Welcome to our Special Packages for Masterpiece Weddings!
Our Wedding Gallery and our Photo Blog
show some examples of our work. Please explore - we hope you enjoy all that you find! WEDDING PACKAGES
THE FULL SHEBANG ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS
Our engagement and portrait session prices are $350 for a 2 hour
session. Please note that there is an additional $100 travel fee for Tampa, Orlando, St. Augustine, and Southern Georgia. Included in our engagement and portrait package is:
WEDDING INFORMATION WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT - BRIDES & GROOMS
We try to keep everything as fun, upfront and easy as possible.
BEFORE THE
WEDDING
So at this point... you've been looking around at wedding
photographer's sites, waiting for pictures to load, mentally creating
a list of a trillion questions to ask, and probably feeling a little
inundated with everything that is wedding photography. Let's face it,
you are probably spending a pretty decent amount of money to pull off
your wedding day but much more important than that, you are
entrusting a photographer to capture your love and reflect your
months and months of planning. So here is how it all goes down...
Step 1: You find us and love our photography and our prices.
You call and talk to Ryan, AKA, the rock. He's relaxed, fun,
easy-going, and principled (professionally and personally he always
fights the good fight for fairness for all and treating people
right.) You'll check dates and tell us a bit about you and your
upcoming wedding. Ask questions and get upfront answers.
Step 2: Coffee/meet each other time! (Kate sneaks in her
coffee and wedding detail addiction here). You need to know us and we
love to know you. In fact, the more comfortable around each other we
are, the better the pictures are. The photographers are your shadows
on your wedding day. It's nice to know and trust us beforehand. Kate
will spring a thousand random wedding questions on you... like what
are your colors, where did you get your invites, who's walking you
down the aisle, etc. She has an unhealthy obsession for this stuff!
You also get to look over our basic contract and discuss the details.
You'll leave having held breath-taking photos in your hand and
knowing that we have normal personalities as well as mad skills.
Step 3: You decide you want to book us. You send the deposit
(1/3 of the overall price to book, 1/3 at the wedding, and 1/3 after
viewing photographs, before receiving digital negatives). We send out
the final contract for you to sign. No surprises, you've seen it all
before. Step 4: We
check in a week or two before the wedding. We go over the final
rundown of the day, tentative schedule, rain plan, etc.
THE
WEDDING DAY EXPERIENCE
We arrive, Ryan in a suit and Kate in all black/dark professional
clothes. We say hello and you get to introduce us to the special
people involved in your day. After that, we discreetly capture your
story as it unfolds.
During the actual wedding our style tends to fall more on the
photojournalism side, documenting the story from the bride and
groom's perspective. Ryan covers the groom's day and Kate covers it
from the bride's perspective. The atmosphere is simply more relaxed
with the men together and women together. Ryan loves
blending into the room and watching the story unfold. Kate loves
capturing your details, those jaw-dropping shots and emotion-filled
moments.
The wedding portraits are the time to get the really
creative, fun shots (don't worry there's plenty of creative, fun
shots taken during the ceremony/reception as well!) Generally the best shots come
from letting you be natural and not posed together. We can give more
direction if desired - but we always steer clear of you looking
unnatural or setup.
Ultimately, your photographs will
tell the story of you two as a couple with our style taking second
fiddle to you. When you look back at your photographs, you will be
torn between rushing to find new wall spots for those jaw-dropping
shots and reliving your wedding day as it truly happened.
AFTER THE
WEDDING
Viewing & Receiving: Your sneak peek appears on the blog
about 1 to 2 weeks after the wedding day. Within 6 to 8 weeks, you'll
get an email telling you that your online gallery is up and running!
It'll be password protected and allow you, your friends and your
family to easily view and order prints. About a week or two after
that you will receive a copy of your high-quality digital negatives
in JPEG format on CDs/DVDs.
Photo Storage:
During the wedding we keep each
series of photographs. There are two of us, which means almost
everything is captured on two cameras. Often we go through and delete
the unflattering ones or the lesser duplicates. We never delete
entire sections of your wedding - we are experienced
professionals and promise you that your story is always kept intact.
It's sad to even have to say that, but we want you to know what to
ask vendors and what to expect.
Your photos are always
kept in a minimum of two places. After your wedding, we
download the pictures onto two computers and backup to disks before clearing our camera's memory cards.
Once we are sure they are on there, we create back up DVDs with all
the unedited images (kept safely in your project folder). We edit
the keepers and then make final DVDs for our files that match exactly
what you receive as your final images. The final images stay on our
hard drive for 2 years and the disks are kept for a minimum of 5
years.
Although
we keep the unedited photos, we are confident that you will love our
editing and great eye. Your final images will tell your complete
story and be everything you imagine from a professional. Plus,
they'll be stored safe and sound.
We're Kate & Ryan, a professional
photography team specializing in weddings and portraits. We are both proud Gators. Our
photographic style can best be summed up as creative, honest, and
fun. Rather than direct the events and your interactions, we
capture your true story and your love.
The Full Shebang is our most inclusive package and best value. Prices start at $3,000 for an eight hour session and the package includes:
Masterpiece Weddings Special - 50% off all online print orders for the first 60 days of gallery posting!
THE TRADITIONALIST
The Traditonalist features the classic photography package, complete with prints and a leather photo album. Prices start at $2,300 for an eight hour session and the package includes:
Masterpiece Weddings Special - 100 3 1/2"x5" prints (same photo; can be used for use in Thank You cards, Favors, etc.), two 11"x14" prints, and 25% off all online print orders for the first 60 days of gallery posting!
THE MODERNIST
The Modernist offers full photography coverage with digital negatives. Prices start at $1,500 for an eight hour session and the package includes:
Masterpiece Weddings Special - 100 3 1/2"x5" prints (same photo; can be used for use in Thank You cards, Favors, etc.) and two 11"x14" prints.
SHORT & SWEET
We've put together somthing special for couples tying the knot who are looking for a shortened package. Our Short & Sweet Package prices start at $600 for a four hour session.
If you would like to book us for additional hours, each hour after that is $100. Included in that price is:
**Please note that the Short & Sweet Package is only available in Gainesville and the surrounding area.**
