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WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY PRICING

I appreciate being considered to photograph your wedding.  Listed below you will find "Package Pricing" and "A la carte pricing" options, depending upon your interests. And, if you see something in a Package that appeals to you, but would like to modify it, by all means, let's consider the possibilities!!!

Package pricing...

I offer four wedding photography packages for your consideration. I photograph your wedding with two types of cameras - very high quality digital cameras, primarily for casual moments (preparations, arrivals, ceremony and after ceremony occasions), and medium-format film cameras for your formal portraits. As a part of each package, I will provide you secure & private website hosting so that everyone you choose can view your portraits, and all of the photographs taken with my digital cameras are provided to you on a CD/DVD.

In addition to the above package pricing, travel will also be included, specific to your location. For weddings within Dane County, travel is free.

A la carte pricing...

My base price is about $2500, plus Wisconsin and Dane County Sales tax (5.5%), and that's for about six hours of wedding day coverage. If you would like more or less coverage, my wedding day rate is $225/hr and I adjust my rate to your needs. In addition, the other major factor that I consider is driving distance from my studio to your wedding. If you're in Dane County, Wisconsin, then the driving costs are included in the base figure.

The basic products that I provide to you after your wedding are CDs or DVDs of digital photographs that are taken by me. I also load most all of your film photographs and about a quarater of the digital photographs to a private, password-protected website, for you to share with family and friends. When I photograph your wedding, I use a very high quality medium-format film camera so that you receive very rich and beautiful, high-quality photographs that can readily be printed to 16"x20" and larger. As I shoot informal moments, such as dressing, arrivals, the ceremony, reception, etc., I use a high-quality digital camera. Through this combination, you'll receive hundreds of photographs from your special day.

Other items that wedding couples frequently consider and that I offer are:

Digital Albums - A new service that I'm offering is digital video albums. An example can be found at this link: Wedding Videos

Prices for this work are variable, but typically costs ~$500. With a digital album, you'll be able to readily share your "video" with family and friends through YouTube, MySpace, Google Video and a wide variety of other video-sharing services. You'll also have the ability to send copies to family & friends. A Digital Wedding Album can be readily distributed for your convenience and that of everyone around you. In addition, if there's special music or audio that you'd like to have accompany your video, it's very likely that we can also make that happen, within international copyright requirements. And, once the video is produced, it can be readily exported to a variety of formats, whether you'd like to have a small version to display on a website, or a large version for your big screen television! Please have a look at the wedding video and let's see what we can make happen for you!

Printed Albums - prices range from $50 for a simple album of proof prints to >$3000 for unique, hard-bound printed books that cover the range of my shooting at your wedding.

Basic Album:
This is the type of album most frequently requested, and it consists of a simple album with photographs inserted; this is basically a proof album. Price, ~$50.

Mid-Range:
Here, there are a few options. The basic appearance and approach is that of a printed, hardcover book. One of the advantages of this approach is that it's relatively easy to produce multiple quantities. As an example, a twenty-page album might contain several formal poses, as well as various informal photographs taken from your wedding day. Options here are an 8x10 album (portrait or landscape), and 13x11 landscape album. Production time requires a couple of months after your wedding, and very likely longer. I've used this option with clients and we were all pleased with the results. Price range from ~$200 to ~$750.

High-Quality:
Now, the options unfold even more - higher quality paper and different types; silk or leather covers; smaller & larger sizes; quantity discounts (20%); parent books, calendars and pocket books. The options here are so wide that it's much easier to meet and discuss these, rather than to try to write about them. But one way to help you better understand these options is to view my supplier's website: GraphiStudios    Prices range from ~$500 to ~$3000.

Engagement Photo Session - My basic fee for shooting an engagement session is $100 (plus sales tax) if I also shoot your wedding, or $200 (plus sales tax) for an engagement session only.

Please consider these possibilities, and let's set up a time to meet and discuss your wedding photography needs. I sincerely believe that you'll find my service before, during and after your wedding will be wonderful!

If you would like to see a sample Wedding Contract, please feel free to download it by using this link: Sample Wedding Contract