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About your Wedding Day coverage When will you start and how long will you stay? Start and finish times are by mutual agreement and totally flexible. Coverage of the Bride's preparations usually begins about 2-3 hours prior to the time of the wedding, but I may arrive earlier than this in order to photograph the flowers at the church or perhaps the Groom taking in a round of golf with his Best Man. If there is an evening reception with dancing, I usually leave about half an hour or so after the first dance, but if there is something special happening later on, such as fireworks, then I would stay later. We discuss your day in detail at the pre-wedding meeting and I issue a timed outline of the day from a photographic perspective which ensures that you know exactly what will happen, and when. How far will you travel? I cover weddings throughout the UK and overseas. All travel expenses within the mainland UK are paid for by me. I will also pay the cost of an overnight stay if that is required. I am getting married abroad, how far will you travel and what will it cost? I will travel world-wide. My usual fee plus album down payment is chargeable for the wedding day itself. If you require additional coverage on other days then there is a fee for this which is dependent on your requirements. All travel and accommodation expenses will either be charged at cost plus VAT if I settle the bill or can be purchased/settled directly by you. Depending on the territory there is a subsistence charge to cover food and incidental expenses. This is usually in the region of £80 per day or part thereof that I am absent from the UK. Any chargeable expenses (e.g. excess luggage, necessary inoculations etc.) are invoiced at cost plus VAT. For overseas weddings I expect to arrive a minimum of 24 hours in advance of the wedding in order to familiarise myself with the location and become acclimatised to the weather and time zone. If the wedding is outside Western Europe then I would usually travel with an assistant for whom travel and accommodation expenses must be met. An additional fee may be payable for the assistant's time if he/she is to provide additional photographic coverage at your request. I am having a very large wedding; can you supply an additional photographer? Yes. Usually I can cover weddings of all sizes quite satisfactorily on my own, however, there are instances where the requirement to be in two places at once means that an additional photographer can be advantageous. However, I will only work with selected photographers, so early reservation is important to ensure I can provide this service if required. How many photographs will you take? There is no fixed number as each wedding is different and you shouldn't confuse quantity with quality! The determining factors are usually the number of locations, the time between the ceremony and the wedding breakfast, and the number of guests; I try to capture each guest or couple at least once. You can expect to have over 400 pictures to choose from, but at larger weddings which have an early start I quite often take over 500. We like the informal reportage style but will you take some more formal group pictures? Yes! A few formal groups of the key members of the family and bridal party are often important to my clients. I take these as quickly as possible with the minimum of fuss. This is discussed in detail at the pre-wedding meeting in order to ensure that this can be completed painlessly, in the minimum time: how many, who will be in the groups, when and where they will be taken. Usually formal groups take no longer than 15 minutes and I recommend restricting the 'line-ups' to a minimum, offering fun groups - particularly of your friends, bridesmaids and ushers - later in the day when everyone is more relaxed and stressful events, like the speeches, are out of the way. Do we need to give you a meal? Yes please! As I am with you all day I need something to keep me going! I normally expect to eat the same meal as your guests. When I do so, I will take photographs of the food so you have a record of it. Many clients invite me to eat with their guests at one of the tables, but this is not necessary and I am happy to eat in another room nearby. Obviously I need to be fairly close in order to be on hand to photograph the speeches and cutting of the cake. If I'm not eating with your guests then the caterers need to be made aware that I should receive each course at the same time as you so that I am not still eating when I am needed to take photographs! Do you use digital or film? Both! I still feel that black and white pictures are best taken on black and white film. However, digital has some fantastic advantages over film in certain conditions, particularly in low light. So the answer is that I take the best of both systems and use them to create a fabulous selection of images. All film images are scanned for presentation purposes and for displaying on the web in your online album.

About your album and after the wedding How many photographs should we have in our album? Most clients choose between 120 and 180 pictures in their album. It's entirely up to you. Albums are designed to tell the story of the day, and this can be done with as few or as many pictures as you wish. How big will our Album be and how many pages will it have? Each album is unique and is designed around the pictures you choose. Details of flowers, or the dress for example, are often featured as small 'accents' while the section containing your portraits may feature larger pictures. If you choose to include lots of pictures of friends, then I might design a single spread that encapsulates the drinks reception using small 3" x 2" images. The album I design for you will take into account which pictures you would How much extra should we budget to spend on our album? On average, my clients spend an additional £500 - £1000 on their album. Your parents can have small replicas of your album. These start from £250. When do we get to see our photographs? We meet up as soon as possible after your return from honeymoon to go through your pictures and choose your album. Your pictures are presented as a slideshow and set to music; a fantastic way to re-live the day. You get a copy of the presentation on a CD-ROM (which runs on a PC) to keep. How long will the album take? Once you have chosen the pictures for your album I design it and send a layout to you for approval. Usually your album will take 6 - 8 weeks from approval to delivery. How do we get our album? If you live locally I will usually deliver the album in person, but if this is not possible and you are unable to collect it, I can arrange for it to be couriered to you. There is a small charge for delivery. Albums can also be sent overseas. Can our parents choose different pictures for their album? Parents can either choose pictures via the internet, or alternatively, I am very happy to visit your parents to help them make their album selection. Parents albums ordered via the internet have a simple pricing structure: £250 for a 12" square album plus the album print price per photograph included. Alternatively, they can chose from the same options you have and I can prepare an individual quotation. When will our pictures be available on the internet? Your pictures are usually available on line within 48 hours of our meeting. If you are going to be away on honeymoon for a long time I can put the pictures up for you to see before we meet. Access to the online album is by password only, and you control to whom you give the password. Most of my clients include details of the online album with their thank you cards. I can supply wording for this. Do I have to have an album? Either of the two albums I offer will give you a fantastic record of the day. Both albums are made to order around the pictures you choose and will be designed using a variety of sizes and shapes with attention given to each individual image. They are fabulous to look at, and are not the sort of album you can buy in a shop because each one is bespoke - truly an investment for a lifetime. Can we have additional copies of the CD-ROM? Yes. Copies of the CD-ROM, with or without the reference numbers for each image are available for a nominal £5 each. If you would like to give a copy of the CD as a gift it can be put in a special case with a 5" square photograph of your choice for £24.99. Postage and packing is £1.99. How long will you keep the negatives? All negatives and files are kept indefinitely. If you r album is damaged it can be repaired if possible or replaced, as accurate records are kept of each album ordered. However, the cost of replacing an album means that I strongly advise that your Album is insured on your home contents policy. Additional services What is the Gift List and how do my friends access it? Many of my clients have already set up their homes and find it difficult to think of reasonably priced gifts for friends to buy. The option to contribute to your wedding album offers your friends a chance to assist you in getting the album you really want. Gift vouchers can be purchased in denominations of £5.00 on line via credit card, meaning that your friends can spend what they can afford. To purchase, friends go to the Gift List section of my site and follow the instructions. You can determine how the maximum value of vouchers that can be purchased for you, but they have no time limit and can be used later for additional reprints, framing or indeed photos from a later portrait, pregnancy or baby shoot! What framing options to you offer? I offer a complete framing service. Many clients have one or more enlargements framed or reproduced as a modern, frame-free canvas print. Favourite options are multi-frames, where 3, 9 or 12 prints are displayed. Framing charges start from £2 per inch (frame dimensions). Can we have thank you cards printed? I can provide two options for thank you cards. You can either have cards printed or you can opt for hand-made cards featuring an actual photographic print. Prices start from £2.50 per card. I've heard about signature mats; can you do these? As an alternative to a Guest Book I can provide a mat containing a framed print from your pre-wedding shoot (or leaving room for a wedding picture) which your friends can sign on the day.