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We offer a variety of packages and coverages depending on your specific wedding plans. Options include albums, prints, a photo booth, and an engagement or after session. Microwedding coverage starts at $4,700 and standard wedding coverage starts at $5,200. If you’re planning to elope, please contact us for a customized quote. No matter what you’re envisioning, we’d love to help you find the perfect package.
All packages include coverage with two photographers (the two of us). We will both be there for the whole coverage period, meaning you’ll get two full photographers the entire time, each with well over a decade of experience – not a first photographer and a second photographer or an assistant.
In addition, you will receive your best images edited in both high-resolution and web-ready file formats. All provided images will be in color, with select images also provided in black and white. Along with your files, you will receive printing and usage rights in writing.
Beyond these basics, you can choose to add other things, such as an album, parent albums, prints, wall art, a photo booth, an engagement session, an after session, or rehearsal dinner coverage. These items and services are offered at a discount when packaged with wedding coverage.
If you’re specifically interested in albums for you or other important people in your life, we would be happy to show you samples. We work with one of the highest quality album companies in the world (yes, we’re comfortable claiming that), and we’re pretty darn enamored with their work.
For most coverage packages, travel within the state of Maine is included free of charge. Outside of Maine, travel is subject to an additional charge. We also reserve the right to charge for hotel and meal costs, depending on the situation. To the extent possible, additional charges will be determined and agreed to by all parties in advance.
In order to book your wedding date, we require a non-refundable deposit of $1,000 along with a signed contract. The remainder of your payment will split between two payments. The first will be due by 90 days before your wedding, and the second will be due by 21 days before your wedding.
We typically start booking a year or more in advance. Therefore, we recommending booking as soon as you’ve decided to work with us. Because there are only so many wedding weekends each year, we must book when we can. Therefore, we book on a first-come, first-serve basis. A date is not considered booked until we have received a deposit and a signed contract.
You will receive a written release granting limited rights to print or reproduce the photos for personal, non-commercial use. In other words, you will have permission to use or print the photographs anywhere you like and at any time, so long as it’s for personal use. All copyrights, commercial printing rights, distribution rights, and other rights will be retained solely by us. We understand this can be confusing, so we’d be happy to explain in simpler language over the phone or in person.
Expect to receive your edited pictures approximately 8-10 weeks after your wedding date. We do our best to provide sneak peeks via social media and our blog before that. Once we’ve photographed your wedding, we will be in a better position to give you an estimated turnaround time.
It’s really important that you enjoy working with your wedding photographer. We can’t stress that enough. If you’re looking for a fun, upbeat, and laid-back but very professional and experienced couple who will laugh with you and support you each step of your wedding journey, then we might be a good fit for you!
First and foremost, it’s important that you like our style of photography. We’ve provided many examples of our work on this website.
Next, it’s important that we get along well together. Email is useful for starting a dialogue, but we generally won’t commit to a couple until we’ve had a chance to talk, either through video or in person. Wedding photography is a very personal business, and we want to have a human connection with our clients from the outset.
After we’ve had a chance to meet (virutally or otherwise) and you’ve looked through our work and other materials (like our wedding magazine), you should have a good idea about whether we’re right for you.
Of course! When you have a good plan and your wedding day is going smoothly, then you’ll feel great – which will result in the best possible pictures. We’ve photographed over two hundred weddings, and we’ve seen a lot during our time as photographers. Not only are we happy to help you think through the things that directly impact your photography (such as your timeline), we’re also here to help with just about anything else. We commonly assist our couples with vendor recommendations, decorating and lighting tips, and other items that might pop up. If you’ve hired a planner or a day-of coordinator, then we look forward to assisting both you and them in whatever way we can.
We do like first looks in general. A first look can be a time to truly relax with one another and spend a little moment together before the hustle and bustle begins. It can be a great way to capture a very real moment, and it can allow for intimate, unhurried portraits.
In addition to these great benefits, a first look can make your schedule more efficient. Many couples do formals with the bridal party and immediate family after their first look, so those individuals won’t have to stick around after the ceremony. A first look often leaves you with more time between the ceremony and reception to socialize with your guests.
We can accommodate any time of day for your wedding, but usually two hours (or less) before sunset is the ideal time for outdoor portraits. That’s because there’s still adequate lighting, but shadows and harsh angles are reduced. We recommend you keep this in mind when scheduling your ceremony, so that you have a greater likelihood of good lighting for formals. Believe it or not, a cloudy day can lead to fantastic outdoor portraits, while a sunny day at high noon can cause bothersome shadowing and squinting subjects.