It was so nice to be able to connect with you Nancy, I hope that we were able to cover the majority of your questions, but if anything more comes to mind, please do let me know. My priority is for you to stay present, offering my experiences and guidance to your vision for photography, and collaborating with the great team you assemble at any step of the way. I have a few proposal below for you to consider based upon our call.
Your time and consideration is greatly appreciated, and any questions are certainly welcomed. If you wish to move forward with the booking process, a 50% deposit confirms your date, with final balance due 30 days prior to the event. Please reach out as soon as possible to ensure your date availability.
We'll start with always working. Constantly reading the room and thinking through the moment or steps ahead. Being conscious of what is happening, be it ceremonial or personal, and how my presence impacts that environment while still being able to capture it. Understanding when to step back and let the feelings breath, and when to step in and guide the photography. Everyone has different levels of confidence in front of the camera, but I love to learn your playful sides in the relationship and help shape those poses to look and feel authentic.
Being comfortable in your moments and the decisions that got you there. I focus on being your photographic guide through planning and an emotional constant day of, blending in and out to let you live in your day. Treating all parties with equity as we weave through events is the groundwork of a candidly told experience that you will continue to revisit. It is an honor to share these incredibly personal days as a matter of professional routine.
Susie
You truly are the best in the business! How fortunate we are to have you at both girls weddings. Thank you for everything!!!
$18,800
• 10 hours coverage
• second photographer
• engagement session
• 12 x 12 couple album*
• 12 x 12 parent album* (1)
• high resolution downloads
• online print + viewing gallery
Based on our conversation, here are the basics of what we know we need coverage of. Ten hours of coverage on the wedding day, complimented by an engagement session this fall and an album for the couple as well as one parent book. We are able to make any necessary additions from this throughout the year or as things become finalized.
$22,000
• 11 hours coverage
• second photographer
• engagement session
• rehearsal dinner (3 hours)
• 12 x 12 couple album
• 12 x 12 parent albums (2)
• high resolution downloads
• online print + viewing gallery
Here are are doing it all! We'll find out time throughout the year to get together for an engagement session that starts telling your story. Something that has become more important to me over the years, is to be present at your rehearsal dinner. It's the best time to start meeting your closest people, and building on that relationship that makes your wedding day fun and personal between me and everyone important to you. I love capturing portraits of you both as the excitement is near it's peak, and hearing the kind words spoken about you from those in the room. Next we have 11 hours of wedding day coverage, which should capture every moment we need, but more time can be added down the road. We still have your two 12x12 albums but included are an additional parent book for David's family that they can also cherish and look back upon for years to come.
*All albums subject to sales tax*
Hourly Rate : $1400/hr
Engagement Session : $1800
Rehearsal Dinner : $3000
Third Photographer : $2000
Film : $1000
• 12 x 12
• 30 page spread design
• leather & non-leather covers
• name & date embossing
• medium weight page mounts
$2400
• 8x8
• duplicate design
• light weight page mounts
• name & date embossing
• non-leather cover options
$600
• 12x12
• custom design
• medium weight page mounts
• name & date embossing
• leather cover options
$1400
*All albums subject to sales tax*
On a personal note, I'm married to my High School Sweetheart, and our relationship is the foundation of my approach to a wedding day. At this point we have spent over half our lives together, which is a fun benchmark to achieve. We have two great kids, both navigating the elementary school life of Evanston, and we keep busy with club soccer and my efforts to turn them into Midwest ski junkies. My business has afforded us the opportunity to be with them on a daily basis since their beginnings, something we would never change.
Not every career can be born from a favor, for this I am lucky. The extent of my formal training is my Dad's camera and a Photo 101 class in the twilight of university. Life brought me to Japan, and with it a new love of photography, documenting our experiences abroad through an inherently natural medium. After relocating to Chicago in 2008, at a friend's request I was photographing my first wedding, and my future couldn't have been more clear.
It has been an amazing journey to this point, working alongside so many talented professionals in landmark buildings and spaces across the country. I didn't see this coming as a kid, and that's just fine, it means I followed my instincts and talents to get here.