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THE ENGAGEMENT SESSION
Most engagement sessions are photographed in a casual lifestyle setting. Let us know if you prefer a park setting or a downtown urban style setting.
About a week after the session, I post about 60-70 images on the website for you to view and purchase. Depending on your package selection, I furnish an online access of the images, from there you can download individual photo image files, just like would would purchase a song on “itunes”. There are several options from Guest Signature Frames, Guest Signature albums, to full engagement coffeetable books and digital picture frames, or a full out ipad loaded with all your images.
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The sessions last anywhere from 1 hour to 3 hours depending on your package selection, we try to shoot in several locations, we move to a couple of areas to give you some different looks. If you are on a destination wedding, we typically ask to spend part of a day with you roaming around on a photo adventure a day or 2 before the wedding, that way you’ll have both wedding photos and couples photos separate from the wedding. If possible, plan your session about 6 months before the wedding to allow time to select prints and send announcements. Also, you can create your wedding website with the photos for friends and family to enjoy.
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If we are shooting a short film, allow more time – at least 3-6 hours. Shooting a film with a planned script takes time. Finding locations and moving to various locations takes even more time. Shooting in public places can also be a challenge from time to time. We guarantee that you’ll possibly have an adventure of your lifetime, it’s fun and a great memory for couples to share with each other.
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Tip: Clear your calendar for the entire day- If you feel rushed on your shoot day, it will show in your photos. Leave your cell phone in the car, and block out your entire day. If you have too much planned on your shoot day, you will be tense and hurried. Don’t schedule the shoot the day of a major football game, or your man will be more focused on the big game than on you. This should be the most important event on your calendar.
WHAT TO WEAR: (or what not to wear)
We suggest to bring at least one change of clothes to your session. For the guys, look to GQ Magazine for the latest looks. Wear black slacks and a button down shirt in soft solid colors like grays, blues, nuetrals. Avoid bright colors, and bring some jeans too. A black sport coat for a bit more formal look. You really want your girl to look dymamic, so keep your style simple to complement her dress style. Wear some layers to change your look during the session. Tip: Don’t tuck your shirt in, keep it out and relaxed! Pretend this is your day off and the two of you are just out having a good time together. This should be fun! Bring some flip flops and casual shoes too!
Girls, wear flirty skirts or dresses. Keep them simple and avoid bold bright colors. You can look in most fashion magazines and get some ideas. Bring a formal dress in black and white, and bring
some jeans. After we get the serious stuff out of the way, we tend to have lots of fun in our sessions. If you are stuck and can’t figure it out, we have fashion consultants in the salon that will help you decide “what not to wear”. We shoot fashion spreads for magazines all the time, we can definitely show you what’s in style!
BRIDAL SESSIONS & DAY AFTER/BEFORE SESSIONS
We offer some incredible sessions with some of our packages. These sessions can be scheduled before or after the wedding day. Each session is personalized, and locations are your choice. (Some locations charge and additional fee for the venue.) These portrait sessions offer beautiful framed wall prints for your home. We also offer custom framing to match your decor. We can also create a custom bridal album of the session for you to give the groom as a special gift from the bride. We also offer very tastefully done bouduoir sessions as well, these are elegant and timeless.
The latest in wedding bridal sessions is “Trash the Dress”. Don’t worry, your dress won’t be ruined, but it may require a cleaning before you pack it away as a keepsake. These sessions are very fun, and we venture to some crazy locations like a junk yard, or an outdoor fountain, or water park. If you want the groom in the shoot too, be sure to have him rent the tux for the shoot. These bridal sessions generally last about an hour or more depending on the location. The goal of the shoot is to get you in some very artistic photos, not your mom’s bridal portrait of the past. This is totally modern art!
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If you are considering a bridal portrait done on your wedding day, remember that time limitations rarely allow for a full bridal portrait session . . . . we may shoot a couple of portraits on the wedding day, but we HIGHLY recommend a bridal portrait session to be done prior to the wedding day. For a bridal portrait session, we have more time, and controlled lighting similar to what we do for our magazine features. A full portrait session can take several hours, so we recommend this option for the very best portrait. If you try to get a shot or two on your wedding day, we can do that too, but a pre-wedding day shoot is the best option for the most photos.
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Be sure to contact us early and we can plan what you want and your end goal with the photos. The best way to geat some really amazing couples photographs that are truly artistic and creative is to schedule a “Day After” session for the bride and groom. With our day after sessions, we spend a lot of time with each couple and concentrate our artistic energy on taking some really incredible photographs of you having fun, interacting with tender loving care, and creating some serious portraits that will make you look like rock stars of famous celebrities, or, you can just be yourself.
We suggest a day after session for couples because on the wedding day, you rarely have the time so spend a few hours just on you.
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THE BIG WEDDING DAY GOES BY FAST!, it’s a busy day all by itself. With a private couples session, you get to spend some quality time with the photographer. Some of our best couples images come from our day after sessions. {we can do day before sessions, or a week later session if you prefer} We do many couples sessions on the wedding day, but, you only get a few photographs with the limited amount of time that you have. A post day couples session give you dozens of images, with lots of location choices, and you end up with an amazing portfolio that all your friends and family will go crazy over.
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For our destination weddings, we extend our stay and spend half the day with you on an adventure that you will never forget. For local weddings, we schedule a half day session with you. We work out a plan for you, photographing you in your wedding dress and tux, then for the last part of the session, you change into additional more relaxed wedding attire and just have some fun. So many couples love this option, let us know if you want to add a “day after’ session to your photography package, and we will schedule it for you.