FAQs

Let me answer your important questions

There is so much to think about when arranging your big day. I want to help you make it the most special day it can be. I’m very happy to answer all your questions and help you work out the details. Below is a small selection of questions that I am freqently asked by couples who are planning their wedding photography with me. If you have others, do not hesitate to contact me

Of course if you have any questions at all that are not covered above then I am here to answer them. Please feel free to get in touch and we can go through any questions you have. I’d love to get to know you and here more about your wedding.

Apart from doing a little a little happy dance, the first thing to do is confirm I am available on the date you’ve chosen. Once that’s pencilled in, I will need your full names, address and wedding venue. I will draw up the booking form and contract for you to complete and once returned with a £350 deposit – the date gets inked in my diary.

One of the most important things is for me to get to know you both and build a plan for your day. I really like to meet my couples either in person or on Zoom (or Teams) so we can discuss your plans. It’s also a time when many of my couples put me in touch with their event organiser (if they have one), so we can check in on timescales for the key aspects of the day to ensure we’re not ‘pinching’ each other’s timings without realising! Once everything is finalised, we can have a catch up session to ‘dot eyes’ and ‘cross tees’, ensuring all the detail is there – last minute changes can always be accommodated though, and I’m always here to answer any questions that may suddenly pop up, even the day before. My final invoice will be due for payment four weeks ahead of the day.

Think of the things you maybe can’t do on your wedding day and we can go and create a little fun – dogs, horses, even cats – this gives us a bit of time to get to know each other and I hear your story from the start. The best bit about an engagement shoot is it gets you used to having a camera trained solely on you for a couple of hours. It’s totally amazing what you discover and how good you can look in front of a camera just being you; nothing formal, no poses. Let me know if you’re interested and I can give you a quote.

I certainly can and often do as it gives other members of your families an opportunity to meet me. It is also useful for your vicar/celebrant to ask questions or let me know if there is anything they don’t like when it comes to photography. We can simply add this aspect into your package.

If you live within two hours of me in Hampshire, then all your travel fees are included in the package. If you live outside of this, then I charge a standard mileage rate of 45p per mile and accommodation for the night before the wedding.

More often than not I will have, but if I haven’t I will ensure that I have either spoken to them or visited before your wedding day to ensure I know how to factor in travel times and what the rooms look like from a photography perspective.

Yes, lots and it’s always worked very well. We usually get in touch beforehand so we know what we are planning and don’t get in each other’s way.

Sometimes, especially if there is a bit of a distance between you, your groom and the venues; or you’re thinking you’d love lots of candid shots of all your guests throughout the day – but you also want me at the bridal prep base and shooting us all day. This is when a 2nd shooter is a great option – it allows for your guests to captured arriving and multiple angles during the ceremony and the list of fun goes on. Just ask and I’ll pop a quote over.

Absolutely you can. They can even come to the ceremony if that’s what you’d like (and it’s allowed). We can include them in your reflective photos too as they often make you more relaxed.

Like dogs, horses are very welcome to be part of your day if you’d like them to be. And I you’re worried they might not behave as it’s quite intense for them, we can make a plan to do a post wedding shoot with them. I sometimes describe these sessions as ‘trash the dress’ shoots, but almost anything is possible. I’ve been round horses all my life so very comfortable photographing them.

However your day evolves, having a few formal family photos is part of it. Keeping the timescale short is also important as your guests don’t want to be watching on for hours. These moments are included in our planning early on so we all know who the key people are that need to be photographed and I can ensure that we make the time to make it happen.

If my standard 10 hour package does not suit you and you want me until you leave that’s not a problem at all, but like Cinderella, I will leave by midnight.

A minimum of 500 beautiful high resolution images from your day, from bridal prep to first dance and beyond.

Yes, absolutely, I always photograph with an album in mind. They can be added to your package at the time of booking and if you’ve booked my ** package, it is included

Timescales vary depending on my schedule, but I always do my best to get you your images as quickly as possible – usually three to four weeks as I don’t like to rush the editing process. In the meanwhile, I will get you a sneak peek selection from the day within 24/48 hours so you can share the highlights with family and friends.

I will send you a personalised online gallery with your own password. These galleries are active for at least 12 months so you can download your photos as many times as you like and share the gallery with all your family and friends near and far. If you would prefer I can give you a USB of your images but I’m trying to keep my carbon footprint as low as I can.

In simple terms, no. Editing your wedding photos collection is half the work. The most amazing thing about shooting in the way do is the freedom it gives me to be creative while editing – so the originals stay with me.

Yes please, I’d love a bit of something as it saves me having to disappear. My day starts super early and inevitably ends pretty late if I’m travelling too. I don’t want to interrupt the magic going on in the catering realm, so if they know they need to have an extra portion, that would make my day and there’s very little I won’t eat.

That has never happened, but if I really can’t be with you on the day due to any unforeseen circumstance, then I will try to find you an alternative who will do an amazing job in my absence. If I really can’t find cover for your day, you will receive a full refund.

I hope I will be able to accommodate the new date for you. However, if that isn’t the case or you cancel the wedding, then I will refund you less the deposit which in these circumstances is non-refundable.

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