faq

What is your wedding photography style?
I want your photographs to tell the story of your wedding day. The major events…when you kiss for the first time as husband and wife, and the minor elements…the way the train of your dress scallops as it lays on the floor. I like to get in the middle of the action, without being obtrusive. When your wedding day is over, the only thing left are your memories and your photographs. I want them to take you back to your special day and allow you relive your memories and experience the emotions over again.

Do you use flash during the ceremony?
Short answer: no. For one thing, most sanctuaries forbid the use of flash during the ceremony. Another reason is you have picked this place and set it up with a certain “look”. I remember for my wedding day, my husband and I spent a lot of time figuring out how we wanted our church lit. With the dim lighting, hundreds of white Christmas lights and Natalie Cole singing in the background, we were able to create the romatic feeling we both wanted during our ceremony. The lighting, the ambience and the atmosphere are all things that I want you to be able to see and feel in your photographs. *Please note, if there is absolutely no way I can get a clear shot…and we are talking dead of night dark…then you and I can discuss what our lighting options will be.

Do you carry backup equipment?
Always.

How soon can we see our photographs?
Since I personally edit each and every photo you see, your photos will be ready for viewing in your password-protected gallery about two weeks after your wedding day. I will post sneak peeks on my blog usually a couple days after your wedding day and will send you an email letting you know they are online.

How long do family formals take? Can we take them before the wedding?
OK, I know that most people loathe these pictures, but how often do you have your entire family together and just how many pictures do you have of the entire family…together? I think these pictures are great for the generations to come (how else will your niece know that she has your Great Aunt Susie’s nose?) and they should be taken. So, I do them – fast. On average this can take about 25-35 minutes. I like to schedule them early enough before the ceremony so that the bride and groom have time before the ceremony to just relax.

First Meeting?
Traditionally, a bride and groom do not see each other before the wedding.  If this is your choice, we will take as many of the formal pictures before the ceremony that do not include both of you.  Right after the ceremony we’ll get back together and finish taking the formal pictures.  I’ll do my best to get you to your guests as quickly as possible.  The other option, which is becoming quite a trend today is what some people call the “first meeting.”  We will schedule a time for just the bride and groom to meet before the ceremony.  What’s great about this option is…A-you get to see each other for the first time in a quiet, intimate setting, B-we can get great photographs of you together, captured in the moment and anticipation of what comes next, C-we can get all the formal shots done so that once the ceremony is over you can focus on celebrating with your friends and family.