Documentary, with a clean editorial look. I stay unobtrusive through most of the day and step in for brief portrait direction when it’s useful. We also photograph formal family portraits, though we keep the list to twelve groupings or fewer when possible, so the documentary coverage doesn’t get crowded out.

Sometimes, depending on availability. If budget is a concern, reach out and we’ll talk through what’s possible.

As soon as you have a date. We book on a first-come basis and can’t hold dates without a signed contract and retainer. Most couples book within a year of the wedding, some as close as a month out, some more than a year in advance.

A $2,000 retainer secures your date and goes toward the total. The remaining balance is due one month before the wedding, by check or cash.

No. To be fair to everyone, we can’t hold dates without a retainer and signed contract.

Nikon, top of the line, with full backups. We also use a range of lighting and reflectors throughout the day.

Yes, and we strongly encourage them. Most packages include one. It’s useful for both of us: you get a sense of how I give direction, and I get a sense of how you move and what works for you. Think of it as a low-stakes rehearsal before the wedding portraits. You’ll also come away with images you can use for save-the-dates, invitations, or just to hang on the wall.

Yes. Our albums are designed as coffee table books, printed directly on the pages, and built to last. We design them ourselves with the same attention we give the editing.

We deliver fully edited, high-resolution files. Raw files are available to purchase separately for $1000, delivered on an external hard drive. The editing is where a significant part of the work happens, and the finished files reflect that.

Some collections include one. If yours doesn’t, you can add one from our à la carte menu. An assistant is worth considering for larger weddings, both for coverage from multiple angles and for off-camera lighting.

Yes, we do take formal family portraits. After all, for many this is one of the rare opportunities at which the whole or most of the extended family gathers together. We encourage the couple to think of the groupings for the posed family images a few weeks before the wedding.

Please remember that the signature of our coverage is photo-journalistic, and a very long list of groupings might prevent from covering the event in a documentary fashion. We suggest that the list of groupings does not go beyond twelve (if possible).

We’d appreciate it. A ten-plus hour day goes better for everyone when we eat. If you can include us in the meal plan at the same time as your guests, we’ll be in better shape for the rest of the evening.

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