Process
From the first inquiry to the final album, the work moves at the pace of fourteen to sixteen months.
Most of our weddings book about a year out. The booking, the planning calls, the day itself, and the long edit afterwards sit inside that arc. Here is what each part actually looks like.
Before the day
The small things settle first.
Most of what we do in the months before a wedding is read the day quietly. A signed contract. A short brief. One planning call the month before. By the morning of, the only thing left to decide is whether we move the ceremony twelve minutes earlier, and we have usually already agreed.
Step one
Inquiry, a short call, then a contract within five days.
An inquiry should feel like a note from a friend, not a form to fill out. We read every one. If your date is open and the wedding sounds like a good fit for the studio, we set up a thirty-minute video call. If we both want to keep going after that, a contract goes out within five days.
- Inquiry to first reply
- Within 2 business days
- First call
- 30 minutes, video
- Contract
- Within 5 days of the call
- Retainer to hold the date
- $1,500
- Final balance
- 30 days before the wedding
Step two
A single planning call, the month before the wedding.
One call, around an hour. We walk through the day’s schedule, the family-photo list, and any logistical notes from the venue. We exchange phone numbers, and we ask for the planner’s, the venue coordinator’s, and the day-of family contact. The list we leave with is the one we shoot from.
Step three
The day itself.
We arrive thirty minutes before the agreed start. Two cameras at the hip, three primes between them, no flash unless the room genuinely cannot be lit any other way. If a ceremony rehearsal happens earlier in the day, we will be there for it. We move with the wedding, not ahead of it.
- Arrival
- 30 minutes before agreed start
- Cameras & lenses
- Two bodies, three primes (35, 50, 85)
- Flash
- Only when the room demands it
- Second shooter on duty
- For nine-hour packages
- Storage
- Dual-slot cards, written in parallel
Step four
Delivery, in three pieces.
A short preview gallery first. Then the full gallery a few weeks later. Then the album, if you ordered one. We do not split delivery further than that. There is no “sneak peek tier” or paid expedite. Everyone is on the same calendar.
- Preview gallery
- 12 to 15 images within 72 hours
- Full edited gallery
- 6 to 10 weeks after the wedding
- Album (if ordered)
- 8 to 12 weeks after design approval
- Archive of originals
- Held for 2 years past delivery