Congratulations on your engagement. We are here to
put your mind at ease about your big day. Below we
have added the next steps that lead up to your big day.
Wedding Bells
1. Consultation
2. Booking
3. Engagement Session
4. Engagement Party
5. Three weeks before big day
6. Two weeks before big day
7. We're here! It's your big day!
8. After ceremony
We can't wait to meet you in person to discuss how we can make your wedding day special and give you
memories to treasure forever.
1. Consultation
We thank you in advance for considering us to capture your big day. During this face-to-face meeting, we want to help you get to know us and we want to get to know you. How did you all meet? Where will you exchange your vows? So you have colors in mind for your big day? Who's your planner? What style of
photography do you like?
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2. Booking
Once you choose us to capture your day, we'll send you an invoice and contract which will lay out in detail the coverage you'll receive. To secure your date, we ask for a $500 retainer fee. The balance is due three weeks before your big day.
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3. Engagement Session
This is complimentary if we are chosen to shoot your wedding. We want to help you at every step of this process. During this session, if you added a video package, we will ask you all a few questions about how you meant and what you like about each other to be added to the video. We want to showcase your unique styles, we can shoot a theme at any location in the area or our of state (for a fee if outside of D.C. area.)
• Best to wear outfits that match or compliment each other.
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4. Engagement Party
Yes, we can cover this as well for you. If you add this, we will take pictures throughout the event. which will include photos of your guests, decorations, gifts if handed out etc. If covering this, we ask that you fill out a shot list sheet that we will provide to ensure we capture the shots you need.
• Best to wear outfits that match or compliment each other.
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5. Three weeks before big day
Final payment is due. After receiving your final payment, we'll email you your invoice marked paid in full.
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6. Two weeks before big day
We will meet again with you at the venue to go over last minute details. We will need your wedding day agenda, possibly a list of vendors and contact info (if we post photos on social media, we love to tag them), shot list and to go over proposed locations for bridal party shots. We would need to know who will pick out who will point out the family members that we need pictures of during reception.
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7. We're here! It's your big day!
Just relax and be in the moment, we will capture it. Because we were able to know when you plan to get ready and where, we are here documenting everything without you worrying when will we arrive. During the ceremony, you won't even know where there. We are trained combat camera operators, we move in silence. We here to capture your lovely nuptials, the officiants kind words of wisdom and the moment everyone is waiting for... the kiss.
a. After the ceremony, we will escort you, your new spouse and the rest of your bridal party to the site we picked out during our walk through for photos. This is your chance to breathe and take photos with both sets of parents, groomsmen and bridesmaids.
b. Once we take photos of you both with them, we will capture photos of you two together. During this time, we don't want to spend a lot of time posing you. We would rather get shots of you two interacting with one another during this special time.
c. Now we are back at your reception, let's party! Dance in if you want the crowd is there to celebrate this day with you. We'll get it all on camera. We already know the agenda but are ready at a moment's notice if something changes.
d. The night is coming to an end as you bid your guests goodbye in your special way, as we capture the last kiss of the evening.
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8. After the ceremony
You'll receive a few photos as part of a sneak peak. If you chose to add video, we'll also send a mini highlight if this was added to your package. Less than two months later, you'll receive your gallery and get a chance to choose your prints and the draft of your album (if selected). Your final video will be sent as well via digital and DVD. Once you are happy with your keepsakes, we'll schedule a date for you to pick them up in-person so that we can properly thank you again for choosing us to be part of your day.
