Custom Wedding Packages
I have a very flexible approach when it comes to wedding photography packages. In fact, I only have one predetermined "package" and that is the base Digital Package that is described below. From there, you can add additional items to customize the package to exactly what you want.
My goal of having custom wedding packages is to offer the most flexibility and value to my brides and grooms. If you don't want an Engagement Shoot, then you shouldn't have to pay for it because it is part of a "package." Every couple, every wedding, and every budget is unique, so let’s create a custom wedding package that is a perfect fit.
I start with the base Digital Package that contains the standard items below. These are the things that I've found the vast majority of couples want.
Free Consultation
I’d like to invite you to come to my office in Camarillo so that we can meet in person and discuss your wedding. This free consultation is my opportunity to understand what you have planned for the day and what you are looking for in your wedding photographer. It is your opportunity to get to know me and my work - I will show you prints, sample albums, and DVD Montages. We can also go through all of the services I provide to come up with a unique package that meets your needs.
Planning Meeting and Site Visits
I believe in good planning and preparation for your wedding day. Some time between a few weeks and a few days before your wedding, we'll get together to go over the details, such as formal shot lists, the schedule of the day, and logistics with the venue or other vendors. I don't want to just show up on your wedding day and react. Rather, I want to be part of the planning process and ready to photograph all those special moments that you create.
The Site Visits are another part of the pre-wedding preparation. If I am not familiar with them, I will always go to the sites where the ceremony will be held, where the formal pictures will be taken, and where the reception will be located. If possible, I'll make these visits at the same time of day as planned for your wedding so that the lighting is consistent. The site visits enable me to plan for equipment and lighting, and gives me a head start on shooting angles and compositions. Often we'll decide where to shoot the formals, for example, by exploring the venue together.
Here is a list of venues where I have worked and/or have current bookings.
Eight Hours of Photography Coverage
One of my primary concerns in photographing your wedding is to capture all of the important activities of the day. Five or six hours is just not enough, so I shoot for a full eight hours on your wedding day. This usually enables me to photograph the bride and/or groom getting ready all the way through the end of the reception. You won't have to worry that your photographer is going to leave early and miss the fun of the reception, especially if you are running behind schedule. More time equals more pictures and more memories!
There is also no limit to the number of pictures that I will take on your wedding day. Typically for an eight hour day, I will provide 600-700 final images to the bride and groom. Again, my goal is to make great photographs that tell the story of your day and I am not concerned about "shooting too much."
Photography Assistant
My assistant’s job is to keep my attention on photographing you and your wedding. He or she will help in numerous ways during the day and is a valuable asset to me so that I can maintain my focus on you. Some of the things my assistant will do include helping to organize and pose formal portraits, helping me with lighting, managing my equipment, and communicating with the other vendors. My assistants have also been known to bustle dresses, get babies to laugh, and otherwise be great fun.
My assistants are photographers as well, so you are also getting a second eye in most situations. One of the options I offer is a second photographer, please see below.
Color and Black & White
I use professional digital photography equipment that results in superb images that can be both color and black and white. This is one the biggest advantages of shooting digitally. Sometimes that one shot of the bride's mother lacing up the dress just looks better in black and white. Other shots of the flower bouquets look fantastic with vibrant, saturated colors.
I will use my judgement and make black and white versions to go with the original color images. Sometimes I will create black and white versions of an entire part of the day, such as the ceremony or the formal portraits. I can also make sepia toned images if you prefer. It's all up to you! On the web site, you just check a box and the image switches back and forth between color and black and white.
Image Retouching
The quality of the images that I create at your wedding is my number one priority. Every image that I deliver to you (all 600-700) has been retouched/edited in Photoshop to some degree. I am very meticulous in the post-production process to ensure that I am delivering consistently high quality images across the whole day. Since you will be getting all of these images as high resolution files (see below), I make sure that they are "print-ready."
View Images and Order Prints Online
I post the images from all of my weddings on my web site with a unique, private address that you can send to your family and friends. This is the easiest way to share the memories of the day, and I usually get the shots on the site in about a month. This replaces and improves upon the "proof album," which can only be in one place at one time!
Your family and friends can order prints directly from my web site using their credit card. These orders come straight to my office and I make the prints myself to ensure the highest quality.
Professional Prints
Speaking of prints, I will make two 8x10s and four 5x7s of images you choose from your wedding. They can be black and white or color or some of both. You have the option of the kind of paper, ranging from glossy to pearl/luster to matte. Of course you can add more prints as part of the base package, or order them after the wedding. Please see below for more information on pricing.
High Resolution Digital Files
You will get all the high resolution digital files that I have created from your wedding. These files are ready to be printed, usually up to a size of 11x14". The digital files are in a format that you can use in an image editing or graphics software, if you choose to make your own prints and/or album. I recommend that you go to a professional photo lab to have your prints made if you choose not to have me make them for you.
Optional Items
All of the items listed above comprise the base Digital Package. All of the items below can be added one at a time until you have the perfect set of services for your wedding.
Engagement Shoot and Print with Signature Mat
There is no better way for us to get to know each other before the wedding than an engagement shoot! Typically we’ll go down to the beach, your favorite park, or a location that is important to you as a couple. We'll spend one hour doing the shoot, I'll then edit and retouch the images and post them to my web site. You then choose your favorite image or images, and I’ll print an 8x10 with a 16x20 signature mat that we’ll put up at the wedding for all your guests to sign. This is always a big hit and you’ll have a great time reading all the comments! You can also use the images for a Save the Date card or magnet, a printed program at the wedding, thank you cards, and more. You also get the digital files, just like you do from the wedding.
Additional Time
While eight hours usually covers the important events of your wedding day, sometimes the early morning makeup and hair appointment all the way to the send off in the limo can be longer. Ideally I would like to be with you all day to capture everything, so the additional time option gives us the flexibility to add hours as needed. Each additional hour that I’m shooting gives you more images for your album, more prints, and more images for your DVD montage.
Second Photographer
Having another photographer to cover your wedding adds a whole new dimension and ensures coverage that is simply not possible with one photographer. Not only can we photograph both the bride and groom getting ready, but we can also photograph the ceremony from different angles and in different styles, we can shoot candids while the formals are being taken, and we can cover the reception in different styles.
As mentioned above, all of my assistants are photographers, and I use them as second photographers. There are two main advantages to this approach: keeping the cost down for the bride and groom and enabling the flexibility of hiring them by the hour for your wedding. For example, let's say that you would like to have a second photographer for the groom getting ready and for the ceremony only. We would add two hours to your custom package and you would have that second photographer at those important moments.
Wedding Album
The formal wedding album is something that you will cherish for the rest of your life. You want it to be a high quality album that is well designed and professionally printed.
There are many options for today’s albums, and I provide two main styles/brands of albums. The first is a flush mount album called Premira. The pictures go all the way to the edge and there is no mat. These are perfect for creating designs with background images and they are great for horizontal panoramas that go across both pages.
The second album is a traditional window mat album called Milano. These come with an embossed cover, sturdy mats, and metal tips on the corners of the pages. You can get white, ivory, or black covers and pages. Milano albums are very professional and they will stand the test of time as the photographic record of your wedding.
The design and production of a wedding album is a collaborative process between you and I. First you choose the style and size of the album you want. Then you choose the images that you want to include, as well as some organization of the images, and I will design the album to tell the story of your wedding day. Before making any prints, however, I will share the design with you through my web site, to ensure that it is what you want. I then make all the prints myself and produce the album for you. This is a higher level of service than you will receive from most photographers, and it results in a quality album that you will be proud of for years to come.
Wedding DVD Montage
A very popular gift and timeless keepsake of your wedding, the Wedding DVD Montage is an interactive slide show of images from your wedding day. This can be played on your DVD player and on your computer, and it comes in a professional DVD case. This price includes 5 copies, with additional copies at $24.95 each.
You will choose images for the DVD Montage just like you do for the wedding album, and you also choose the music. I will design the montage, which will contain 120-150 images and run 10-12 minutes. These are not static "slide shows," but rather I use the "Ken Burns Effect" of zooming in and panning across images to bring them to life.
Come into my office and I will show you some samples on my projector- you have to see it on the big screen to really appreciate the quality and value.
Professional Prints
Every wedding has a few images that really capture the spirit of the day, and these are the ones that you’d like to have framed on your wall or give as gifts. If you’d like to have some additional prints made, then we can add this into the package up front, or we can wait until you have a chance to review the images and then decide.
Pricing
Here is a summary of Fassett Photography pricing:
Digital Package - $1995
Consultation, Planning Meeting, Site Visit
Eight Hours of Photography Coverage
Photography Assistant
Color and Black & White Images
Image Retouching
View Images and Order Prints Online
High Resolution Digital Files
Professional Prints - two 8x10s, four 5x7s
Note: Friday and Sunday weddings during peak season (Mar-Oct) and all off-season weddings (Nov to Feb) are discounted to $1695 for the Digital Package.
Optional Items
Engagement Shoot with Print in Signature Mat - $295
Additional Time - $195/hr
Second Photographer - $750/day or $95/hr
Wedding Album - $995 (Milano 8x8" at 20 pages/40 sides or Premira 10x10" at 15 pages/30 sides)
DVD Montage - $495 (120-150 images, 10-12 mins)
Professional Prints -$30 for 11x14, $20 for 8x10, $10 for 5x7, and $6 for 4x6.
Destination Wedding Package – price varies
Destination weddings are growing in popularity...and why not? Who wouldn't love to fly to Hawaii to get married with their closest friends and families? Clearly there are additional logistics to work out for a destination wedding, so this package has no starting point and is completely customizable. We would sit down and work through the details of exactly what you want and how photography fits into your budget and plans. One great opportunity with a Destination Wedding is to make a DVD Montage of the wedding that can be shown back home at the reception!
If you have any questions or would like to set up an appointment, please contact me.
