details, tips, and answers
experience
Now that you're officially booked (hell yeah!!), I'd love to get to know you and your partner a little more so that I can learn how to best serve you when it comes time for your wedding day and/or engagement session. You can do this by filling out the "Did We Just Become Best Friends" Questionnaire.
step 01: get to know you!
While optional, but strongly encouraged, planning your engagement session is the next step in the process. If you need, I will help you find a location, give you tips on what to wear, and direct you when in front of the camera if needed. This way you can see what it's like to create some bombass portraits of you and your partner before the big day.
step 02: Engagement session
Throughout our entire time together, we will be working as planning partners. I have crafted a Wedding Planning Guide exclusively for all my couples to help them along no matter where they are in the wedding planning process. Inside you'll find all kinds of tips, tricks and knowledge to help you plan effectively.
step 03: Utilize your Wedding Guide
Once you start to get all your planning details in a row, make sure to share what you've decided on with me so I can be fully prepared for your celebration. We can also begin building a timeline for your wedding to get a rough idea of how your day will unfold.
step 04: The Details Come Together
Roughly 15 to 45 days prior to your celebration date (dependent on the type of wedding you've chosen) we will finalize a timeline for your day. It will also be around then that you will decide what time you'd like for your photography coverage to start.
step 05: Timeline finalization
This is it! You get to marry the love of your life! I want you to be fully present on your wedding day; to feel safe enough to express yourself freely and live in each moment as they unfold throughout the day. I'll unobtrusively follow along to document all the things big and small that you'll be able to look at later one, and feel the same way all over again.
step 06: Have the best freakin' day ever
If something changes in your wedding plans, don't stress too hard! I'm more than willing to be as flexible as possible to ensure that you get the wedding portraits that you want. These are insecure times, feel secure that I'm in your corner.
Changes happen
Don't forget that you will have a payment on your package due midway between your date of booking and your wedding date. You can always view upcoming payments in your contract.
Mid-Project Payment
If you're opting for an engagement session, def get in touch sooner rather than later on what date or time of year you were thinking so we can get you scheduled. I reserve Sunday - Thursday for engagement sessions.
Engagement session
key things to remember:
here's to the good that you found & the great that awaits.
The raw, unedited images are not available for viewing or purchase. This is because they are unfinished art—my editing process is what creates the images you see across my website and my socials.
06. Do you provide raw image files.
When you're previewing your gallery online, yes, they will be watermarked. But when you download them, your images will be watermark-free.
05. Are our digital images watermarked?
During the peak months of June through October, it will take an estimated 1-2 weeks after your wedding before your finished gallery is delivered to your inbox. That being said, I'm just as excited to see your finished images as you are—so you may see them much sooner.
04. How long does it take before we get our photos?
Oh lawd, no. And trust me you don't want every photo I take. Sometimes I manage to take photos of my feet as I swap from one camera body to the next. No, you'll get all the best photos from your day, I promise.
03. Will you deliver every photo you take?
Short answer, most likely. All National Parks and nearly all State Parks require a Special Events Permit to have your ceremony there. Make sure to look at your location's requirements.
02. We're eloping at "x" location—will we need a permit?
If you have booked an engagement session, getting on the schedule sooner rather than later is never a bad thing. Don't wait until 60 days before your celebration to reach out!
01. When should we reach out about scheduling our engagement session?
Have a question about your experience? I've got an answer! And if you don't see your question here, please reach out via email: heythere@donnamariephotoco.com.