What can I offer you for Wedding Photography?


 

I would be delighted to photograph your wedding, assuming I am not already booked. Please feel free to contact me to discuss your requirements & to check my availability.

Your choice of photographer to capture your wedding day is crucial.

I would like to think that you want someone who is reliable, professional, competent & unobtrusive

  • Reliable – I don’t over book - when I accept your booking, I take no other work for that weekend (Believe it or not there are photographers who will try to cover more than one wedding a day!)
  • Professional – I have been involved in photography for over 25 years!
  • Competent – See above! Please also visit my website for samples of my work.
  • Unobtrusive – The last thing anyone (least of all you) want at a wedding is for the photographer to be the centre of attention. That should be you!

What do you want me to do for you?

As I only shoot one wedding per day, I am available for as much or as little of the day as you like!
Usually I am asked to capture the bride getting ready & leaving, the service & then the early part of the reception, but let’s have a chat to find out what YOU want.

What can I offer you both?

  • Engagement Photos
A new service from me!
I can take photos of you both at a convenient date well before your wedding.
This gives you extra photos of the two of you, and also lets you watch me at work, so you have one less thing to think about on your big day!
  • Presenting Your Photos
I offer a full range of albums including printed hard bound coffee table books, leather bound albums in slip cases, and spiral bound diaries! The smaller coffee table books are ideal as gifts for your best man, bridesmaids & the larger ones make ideal presents for your parents!
Please ask for prices & details.

What else is included?

  • Online image hosting
Another service I include at no extra charge, is online hosting of your wedding images. A selection of your photos will be uploaded to a private password protected gallery for you & your guests to view at leisure.
Reprints, enlargements & gifts can be ordered directly from your gallery, at prices a lot less than others charge!
  • Image Backup & Retention
Your images are held securely on backed up storage by me, and I will be happy to offer reprints, enlargements & gifts for you in the future.
  • A DVD of the images for you to use
I am one of the few photographers who is happy to supply you with a data DVD of the images in a fully useable .jpg format for you to use as you want. You can share with friends, post on your MySpace page, etc.

How Do I Capture your Wedding?

I shoot digitally, this enables me to capture larger numbers of images, and the quality does not suffer at all.
I believe that there is too much mystique about digital vs. film photography – there are pros & cons for both, but I fall firmly into the digital camp. The picture quality is stunning, and with the facility to enlarge my images to over 30” x 20”, there is no reason to use film again! 

What do I Charge?

 
A lot  less than you’d expect!

Typical package price would be £895– this would include photography from the bridal departure to the ceremony, the ceremony, your reception & wedding breakfast including the all important cake cutting!

The above rate includes: 

  • Photography from myself (No having someone different turn up on the day!)
  • All image processing, individual inspection & manual optimisation of each image taken
  • Secure password protected gallery of images hosted on this site, enabling you & your guests to order an enlargements  (please see my sample image gallery for how this looks & to see my very reasonable enlargement / reprint prices!)
  • Professionally bound hardbacked album of your images
  • Data DVD of your photos to use as you want. (Ask other wedding photographers if they will give you the negatives of your wedding!)
How to present best your images...
Obviously I include a data DVD of all the images from your day, so you are free to do what you want with them. To make your choice a bit easier, I can offer you help with how to best present them. I offer a choice of methods.
  • Individual Enlargement & Prints from £2.99
  • Coffee table books from £39.99 each
  • Traditional Print Albums from £49.99 each
  • Contemporary Hard backed "Digital Albums" POA
  • Individual enlargements from £4.99 each
  • GiftsShoulder bags / etched glass cubes / fridge magnets / diaries / calendars etc. Please call for a price. No minimum order quantity!

Telephone 07931 300082 / 01394 383808 Content & All images © Chris Mapey Photography