For the first Tell Me..Thursday post, I am posting a few select questions from the FAQ section of my site. Many people who visit my site typically goes through the galleries, and them jump to my contact form pretty quickly, not knowing that there are a slew of resources under the “For Your Information” tab. So the next the time you visit my site, be sure to check out that section! In the meantime, here are 3 questions that I’ve gotten in the past, and are also one of the many questions listed in my FAQ:
HOW MANY PHOTOS WILL I GET? WILL I GET ALL THE PHOTOS THAT YOU TOOK?
This can vary greatly depending on the number of hours of coverage, how many events are happening during the day, the number of in-formals you wanted, and whether there is a 2nd shooter. A standard 8 hour wedding can have anywhere from 400 to 700 UNIQUE images (if you include black & white copies of the same image, you’ll likely end up with 700-1,000 images). Longer coverage, additional wedding customs and formalities (e.g., sand ceremony, tea ceremony) will have more images. Some brides prefer not to have the photographer there while they are getting ready – this will reduce the number of images. Simpler/shorter ceremonies tend to have fewer images.
Plain and simple — you will not get all of the images that I took in my camera on that day. After your wedding, I filter, edit and process your images, throwing out redundant, out-of-focus and poorly composed images (yes, I GET poorly composed images too! No one is perfect!). Trust me when I say: you don’t want those images!
 WHY DO YOU SAY “IN-FORMALS”?
In my opinion, “formal” family and group photos taken during wedding days have received way too much bad rep for being boring, stale, fake and frustrating. I’m here to change that! As much as we all don’t like lining up and waiting for our names to be called and pictures taken, it is an important part of the wedding day – who knows when your favorite aunts or cousins will gather together again? And what could be a better time – everyone looks great, its a happy occasion, the venue is beautiful.
One important difference – your experience with my formals is going to be casual, fun, and enjoyable. My formals are quick, lightly posed, and absolutely, positively, NO frozen, fake smiles. I often move around when taking group pictures, to get different backgrounds, and usually having a chat with you as you are settling into your position in the photo. Before you even get the chance to stay in position too long, I’m done! Its quick, friendly, easy and fun. Genuine smiles guaranteed! That’s why I call them in-formals!
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HOW MANY HOURS OF PHOTOGRAPHY COVERAGE WOULD I NEED?
 Depends on when your ceremony and reception times are. A good guideline is to start photography at least 2 hours before the ceremony to cover getting ready photos, shoes, rings, decor, flowers and other little details (unless you’re not into these images; in that case, starting 30 minutes – 1 hour before ceremony will do). A good time for end time is 3 hours or more into the dinner. This is usually enough time to cover all the important events, such as cake cutting, toasts, first dances and other important items on the agenda for the night. This means that if you have a 3pm ceremony and 7pm dinner hour (or 6pm cocktail hour), ideal minimum photography coverage would be 1pm through 10pm.
Time between the ceremony and reception is usually occupied with family and wedding party pictures, as well as portraits of just the two of you. If you are having a late ceremony, then plan to have these photos taken before the ceremony. In this case, you’ll want to start photography coverage 2 hours before when you need to be ready for photos. Whatever you do, try to set aside at least 1 hour for family photos, and another hour for wedding party and portraits.
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I hope this was helpful to you! Tomorrow, we have an announcement about our schedule during the month of February and March. If you’ve been communicating with me via email recently, you probably already have this information. Otherwise, please check back tomorrow!
