Bently & Wilson Photography

petitmonstree

Have any of you Knotties used him before? Was he good to work with and did he do a good job?

Also did any of you have your wedding in an actual hotel and use him? Was the venue strict on outdoor photographers?

SuperStew

Sandyqh--yes, he can do paypal. I had issues with the google invoice not working, so I mailed him my deposit via personal check (and avoided my state tax on the google). He told me after the fact, that I could've used paypal. When I had to cancel, he verified my paypal account and sent my refund that way. Petitmonstree--I had simular concerns, and ended up booking the 6 hr Pkg, but it really depends on what you want. Will you be doing a strip tour? That takes time going place to place. We (Todd & I) discussed 2-2.5 hrs Getting ready/First look/Hotel & Casino pics. (which getting ready can be faked--pretending to zip the dress, applying blush etc. You don't want to waste too much of your Pkg time with Todd sitting around waiting for stuff to happen) I also booked a town car within that time for 1hr, to run us to the Vegas sign to get pics there. (MB, where I was getting married, is very close to the sign) Then 1hr at hotel chapel. (he's allowed in the bridal/groom suites before, so you can reenact "getting ready" pics, reapplying lipstick, straitening grooms tie, etc) He just cant take pictures during the ceremony--which is like 15 minutes--so you won't loose a full hour at ceremony time. And the last 2.5-3 hrs, at our cocktail party reception. Hope this helps to give you an idea of what you'll personally need.

mu55in

I have booked Todd and I paid via paypal I think

specialjune

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_bently-wilson-photography?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:91Discussion:918471cd-fbb8-44c1-9a0f-7106b7b8d2abPost:b807cc99-66bc-4b6b-b0fa-ba1e9844384c">Re:Bently amp; Wilson Photography</a>:
[QUOTE]I emailed him over a week ago to see if he had a 2 hour slot for my June 23rd wedding and have yet to hear back from him....
Posted by renjon7798[/QUOTE]
Yaaaaay, I am a June 23 bride as well ....using Todd but not until the evening. Hopefully he gets back to you soon.

I worked with him yet but have heard good things as well. Im excited.

specialjune

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_bently-wilson-photography?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:91Discussion:918471cd-fbb8-44c1-9a0f-7106b7b8d2abPost:2ee869c4-0dab-4348-8396-b787041369e4">Re: Bently & Wilson Photography</a>:
[QUOTE]I emailed him a few days ago for a 2 hour period at the beginning of November and he got back to me right away too.  Does anyone know if he accepts anything else other than Google invoice--like paypal?  Haven't had to use google with any of my vendors so far.
Posted by sandyqh[/QUOTE]

I used paypal

petitmonstree

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_bently-wilson-photography?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:91Discussion:918471cd-fbb8-44c1-9a0f-7106b7b8d2abPost:868bab51-8271-4cd2-998f-34c70756d157">Re: Bently & Wilson Photography</a>:
[QUOTE]Sandyqh--yes, he can do paypal. I had issues with the google invoice not working, so I mailed him my deposit via personal check (and avoided my state tax on the google). He told me after the fact, that I could've used paypal. When I had to cancel, he verified my paypal account and sent my refund that way. Petitmonstree--I had simular concerns, and ended up booking the 6 hr Pkg, but it really depends on what you want. Will you be doing a strip tour? That takes time going place to place. We (Todd & I) discussed 2-2.5 hrs Getting ready/First look/Hotel & Casino pics. (which getting ready can be faked--pretending to zip the dress, applying blush etc. You don't want to waste too much of your Pkg time with Todd sitting around waiting for stuff to happen) I also booked a town car within that time for 1hr, to run us to the Vegas sign to get pics there. (MB, where I was getting married, is very close to the sign) Then 1hr at hotel chapel. (he's allowed in the bridal/groom suites before, so you can reenact "getting ready" pics, reapplying lipstick, straitening grooms tie, etc) He just cant take pictures during the ceremony--which is like 15 minutes--so you won't loose a full hour at ceremony time. And the last 2.5-3 hrs, at our cocktail party reception. Hope this helps to give you an idea of what you'll personally need.
Posted by SuperStew[/QUOTE]

<div>Thank you! I don't really want to do a tour around Vegas, maybe a few shots by my favorite areas in Vegas but not like all around the strip if that makes sense. So did you have extra time with the 6 hours or not enough?</div><div>
</div><div>ETA: I'm pretty sure the package (at any of the hotels) we go with will have an extra hour of photo time with the hotel's photographer and I was wondering if that cuts into the time with him? I'd rather not waste an hour with the hotel's photographer.</div>

thatxogirl

I got married at the Wynn this past Sunday and had Todd booked for 9 hours (we had Elvis coming to our reception at 8 and wanted to make sure he was still there for that). We paid the fee to have him shoot the ceremony and we had absolutely no issue with him taking pictures around the property at all.  He was fantastic to work with, cannot recommend him highly enough!