CHOOSING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER
Q: What is your photography style? We are documentary style wedding photographers. This means that there is very little posing. Instead, we use prompts and suggestions to help foster natural moments that evoke emotion and that is what we capture. We look for actions, reactions, and emotions and capture the day from a variety of angles and vantage points. We are focused on not only the couple but on their friends and families, for a full and complete story.
What is your editing style? / Do you provide extreme touch ups? To us editing means that your images are adjusted for color, exposure, tint, and contrast as well as processed with our signature rich and warm color style. With this, a gentle skin softening edit is included as well as natural highlights and shadow enhancements and make sure to take out too many distractions to create a full result. In the editing process, we review all images twice, with 2 different sets of eyes, to ensure consistency and quality.
Editing ends where retouching starts – retouching is what magazine covers where bodies and skin are artificially manipulated and enhanced in ways that change the reality of the day. We do not remove background images, seams on clothing, natural skin, clothing straps nor do we change people’s body shape, “swap heads” or provide airbrushing of skin. The nature of documentary photography is that beauty is found in the everyday moments; if you feel like your images may require manipulation beyond what is naturally occurring, documentary style photography may not actually be the best fit for you.
Your wedding photos are a reflection of reality – the way you looked, the way it felt, the moments in between that are full of imperfection and authenticity. Ethically, we do not approach wedding photography like a fashion photoshoot, rather as a celebration of love and think you, your guests and your wedding day, are worth celebrating just as they are. In terms of both posing and editing styles, We make every effort to keep our images timeless, documentary, classic, beautiful, and decidedly neutral — no crazy poses, no extreme retouching.
Q: Can we ask for a different editing style other than your own? While we are happy to gather inspiration photos and styles from you for your special day. We do not mimic the style of other photographers, and recommend that that if you do love a certain photographers work, that you reach out directly to them as it is a reflection of their work, and no other photographer would be able to yield the same results.
BEFORE
YOUR BIG DAY
Q: How far in advance should we be booking? We recommend at least 3 months prior so we can ensure we have your date available. That being said shoot us an email and we can always see if we can accomodate.
Q: Should I book for a full day or half? It really depends on the kind of wedding festivities and structure. We offer full day wedding packages that are 8-10 hours with one photographer as well as with second shooters. We also offer smaller packages for half day coverage under 6 hours. For a standard wedding day coverage you probably want to book the full day to ensure everything is captured. This also takes into account travel time between various locations, and wedding party and family photos. On the other hand if you are planning a smaller scale wedding, and don’t have a wedding party or getting ready photos you may want to consider partial day coverage.
Every wedding day event and couple is different and we are always happy to help you figure out how much coverage you may need to fulfill your wedding photography dreams!
THE DAY OF
Q: I don’t know how to pose, like I am so awkward.
Don’t worry, we will work around your comfort zone and ensure you and your S/O are feeling great. If you don’t know any specific poses that’s okay we can guide you through it as we go. We love to capture the couples personality so tell us your favourite genre and we can even blast your favourite playlist!
Q: What is your Cancellation, Rescheduling and Refund Policy If 2020 has taught us anything, it's that things out of our control happen all the time. If for some reason you need to cancel, please let us know immediately and we will try our best to accommodate you, and get you rescheduled.
Q: We want specific photos to be taken of us / family can we send you a list?
Absolutely! We have a special get to know the couple initial consultation where we are able to gather specific information about who and what to photograph on the day of. Additionally, we send through a questionnaire that includes q’s about who the main contact will be so you and your S/O don’t have to worry about a thing! We also recommend sending us a few of your favourite inspo shots or poses so we can refer to them for inspiration when photographing the both of you.
AFTER THE FESTIVITIES
Q: When and where can we view our pictures? We know you guys are so excited to get your hands on some sneak peaks of your special day, and that is why we try to send you a sneak peak of 10-20 photos within the first 3 week of coverage. From there we will have your album in order from our season and no later than 3 months past your event. Once your photos are ready, you will receive a link to a password protected online photo gallery that has all of the finished photos from your wedding day. This gallery has an option to batch download all of your images as high-resolution digital files and web-sized files as well. You also have the option to download photos individually, as well as a shareable link which is a great way to share the images from your wedding with family and friends.
Q: How long do I keep your online gallery hosted? Our retention policy is this: we keep them on our hosted online gallery service for 6 months from the gallery delivery date. But don’t worry we totally get that life gets in the way, and if requested we are happy to extend it for a month or two till you’re able to download all your special photos. Once the 6 month time period has elapsed the gallery will no longer be accessible online. But don’t fret, the gallery has an option to batch download all of your images as high-resolution digital files and web-sized files as well.
Q: Do you share our photos online / why do you need to do this? With our clients consent, yes we do share photos to our online portfolios. We post with discretion and do not post photographs that may cause the client discomfort. Second, to Answer the “why” behind this question requires you to think about the process for hiring your wedding photographer. Typically it requires scrolling through many photographers while browsing hundreds of photography portfolios gathered from their previous weddings. You then narrow this search and are able to see more samples from their weddings until one connects with your vibe and you are finally able to make a decision about who you would like to photograph one of the most important days of your life thus far. You are only able to make your final decision because of the previous clients who agreed to allow their wedding photographer to use their images for self promotion. If you absolutely do not want any photos shared from your wedding coverage that can be accomodated, and does have a fee to account for the loss of marketing content that we lose from not being able to share our work.