Photography Budgets

mandaroo7

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[QUOTE]Sarah and Amanda who were your photographers? Do you have sites you are willing to share for us future brides our there?
Posted by als0822[/QUOTE]

Brianna posted the vendor link, but here is my photographers blog also. (which I went to our e-pics blog from last yr) 

<a href="http://joiedevivrephotography.blogspot.com/2010/10/amanda-jeremiah-are-affianced-intended.html">http://joiedevivrephotography.blogspot.com/2010/10/amanda-jeremiah-are-affianced-intended.html</a>

Jen6862

Brianna--that's good to know. I'm using Brooke too and I'll make sure she knows to get in the middle of the aisle if she has to and shoot lots of pictures! I want to look back on that moment.

My package is $1,200 and included:
* engagement session
* full-day of wedding w/ 2 photographers
* all-rights to images

As long as you were happy with your pictures I don't think your budget matters--low or high.

sparklingdiamond

I have my pictures here:

http://sarahandchris8.shutterfly.com/

I used Karen Scruggs: www.karensphotoimages.com

bsn1752

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[QUOTE]Brianna--that's good to know. I'm using Brooke too and I'll make sure she knows to get in the middle of the aisle if she has to and shoot lots of pictures! I want to look back on that moment. My package is $1,200 and included: * engagement session * full-day of wedding w/ 2 photographers * all-rights to images As long as you were happy with your pictures I don't think your budget matters--low or high.
Posted by Jen6862[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that is my only suggestion.  I'm really sad that I don't have that picture, and that I can't go back and get it.  Other than that... great job!

KendallandAlbert

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[QUOTE]... to stand up for my photog... I thought she did a really great job and I think I got a pretty fabulous deal too!  :) But yes, Amanda and Sarah had gorgeous pics! I really haven't seen anyone's pics from TK that I didn't like!
Posted by bsn1752[/QUOTE]

I loved your photos from MaddiePie.  I think you definitely got a steal ;)

tam427

About $1200 for e-pics and 6 hours of wedding day photography. I will post them as soon as I have them, but I think we got a great deal

MarieSD

I still haven't posted pictures from my wedding yet (except my avatar). But they are awesome. Someday I'll get around to putting some in my bio.

Brianna - don't feel too bad. My church wouldn't allow the photographer in the church for the ceremony -- she was permitted to take photos through a hole in the wall. Literally. Luckily, there are a few of the ceremony.

The videographer was allowed to stand in the very back of the church in a specific spot -- and only that spot. Not allowed to move. So guess which bride's head is blocked by a pillar the whole ceremony? I'm a little bummed, but it's not a vendor's fault, and I'm just glad they were able to capture it at all.

llc2011

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[QUOTE] <strong> I'd do it all again.  You just can't put a price on great wedding photography as far as I'm concerned.</strong><div>Posted by stephiehall[/QUOTE]</div><div>
</div><div>I agree with Stephie (we also had the same photographer.)  My package was a little bigger than hers:</div><div>
</div><div>Rehearsal and Rehearsal dinner coverage (and we had a 2 hour gap in between)</div><div>E-pic session with DVD/rights</div><div>10+ hours of wedding photography with 3 shooters, DVD/rights</div><div>Online gallery was up by the time we got back from our honeymoon (we had teasers the day after the wedding)</div><div>2 parent albums</div><div>A flush mount album for us</div><div>a 16x24 canvas wrap of one engagement picture</div><div>A proof book</div><div>Guest cards that we stuck in with the thank you cards to give the link of the online gallery</div><div>
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BarbaraStitt2012

If you don't mind me asking, what are you getting for your $2400. package wth the McGowans?  Are they real flexible with their packages?

bsn1752

I didn't see anyone with a $2400 package from McGowan... maybe I am wrong.  This is what I saw...

We paid 3,400 for:
epic session
10 hours of coverage with 2 photogs
40 page 12x12 flushmount album
2 8x8 parents albums (we traded these in for more pages in our album)
All digital negative plus an insane amount of edited pics 

We are spending $3750 -

-Engagement Session - Set of DVDs including digital negative and 30-40 retouched images
-Bridal Session - set of DVDs including digital negatives and 30-40 retouched images
-Wedding Day - 7 hours of coverage with two photographers, set of DVDs including -Digital negatives and 200 + Retouched images
-Four 6x6 parent copies of our main album
-12x12 flush mount album

fallbride1109

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[QUOTE]I didn't see anyone with a $2400 package from McGowan... maybe I am wrong.  Posted by bsn1752[/QUOTE]
I think she was referring to Angelsong's post.

angelsong21

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Photography Budgets : I think she was referring to Angelsong's post.
Posted by stephiehall[/QUOTE]


Yep, that was me. :)  I am just getting e-pics and 6 hours wedding day coverage. Ditto on what everyone else has likely said about the print release and edited images.  I didn't want bridals and we're not sure on the albums (we can always add them on later whenever we are ready).

btweety04

This is what we are getting for $2550 from Colton

Copied from our contract:
One photographer for up to 6 hours of wedding day coverage. This includes, but is not limited to, at least 45 photographs per hour.  Also included is a data DVD of edited images in color and black & white with copyright release to reprint photos.

One 2 hour engagement session with a data DVD of edited images and copyright release.

One 2 hour bridal session with a data DVD of edited images and copyright release.

Choice of one 10x10 or 12x5 in. Designer Photo album. 

Complimentary Password-protected proofing site of wedding day photos. 

1fwdarlin

We are spending $2400 but it will be more when we add extra hours as needed. -Engagement Session - Set of DVDs including digital negative and 30-40 retouched images -Wedding Day - 6 hours of coverage with two photographers (McGowan Images), set of DVDs including -Digital negatives and 200+ Retouched images - $175 for bpics with Chelsea

1fwdarlin

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[QUOTE]If you don't mind me asking, what are you getting for your $2400. package wth the McGowans?  Are they real flexible with their packages?
Posted by BarbaraStitt2012[/QUOTE]

Mine was $2400 & I just posted it...

Jay&Marissa

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[QUOTE]Marissa - Are you planning another wedding?!!  :) 
Posted by bsn1752[/QUOTE]

Good Lord--no way! I celebrated the END of wedding-ness (2.5 year engagements do that!) when I sold the last bit of my wedding stuff...no post-wedding depression here!

Thanks for the responses...it was an interesting read :) I don't feel so bad. I booked Jessica in 2009 and I think that influended the deal I got too...we all know what the economy was like then!

daricelr

We're paying $3000

We interviewed about 6 photographers and I found that the quality of the journalistic pictures for someone charging <$2000 was significantly less.  Interviewed a few that would have put our budget at $5000 but we came back off the crazy ledge.

What we got:
- Engagement Session with album
- Bridal or Boudoir session
- All day wedding day with album
- She and her assistant attend the rehearsal to scope out the location
- CDs of proofs (Both internet quality that are watermarked and proof quality)

Instead of a bridal/boudoir session we got
- Save the Dates postcards
- Changed our album to be more of a guest book format
- Instead of Bridals/Boudoir she'll attend the rehearsal and dinner and take pictures instead of just scope it out.

I love Monica and Terry, her assistant/2nd photog.  Monica Hunter Photography.

monicahunterphotography.com

Our engagement pictures: http://www.mhphotoblog.com/2010/10/darice-brian-are-engaged/



(Sorry if you got a thousand posts from me just now... it posted, then it posted too many, then I deleted too many, ugh.)

jenngb

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[QUOTE]In the end we're spending around $2400. That includes an e-session (all photos edited and rights to photos on CD), Bridal session (all photos edited and rights to photos on CD), 8 hours of photography the day of (all photos edited (400-600+) and rights to photos on CD), 2 photographers the day of as well, and some prints but I don't remember the sizes.
Posted by texaggie07[/QUOTE]

Who is your photographer?