing, a NY-based photographer working across the country and world wide providing documentation and memorializing of your most precious moments for weddings, elopements, engagements, and couples photographer, near and far. My goal first and foremost is articulating your personalities, romance, and every aspect of your event into a visual story you'll treasure long after. I approach each opportunity with personalized care and whatever your plans, I’d love to be a part of and to document your story. All couples of all genders, ethnicities, ages, faiths, shapes and abilities, are more than welcome.

The matrimonial world is one of endless dimensions, and whether it's an epic adventure elopement, capturing the grandest ceremony, the subtle and intimate details of a micro wedding, or an epic party, I love what's real. I'm a wedding photographer who goes beyond the posing and formality and sees the moment amongst the composition. When I capture your wedding, elopement, or engagement, you'll see an inner spark of your character, a memory that makes you sigh in wonderment or nostalgia, and stirs something deeper.

Services

Bride-only session
Engagement session
Extra hours
Image editing
Online proofing
Printing rights
Second photographer

Photo formats

Digital
Film
Hybrid

Deliverables

Digital files
Digital rights
Online gallery
Printed enlargements
Same/next-day sneak-peek images
Slideshow
Video
Wedding album

Ali Cushing Photography packages

Essential Wedding - 8 hours

8 hours

Peak pricing $2,750

Off-peak pricing $2,750

Description

($2750 thru 8/31/2024, down from $3000) From the preparations to the last dance, whatever you want to fit into your 8-hours

What’s included

Complimentary 1-hour engagement session
Full digital photography coverage
Supplemental film photography coverage
On going planning support, timeline development
Sneak peek album within 72 hours of wedding
Hand-selected, carefully edited high-res photos
Print release and shareable online gallery
Gallery delivery within 10 weeks
Includes local travel costs
Videography add-on available
Will gladly travel world-wide
Additional hours of coverage available

Simple Wedding - 6 hours

6 hours

Peak pricing $2,250

Off-peak pricing $2,250

Description

For the wedding with a brief ceremony and reception, will minimal focus on preparation, and balancing couple coverage with guests. This package is best for weddings centered at one venue and those not much interested in frills. Simply capture the moments of the event as they come and maybe sneak away for some quick couple photos. Perfect for those on a budget and preferring a low pressure experience.

What’s included

One Photographer
Full digital photography coverage
Supplemental film photography coverage
On going planning support, timeline development
Sneak peek album within 72 hours of wedding
Hand-selected, carefully edited high-res photos
Print release and shareable online gallery
Gallery delivery within 10 weeks
Includes local travel costs
Videography add-on available

Essentail Wedding Plus - 8 hours

8 hours

Peak pricing $3,750

Off-peak pricing $3,750

Description

($3750 thru 8/31/2024, down from $4000) For those who want the full story, the Essential Plus service provides more thorough coverage over a more efficient timeline. In addition to the extended engagement session, the second photographer over 8 hours of coverage allows for coverage in two places at once, multiple perspectives of key events, and more time spent on artistry. Best for couples that have larger guest counts, multiple venues, or simply want more thorough photography coverage.

What’s included

Complimentary 2-hour engagement session
Second Wedding Photographer
Full digital photography coverage
Supplemental film photography coverage
On going planning support, timeline development
Sneak peek album within 72 hours of wedding
Hand-selected, carefully edited high-res photos
Print release and shareable online gallery
Gallery delivery within 10 weeks
Videography add-on available

Premium Wedding - 10 hours

10 hours

Peak pricing $3,500

Off-peak pricing $3,500

Description

($3500 thru 8/31/2024, down from $3750) For those who want the full story, the premium service provides more thorough coverage and a less tight timeline. This is the perfect option for a documentary style approach that let's you enjoy the day to the fullest.

What’s included

- Complimentary 2-hour engagement session
Full digital photography coverage
Supplemental film photography coverage
On going planning support, timeline development
Sneak peek album within 72 hours of wedding
Hand-selected, carefully edited high-res photos
Print release and shareable online gallery
Gallery delivery within 10 weeks
Includes local travel costs
Videography add-on available
Will gladly travel world-wide
Additional hours of coverage available

Reviews

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•Brianna A.•Jul 15
Hiring Ali was the BEST choice for our wedding! She was flexible and communicative during the planning process, and helped us organize a timeline for the day that was comprehensive and clear. She was very thorough on the day of the wedding, making sure she got every shot I had asked for, and then some! She really has an eye for capturing special moments. Not only did she take the most stunning photos, but she was so helpful as well! Ali really went above and beyond, helping me bustle my dress and even helped me put on my shoes! She took initiative and managed to keep everything on track when we started to fall behind our timeline, and was flexible through the night, making adjustments as necessary when the weather wasn’t cooperating. I can’t recommend her strongly enough!
Amazing wedding photographer!!
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•Lisa K.•Jul 2, 2024
My husband and I LOVED working with Ali for our wedding at the Picnic House in Prospect Park! She was responsive to all of our questions and quick to answer calls and emails. On the day, she put everyone at ease and corralled everyone to get through the family portraits quickly. She totally captured our vision for the day and we're so happy with how our photos came out! We absolutely recommend working with Ali for your special day.
NYC wedding
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•Ashley H.•Jun 19, 2024
Ali and her team were an absolute dream to work with. She captured my multicultural, multi event wedding with perfection. Her attention to detail and dedication shines through expert communication previous to the event. The sneak peaks are absolutely gorgeous. I can’t wait to see the rest of the photos.
Want to perfectly capture your day? BOOK ALI NOW!
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•Cecelia W.•Jun 10, 2024
I couldn’t be happier with my experience working with Ali! She reached out to me on Zola and I am so glad she did. I was impressed with her portfolio and I really loved seeing how she would capture little moments in the weddings she had done. We set up a video call before booking and we clicked. She is very calm and helped with my pre-wedding nerves. She worked with us on a payment plan and she was always very quick to respond to any of my questions. She really listened to what we wanted. She got to the venue early to scout out different shots and came to check in with me a couple of times before we even began taking photos, which I did not expect but was very sweet and considerate of her. When we were taking photos, she really helped to guide the more “posed” photos but she also captured a lot of beautiful candid moments. We had so many guests come up to us and compliment her and that was before we even got the photos back. She sent us our sneak peeks the next day and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the results. She captured so many beautiful moments and her style is exactly what we wanted. Nothing felt “overly edited” just perfectly genuine. I cannot recommend Ali enough. I cannot wait to see the full gallery of photos because I know they will be nothing short of perfect.

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Currently I'm booking through 2025. While there's no deadline before your wedding that I need to be booked by, it's first come first serve and my available dates do fill up fast! I am beginning to take on fewer weddings in order to provide the best possible experience; being able to bring my full energy and focus to a smaller number of clients. So book early to ensure your spot! :)

Yes, however only as a custom add-on to your chosen photography package. Because I recognize the importance photography and videography each have in their own right as a service and form of documentation of important moments, requiring a tremendous amount of skill and investment in video-specific equipment, I am unable to juggle both while working solo. So adding videography to your packages comes in the form of sub-contracting a videographer for the day, with myself editing and delivering the footage as a curated video along side your photos. I am also always down to collaborate and work alongside an independent videographer vendor.

Absolutely. Not only do I personally sort through the thousands of photos taken to select the most flattering and perfect moments captured, I choose those that string together into the vivid story. Each is then refined and optimized for color, saturation, exposure, sharpness and crop to ensure they look beautiful. While I value the beauty in real life's imperfection, and opt not to do any airbrushing/body shaping, there's no reason a rogue blemish, bra strap, or garbage can need distract from an otherwise glorious photo, so I use my own judgement on minor retouching that will elevate a photo.

You'll get your first glimpse in the form of a "Sneak Peeks" album, usually within 48 hours of your wedding, so you can ride the wedding-bliss high and share some highlight moments right away . My turnaround time for the full galleries varies by season and the length of the wedding. Typically though, you’ll be able to view your photos online about 4-6 weeks after the date.

The vast majority of the weddings I've photographed I've done solo, to the satisfaction of my couples. However, if you have a particularly large guest count, or are concerned with more variation in points of view, then consider one of my packages that includes a second photographer, or one can be added to any duration package. My second photographers are all vetted and and either trained by myself, or are photographers whose independent work I greatly admire.

This is a balancing act. A huge part of my job is to apply a discerning eye in post and while I always aim to provide as many photos as possible, my priority is quality and variation, and more than anything I want you to have the real gems. At a minimum I guarantee 50 images per hour of photographing, however the actual outcome often hits closer to 100-125 per hour. The total number will be impacted by the number of guests and the photographic opportunities across your day's timeline that will be meaningful to you. Quality over quantity, but as long as they're worthy, I want you to have them.

I’ve never cancelled a booking. In the very rare event that I’m unable to photograph your wedding, I’ll make sure you’re covered by first turning to one of my vetted photographer associates, and if by chance none of them are available, I'll search through the photography networking groups I’m in to find the perfect replacement.

Travel costs up to 2 hours of driving one-way and up to one night's stay in a hotel are complimentary. Beyond that I will gladly travel anywhere! I just need help getting there. I will provide you with a flat rate that factors in miles of the drive or cost of airline tickets (and baggage fees, etc), hotel stays, rental cars, etc. This flat rate will be subject to pricing of travel costs at given time of year of the wedding and at time of booking (quote may change if there is a substantial delay between original quote and booking as reservation costs increase.)

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Ali Cushing Photography

Packages

About Ali Cushing Photography

Ali Cushing Photography

Services

Services

Photo formats

Deliverables

Ali Cushing Photography packages

Essential Wedding - 8 hours

Simple Wedding - 6 hours

Essentail Wedding Plus - 8 hours

Premium Wedding - 10 hours

Reviews

Above and Beyond

Amazing wedding photographer!!

NYC wedding

Want to perfectly capture your day? BOOK ALI NOW!

Preferred vendors of Ali Cushing Photography

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