Whenever you would like! We can shoot this immediately upon booking or if you're from out of town, we can schedule something closer to the wedding day.
When should we schedule our engagement session?
I typically add travel fees on to any wedding outside of 1 to 1.5 hours from our home in Dayton, Ohio. Fees vary depending on location so ask us for more details.
When do you charge travel fees for weddings?
Galleries typically include anywhere between 400 and 800 photos. The exact amount varies from wedding to wedding. Your online gallery will come loaded with fully edited high resolution images you can print anywhere. You’re also welcome to share your wedding photos with all family and friends, I thank you for tagging me in advance.
How many photos will we receive?
Fantastic! To reserve your wedding date, I’ll need a completed contract and a $1000 non-refundable retainer. If you don’t have a contract yet, just let me know and i'll send one over! The remaining balance will be due 5 days before the wedding.
We love your work and want to book. What is the next step?
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I've photographed over 150 weddings as the lead photographer, and I've had over 1,000 portrait sessions. And since there's only 52 weekends in a year, my weekends have been basically filled with love stories and late-night celebrations ever since I became a photographer 8+ years ago!
how many weddings have you photographed?
This might start getting a bit technical, but I personally use a Sony a7IV and Sony A7iii and have a full kit of lenses. I lean heavily on my 50mm and 85mm prime lenses, that beautiful BOKEH. Both are literally on me at all times throughout your wedding day to minimize changing lenses, switching memory cards, or changing batteries. Every moment matters - and this is where the 8+ years of experience really kicks in.
I also have a robust flash and lighting system, and years of experience lighting any situation. You can feel confident that I will always get the shot and make sure you images look beautiful.
Film wise: I have 3 vintage cameras and shoot on Portra 200, 400, or BW depending. I also have a Minolta 401 for super 8 film.
what kind of equipment do you use?
Do you offer payment plans?
Yes, I do! Traditional payments are $1000 due at the time of booking (within a week) and the final amount is due 5 days prior to your wedding day. But, if you wanted to do the payment plan, I can stretch it into equal 1/3's or 1/4's if that works best for you. Just let me know what you prefer, and I will make it happen. It's that easy.
For my 35mm film coverage included in my packages, I generally shoot on one roll of film. I deliver at least 25 images from that roll just due to the nature of film.
For my Super 8 film coverage, I generally shoot on two rolls (100 feet of film), take small clips throughout the day because for each foot of film, it costs $1.00 to process. I make a 2-4 minute highlight film delivered in your gallery.
How does film coverage work?
