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Just a quick word - pressing the weddings tab above will reload the short 12 picture slide show over to the left - there are hundreds of different photos in the tank so please enjoy the show and just imagine you are there! I could also play you some music but that would be really naff!
I really, really like weddings! They are great fun and are by far the most favourite part of my work . I simply love taking pictures of happy people, in beautiful surroundings, dressed to the nines, just having a good time.
I do not dominate the day and ruin the event getting the pictures that so many other photographers think are essential. I am laid back and I try to merge into the background, whilst constantly taking pictures. This style is called reportage, which sounds very clichéd, but basically means just that – a pictorial report. I am so often asked by guests during the day if I am a friend of the family and I have lost count of the number of times people have said "we didn't know you were here".
You book me for the whole day, from the beginning to the dancing, and every event is covered – driven by you, not by me. The formal pictures happen quickly, and I strive to get them out of the way in ten to fifteen minutes. I try and make this as enjoyable and stress free as I can.
As well as an album full of pictures the package includes the unrestricted and unlimited use of all the high resolution photo files immediately. I do not keep copyright!
As you can see here, my business is run around the wedding and client area of this website, where family and friends can see all the pictures normally within a week and can order prints directly from here.
I always aim to visit if there is any interest, with no obligation. I would not expect to be booked without this meeting - good photographs of the day are so important, they will last forever and it is vital to get the choice of photographer right!
(please skip to the bottom of this page for fees and options)
I plan ahead with the bride and groom, get to know them and get a good idea of how the day will be planned out. Every wedding is different and I do not work from a list of must have/ posed, awkward and often simply ghastly pre arranged photographs. This is not the way to take wedding pictures. Full stop. Have a look at my competitors - but please do not laugh too much, I do!
My unique style is reportage. Unique because I do it properly. I also ensure that there are the required number of formal group shots too, but even here I try and get people to laugh and lark about if possible. For those that hate having their picture taken, this typically takes about ten minutes or even less. I will not be barking orders, getting in the way, or interfering with the wedding festivities at all.
I think it is important for the bride and groom to enjoy their day and not spend too much time posing for the photographer, massaging his or her creative ego!
The newly wed couple will be able to see the proofs of their day the next weekend wherever they are in the world - just by going to this site and looking in the client area, using a password that I shall give to them. After that all guests and family can also see the photographs and order wedding prints directly through the site.
The main part of the package is the photograph album. This is a traditional leather bound large book with thick card pages in red, green, blue or burgundy. Your 60 prints, chosen by you are all upto 14 inches by 9 inches and are mounted by me in the studio.
Rates are for my attendance all day, with no time limit. I do not take any breaks but it would be nice if I could be fed! I usually take 1200 to 1800 photos in this time. Proofs are available to view on this site in 7 days, i.e. the following Saturday. There are normally about 450 - 700 proofs to see and choose your 60 pictures that go in the album.
The standard wedding package @ £1950 includes the following:
Consultation with Bride/ Groom/ Mum at your home at the time of booking.
My presence throughout the day from as early as you like to the dancing. This includes my recce of the church and the reception venue early on the day!
Traditional heavy Leather bound Album with 60 pictures upto 14" by 9"
All the digital proofs as high res files on CD's for your unrestricted use.
Pictures up on the website by the next weekend. This is a password protected area. Photos can be purchesed from here.
All the proofs as mossaic collages on A2 Posters for click framing. etc.
Extras
2nd Album of 60 pictures - can be a different 60 if you like! £500.
Booking
To confirm the booking in my Diary, I ask for a deposit of 25% of the package price and I have a card machine here in the Studio to take payment. The balance is payable a week before the wedding date.
All prices are exclusive of V.A.T. @ 17.5% V.A.T Reg. No. 924 4476 15
childrenweddingsfamilyyour partypets and animalscorporate eventstestimonialslink partnerscontact Guyclient areaEastover Farm, Abbotts Ann, Nr Andover, Hampshire SP11 7BT 01264 711115 07795 372 161
guy@cragoeandcamera.co.uk
