Welcome to your wedding section... My approach to wedding photography is to have fun with the bride & groom in order to achieve exactly the results that they are looking for. As a wedding photographer I bring my enthusiasm and ideas to your special day, because I love this job. I will carefully listen to your requirements and by doing this will provide you with a set of photographs that you will cherish for the rest of your lives. I have four standard packages available, one geared for the shorter service, with a view to minimal spend, intermediate packages, and the larger option that provides for a full days session, with a more deluxe album option available. These packages should be seen as a guide, and that nothing is set in stone. |  |
"The Basics" - £445
You can't get more affordable than this (well, you could but at what cost to the quality?) This is a "No Frills - No Fuss" wedding package that caters for the photography only solution. It covers:
Meeting the Bride at the ceremony venue Photography during the ceremony Formal shoot with the bride and groom's friends and family - Cutting the Cake (staged)
- Wedding day picture show
You will receive 30 10"x8" prints to use in your own wedding album or frames, and will have the option to purchase larger prints online via our secure website.
"The Standard" - £645 Finding a wedding package to suit everyone's needs is essential, as an experienced wedding photographer I've come up with something that can meet everyone half way. The package includes the following: Photographing the Bride at the home Capturing the Bride's arrival at ceremony venue Photography during the ceremony Formal shoot with the bride and groom's friends and family - Location shoot with the bride and groom and the bridal party prior to the reception
- Private shoot with the the bride and groom in their hotel room
- Staged cutting of the cake
- Wedding picture show
The package also includes a high quality Italian Leather wedding album with a traditional album style layout, allowing you to choose up to 30 images and comes in a protective case to make sure it's kept safe to treasure for future generations to gaze upon. Added to this also comes a fantastic handmade Framed print product, which you choose your online album is enlarged for all to see. All this for only £595, I'm sure you'll agree, a fantastic offer... Frame Details Measures A2 (60cm x 42cm approx) Printed on FujiFilm Crystal Archive photographic paper Double surround mounted card Choice of frames suitable to your own tastes Finished on the reverse with artist backing tape and ready to hang.
"The Standard+" £795 I'm really pushing the boat out on this package, as I wanted to offer you something special and affordable. This package pretty much covers all the key elements of the day, right up to the first dance: Photographing the Bride at the home Capturing the Bride's arrival at ceremony venue Photography during the ceremony A mixture of formal and informal shots with the bride and groom's friends and family - Location shoot with the bride and groom and the bridal party prior to the reception
- Private shoot with the the bride and groom in their hotel room
- Group Shot (venue permitting)
- Cutting the cake
- Wedding day picture show
- Speeches covered
- First Dance
The package also includes the high quality black Italian leather wedding album with storybook or traditional image designs, it also comes in a leather case to make sure it's kept safe to treasure for future generations to gaze upon. Added to this also comes a choice of a fantastic Canvas or Framed product (as above), which would be selected from your secure online album and enlarged for all to see. Canvas Details Measures 60cm x 40cm (approx. 23.5" x 16") Printed on high textured heavyweight 100% cotton canvas Sealed with a semi matt varnish for extra protection Stretched by hand over a 4.5cm deep box wood frame Finished on the reverse with artist backing tape
"The Inclusive" - £1,245 A Wedding Album long outlasts every other expense paid for on the day of your wedding, the only things that last longer are the rings. By all means budget for everything else, but not the wedding album, as this is the one item you'll come back to time and time again. Be true to yourself with this package, as budgeting on this can cause you years of regret in the future, hence this package includes a great deal in terms finished design, but also in time spent with you during the day. You'll get the (A3) Custom Designed Italian Storyboard Wedding Album, a large format framed print, and you'll also receive a whole host of other products as well. Photography at Bride & Groom's home (distance permitting) Meeting the Bride at the ceremony venue Photography during the ceremony Formal friends and family shoot after the ceremony Location shots with the bride and groom and bridal party - Private honeymoon suite photography session
- Reception photography
- Group Shot (venue permitting)
- Cutting the cake
- Wedding day picture show
Speeches - First Dance
- End of the Evening Shoot
This package includes your (A3) Wedding Album with 30 custom designed pages, a large poster sized print with a mount and custom framed to your specifications, and also 5 mini photo books, to hand out to your parents, and those who couldn't be there on your special day. You can avail of this all inclusive package for £1195 payable in installments if you so wish. If there is something that you want and don't see here, please feel free to contact me, I'm very flexible, after all, without you, there would be no me...
Wedding CD's: These are available from the wedding upon demand, however an additional cost will be applied. Photography is a copyrighted process, as a result, the images are the property of the photographer. Duplication of a photograph is a crime against the copyright owner, therefore please don't assume that you have a right to ask for a CD of the images. That said, I'm willing to release the CD for an additional £150. The CD will only be released 60 days after wedding.
Digital Downloads: The ability to download the high resolution image is also offered, should you wish to purchase a few pictures from your big day and display them on your social media profiles or have them printed yourself. These are priced at £19.99 each and will be available 90 days after the service date.
Please Note: A 25% booking fee will be required to confirm your booking. Non-refundable upon cancellation. Full and final payment will be due one week before the big day. You now have the option of paying for your wedding booking deposit online, via my payments page. All Packages incur photographers catering charges (meal provision) at the reception venue.
7 Reasons why to choose me...
1 - Money Back Guarantee I can stand over my work, but I find the most worrying aspect of your day is stress. I guarantee that I will not add any stress to your day or I will refund you the cost of my time for the days shoot.
Yes, you'll still have to pay for the prints/album/picture (where applicable) but I will not have taken any money for your wedding shoot, essentially I will have done it for free if you feel I've added stress to your day.
2 - Rapport "Craic"
My fundamental approach is to build a rapport so that my ideas and enthusiasm are able to combine with, and compliment your wishes. Meeting you means you get to see what I'm like and I get to see what your like. A great rapport is essential on your most special day, without that, then there maybe problems which neither of us wish to encounter. So as your checking me out and deciding whether or not to book me, I'm checking you out to see if I'll take your booking. I love being a wedding photographer, however if I don't think we're going to get along, then I won't accept your booking. 3 - Free Engagement Shoots
The best photographs are captured when the photographer and subjects (in this case you) are relaxed and can have a bit 'craic'. Relationships are built up over time and it is for this reason that I like to meet up at least once after the initial consultation, before the big day itself. This is best done with an engagement shoot, as sometimes both partners aren't there for the booking stage so an engagement shoot is an opportunity for you to see what it's like to have a photographer follow you around, and it gives me a chance to teach you some of the basics of posing. This is also the time I usually find out that 'hubby' doesn't like smiling, so I can then work out how best to get the shots we're all after on the big day.
4 - The Rehearsals If your having a church/chapel wedding, then I want to be there for your rehearsal too. It means I get to meet the people involved with the day, scout the venue and meet some of the extended family too. I'm as involved with your day as much as anyone else, and it's important everyone knows who I am should they have any special requests, also they feel they can approach me without thinking they're getting in my way.
5 - The Big Day (Dependant upon package) Couples have found that the best results come from my photographing the whole day starting with the bride’s preparations to the first dance but I am completely flexible and will `tailor` the day to suit you. After the ceremony, we begin the formal family / group shots and then continue to the reception, perhaps stopping for a `location shoot' (forest or sea) if you wish.
At the reception, after more formal shots, I endeavour to capture those delightful little moments between your friends that the bride and groom so often miss, (the day passes in such a blur), but which often turn out to be the most treasured photographs of all. I will then continue to the cake cutting, the first dance or even later if you prefer, the choices are entirely yours. 6 - Free Picture Show While your having your reception meal, I'll be busy beavering away at picking out some of the more striking shots from the days shoot, so that I can do a presentation of the shots using my own projector. This is your first indication of how your pictures are going to turn out. These aren't edited, and are just the first pass, but everyone will see how amazing you looked during the service (as I tend to have special access at that point, because your guests will have been looking at the back of your head for most of the service).
7 - The Album Whilst your away on your honeymoon, I'll have uploaded your wedding pictures to a secure directory on this website. You'll have chose a password that only those you have given it too will know. If your fortunate enough, you'll be able to see your pictures whilst away, or when you get back. Using my websites 'Lightbox' feature, you can then start choosing which pictures you want to use for your album. It's really simple to use, and I'm always at the other end of the telephone if you need some help.
If I haven't convinced you to pick me as your wedding photography by now, then it's time to pick up the phone for a chat or contact me through the site , however if you've decided I'm not the photographer for you, then may I wish you every happiness for your wedding day...
Darron Mark |
Wedding
