FAQ's

 


Style
As a Professional Wedding Photographer I aim to provide an unobtrusive, relaxed and friendly service.  My feminine approach helps me to understand the female need for detail as its important to capture things like the tiny flowers in the hair, the elegance of the back of a dress and the delicateness of bridal slippers.  I adopt a mixture of styles, mostly photojournalistic; a small section of formals; as well as fine art photos to capture the essential details of the day.  I cover the story of the day of all the natural smiles friendly interaction with little interference, and the section of ''prompted'' formal group photos ensures everyone is kept happy (especially the mothers and grandmothers).  With this style you are presented with a lovely story book album of natural smiles, raw emotion and heart felt romance of your wedding day. 

By having a fully digital system I can offer you the extra benefits of selecting your favorite photos in color, black and white or sepia with no limitation on creative effects. The quality of the photos are superb with a crisp, clear and a simply beautiful finish.  In addition, a digital system offers special extras such a a DVD slideshow of all your photos set to music, viewing on a large projected screen, previewing of your album layouts and digital montages of your album pages.

Type of Coverage
As a Professional wedding photographer I cover the festivities from the excited preparations at the brides home, through the formals, reception, the speeches, the cutting of the cake and the first dance.  Coverage for your rehearsal dinner and gift opening are also available. I only ever book one wedding on a single day so you can rest assured I will be dedicating my entire day to your special day!

I don't place a limit on the number of photos I take on the day but simply take as many as I feel will cover the days festivities, while accounting for what you would like me to include.  I feel its important to tell the story of the romance of a wedding day as once the day is over it can never be recaptured.

As a Professional wedding photographer I aim to offer a personal service tailored uniquely to your needs so at the end of the day you will get a package designed especially for you. I offer a variety of packages so I am sure you will find a package suitable to your needs, tastes and budget.

I cover my immediate areas of North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as the whole of the USA as a destination wedding photographer .  Travel costs are inclusive for a radius of 60 miles of the city of Charlotte.  I am also available to cover all areas outside my 60 mile radius at a nominal travel charge per mile.

I also offer services as a destination wedding photographer covering a wider area throughout the USA and United Kingdom with special packages. Whether you want a romantic beach wedding, an idyllic island setting, or an ancient landmark setting; I'm available for travel to your special day.
Free Consultation
I can appreciate how important your wedding day is to both of you, and how much planning is involved in making your special day just right.  In order for me to best determine your needs I offer a free consultation where that is convenient to the both of you.

I will be delighted to show you samples of my work to enable you to see for yourself the quality and style of my photography.  We will also have the opportunity to discuss the various packages available so we can tailor make a package to suit your individual requirements and budget.  Your unique tastes and needs are taken into account and if there is something in my packages that you would like to add or omit, please let me know and we can design a package especially for you!

As a Professional wedding photographer I offer a free consultation within a 60 mile radius of the city of Charlotte.  For a consultation in any other area throughout North Carolina all I charge is extra mileage charged at cost.
Packages
Every one of my stylish packages is fully inclusive of all of the following extensive services:
  • Complimentary consultation to discuss all your wedding needs.
  • Complimentary Engagement Portrait Session with every collection.
  • Complimentary custom CD slideshow set to music of all your collection of wedding images.
  • Complimentary personal website of the entire collection of your big day for you and your guests to relive the excitement of your special day.
  • Complimentary photojournalism, black and white and fine art images taken.
  • Every collection includes a Portrait Credit worth between $1200-$4000 for you to use toward a personalized wedding album, prints, bridal portraits, enlargements etc.
  • Complimentary image retouching of all images included in your album.
  • Complimentary album design with each wedding album purchased.
Album Choices
I offer the world renowned exclusive album range by Queensberry New Zealand, and Italian hand made albums by Mario Acerboni.  There is a large range of styles to choose from, and the finished quality and number of photos you would like is personalized for each album.  After you return from honeymoon you will be invited to attend a viewing appointment where we will relive the excitement of the day by viewing all your images projected on a large screen in a slideshow format set to music.  Together we will look through the entire collection of images while making the hard decision of selecting the photos for your album.

I like to custom design your album layout selecting the right image sizes and placement for maximum artistic effect, but at the same time I'm more than open to any suggestions or preferences you may have.  At the end of the day you want an album you can treasure for years to come!

Album Layouts
Browse through my examples of the different designs of album page layouts:



Queensberry
Manufacturers of Albums of Distinction

Complimentary Engagement Shoot
As an icebreaker and so we can get to know each other a little better, I offer a complimentary Engagement Portrait Shoot for all my packages that can be conducted at your very own wedding venue (or at my professional portrait studio).  This is great way for us to get to know each other and it also gives us the chance to explore the photographic opportunities of your wedding venue.  At the end of your engagement shoot you will be invited to a no obligation viewing appointment where you can select your favorite images either to use it in your wedding stationery (such as for your order of service, menu covers, invitations) or to simply hang on your wall.  One of the images taken at your engagement shoot will be used to print your complimentary guest website invitation cards that will be given to your guests on your wedding day, inviting them to login to my website and view the photos from your special day.

Bridal Portraits
As a Professional wedding photographer I also offer the service of creating stunning bridal portraits.  Whether you prefer a studio or outdoor location, together we will create beautiful, artistic and stylish images that will be the talk of the town.  Bringing out your natural beauty is what I do best and by offering something unique, you and your family will be pleased with the results for years to come.  Your favorite images can be presented in either a framed wall portraits or printed on stretched canvas.  It is advisable to plan your Bridal Portrait Shoot 6-8 weeks before your wedding so that your portrait will be ready in time for you to display on your big day.

Your Investment
I have various options available to suit all needs and my fully inclusive packages start from $3,900 for a uniquely personalized service (includes a portrait credit for you to select your preferred album).  Alternatively, I have a ''You Choose'' package that allows you to build your own personalized package tailored around your own tastes.

Testimonials
Read what my clients have to say about their experiences........  For more click here

‘’We couldn’t wait to tell you how grateful we are for the amazing job you did at our wedding.  You were an absolute star at every stage of the day, right from helping me with the fiddly buttons on my dress, cheering us up in the rain, and staying long into the night.  We are so excited to see the photos.’’  (Mr. & Mrs. Cobb, bridal couple)

‘’I would also like to thank you for the brilliant wedding photography service that you provided.  We are absolutely delighted with the photographs - the posed shots are great and the photojournalistic shots really captured the happiness of the day and how much everyone enjoyed themselves.  As you know, we really struggled to choose only 80 photographs! We were also very pleased with your relaxed style and many of our guests also commented this and how nice it was not to have a photographer shouting and bossing everyone around!  I would be happy to recommend your services to many of my friends who are now getting married! (Mrs. Saunders, bride)

‘’We’ve been looking at the pictures on your internet site and are really pleased with them. You were very efficient and unobtrusive on the wedding day and it all went really well.’’ (Mrs. Robb, mother of the bride).

''We have looked at the photos which are beyond our expectations!  The photos are really lovely and you should be very proud of your work.'' (Mrs. Lyons, mother of the bride).

''The photos are absolutely fantastic!  We, along with my parents, have been glued to the internet site all weekend looking at them.  In addition, many of our guests have commented on how good the photos are - and especially how impressed they were with the way that you handled the photography throughout the day!  So thank you very much for doing such a fabulous job - it was a great pleasure to share our day with you! '' (Mrs. Herod, Bride)

Please read a client review of my services.

Qualifications
I am a member of the following Professional Photographic Associations you are assured of quality and a professional service:
Availability
As a dedicated Professional Wedding photographer I only ever devote myself to one wedding per day and one wedding per weekend so you are assured of my undivided attention. I feel this is an important part of making my service as personal as possible as I do not believe in being a photographer who simply churns through the numbers.  By limiting the number of weddings that I undertake, I am fully prepared and focused so that I can offer you my very best as a creative professional on the special day you have taken so many months to plan.  I am honored and privileged to be part of your special day and I pride myself in knowing each and everyone of my clients by name, so you will feel very well taken care of.

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Equipment
All the photographs I take are on the latest high specification digital cameras and on every assignment I carry at least two cameras, three lenses and endless amount of memory so you can rest assured I come fully equipped!  By having a fully digital system I can offer you the extra benefits of selecting your favorite photos in color, black and white or sepia with no limitation on creative effects. The quality of the photos are superb with a crisp, clear and a simply beautiful finish.  In addition, a digital system offers special extras such a a DVD slideshow of all your photos set to music, viewing on a large projected screen, previewing of your album layouts and digital montages of your album pages.

Tips
For a good guideline of the important things to consider when deciding on your wedding photography please read an article I wrote called A Wedding Photography Guide.  Browse my Links section for helpful information  and useful supplier contacts.