Question 1

WHEN SHOULD WE BOOK YOU?

Accepted Answer

As soon as you can! Most of my couples book me anywhere from 12-18 months out for weddings, less time for elopements. For Hourly bookings, I only book 4 hours or less up to 4 months in advanced or less. For Engagements, I only book weekend dates out up to 1 month in advanced (FRIDAY , SAT, or SUN). And weekday sessions I am pretty flexible with.

Question 2

DO YOU TRAVEL FOR WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS?

Accepted Answer

YES! I absolutely love traveling. Travel is not included in my Epic or Mini collection, and will vary depending where your wedding takes place. I do also offer a "travel collection" and it includes travel to anywhere in the US. Some destinations have none or minimal travel fees. Contact me directly for more info!

Question 3

CAN WE MEET IN PERSON BEFORE WE BOOK YOU?

Accepted Answer

I love getting to know those who inquire. I do this through a phone call or a zoom meeting. While I would love to be able to meet everyone who inquires with a face-to-face meet, I try and keep that open time reserved for clients who have booked me, as I love setting up in person meetings with current couples to go over wedding day plans, timeline, ideas, and just to really get to know each other.

Question 4

IF YOU HAVEN’T SHOT AT OUR VENUE, WILL YOU GO THERE PRIOR TO THE WEDDING TO SCOPE IT OUT?

Accepted Answer

If I haven’t been to your wedding venue, I always arrive early on the day of the wedding to look around and get familiar with the location. To scope out all the best spots for portraits. Depending if the venue is local, and my schedule allows, sometimes I can swing by the venue at an earlier date to check it out.

Question 5

CAN WE SEE A FULL WEDDING GALLERY?

Accepted Answer

Heck yes you can! When you Inquire I can send these over to you so you can see exactly how I document a wedding day from start to finish.

Question 6

YOU CAN JUST PHOTOSHOP THAT OUT… RIGHT?

Accepted Answer

To be transparent, I like to keep it true to its form as it was on the day of. I don’t change how you look, I don’t edit out (or edit in) any people to or from photos. only minor color correction, adding my presets on for my authentic style of editing, and changing images to black and white. If there are major changes you want done to your images, that can be outsourced for a separate editing fee.

Question 7

HOW AND WHEN DO WE GET OUR PHOTOS BACK?

Accepted Answer

I can typically turn around a wedding in 6-8 weeks. You will receive all of your images in an online gallery, where you will get a code to download all the high res images. You will also get a print release to go make prints, photobooks, canvas’s, or whatever else you’d like, as that is not something I provide. However, I can recommend some great labs to get those made!

Question 8

HOW MANY IMAGES DO WE GET?

Accepted Answer

I give you all the best images from your day. I don’t leave out any moments! The only ones that wont be delivered are duplicates, test shots, if someone is blinking, not looking at the camera, unflattering angles, etc. Typically I deliver around 50-75 images/hr that I am there. But it depends on the wedding as each one is different. For Portrait sessions you usually get back around 40-60 images.

Question 9

DO YOU HAVE BACKUP EQUIPMENT?

Accepted Answer

Totally! I have two cameras, multiple lenses, I even have two memory card slots in each camera so I can automatically back up your amazing wedding photos as I shoot. (Plus i require any of my second shooters to also have two memory card slots). Once I get home, I upload your images, and copy them onto 3 different hard drives for safe keeping.

Question 10

WHO WILL WORK WITH YOU ON MY WEDDING DAY AS YOUR SECOND SHOOTER?

Accepted Answer

I work with a great group of photographers. They have just as much experience as I do, and shoot in the same style with the same equipment as me. No one who works with me is still learning or trying to gain experience. I don’t believe your wedding day is a teaching moment. I do not officially book a second until about 8 weeks out or so, but no matter who it is, they will do a killer job!

Question 11

OK WERE TOTALLY DOWN FOR THIS! NOW WHAT?

Accepted Answer

Visit my website and click the “contact” button and fill out my contact form! Tell me everything you can about you two, and your plans for the big day! I will then respond ASAP with more info for you… Pricing, Availability, Some Full Galleries, etc. When you are ready to book, you let me know and I will send you my contract, an invoice for your retainer, and then you’re good to go!

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