A wedding is one of the most important events of a person's life. It signifies a lifelong commitment to the one person you've chosen to spend the rest of your life with. It hasn't been that long since we were married, so we understand the joys and pressures of such a day. We now offer our services to help you capture and remember the day you say, "I do."
Our motto is simple: we want what you want. If you want lots of set family pictures: fine. If you want lots of candid pics at the reception: great. This should be your day, and the pictures that you use to remember and share it should be as unique as your marriage.
To this end, we meet at least once with each couple before the wedding to get an idea of what they want. We prefer to be able to get into the ceremony and reception areas before guests arrive to gauge light levels and find the best angles. We try to leave as little to chance as possible, though when the flower girl starts unexpectedly dancing down the aisle, we'll do all we can go get that as well.
In following with our idea of simplification and personalization, we offer a fairly simple rate system: choose how long you want us to be there and what pictures you want.
All include Britney and an assistant for the time given. Number of proofs is dependent on time frame and your preferences.
The Intimate - $300
- Ideal for small weddings
- Digital proofs
- Session limit is 4 hours
- Minimum order: $150
- Option to buy license
- Ideal for average to large single-day weddings
- Digital proofs
- All-day coverage for 1 day
- Minimum order: $300
- Option to buy license
- Ideal for multi-day weddings
- Digital proofs
- Session can span two days
- Minimum order: $400
- Option to buy license
When you make a reservation, there will be a 50% deposit on the package. The other 50% will be due on the day of the wedding.
After you have reserved a date, the sitting fee for engagement pictures is $45 and there is no minimum print order. The cost for all the digital images from the shoot is $65.
All locations more than 20 miles from Republic will incur a mileage charge. See the FAQ for details.
Instead of forcing you to pick from pre-defined packages, we simply tell you the minimum amount you need to spend for each session package and let you pick the products you want (prints or digital license).
All croppings and black and white/sepia/overall tone adjustments are always free. Small touch-ups are free for 30 days after initial delivery. After that, there will be a small charge.
The proofs are normally done in two to three weeks. We will then upload them to our developer's website and send you a link to give to friends and family so they can review them with you. After you have requested the changes you want, you can either buy the digital license to the pictures or order prints.
There are basically two options for delivery of your pictures: buying the license for the digital images or buying prints.
If you choose to purchase the license for your digital images, you will receive full-resolution, edited digital images which you can use to order as many prints as you want from the local Wal-Mart, Walgreens, or any other developer who accepts digital images. This allows for maximum flexibility while still assuring high quality, professional digital images.
If you still want some prints developed by us (which we recommend for larger print sizes), you may still order them with no minimums after you have chosen to buy the license.
Here are the prices:- $300 (including tax) for all proofs from an Intimate wedding
- $425 (including tax) for all proofs from a Classic wedding
- $650 (including tax) for all proofs from a Gala wedding
We will either ship you a DVD or put them in a zip file on our website where you can download it. The latter is normally a little faster.
These prices might seem high, but remember: you will be able to develop, copy, and email these pictures with no limits as long as it's for personal use. Since basically every developer now accepts digital files, you have lots of flexibility.
The other option is to just order enough prints from our prints list to reach your minimum order. While this was the norm in the past, we really encourage the digital option since it allows much more flexibility.
See the FAQ for a more in-depth explanation of the different order options.
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