THE
WEDDING
EXPERIENCE
EST 2009
W E L C O M E HEL L O AN D W EL C OME ! I’M SO GLA D THE UNIV E RSE has c on n e c t e d us. I wa nt to sta rt by tha nking y ou for you r in t e re s t in my photogra phy ! It’s brides like y ou t h at make my h e art skip a bea t, so from the bottom of my h e art , t h an k you!! This is such a n exciting tim e! I’ m s ure you r min d is ra cing w ith a ll tha t needs to be plan n e d. It ’ s all very exciting, but I k now it ca n a lso be s ome wh at ove rwhelm ing. You’re pla nning the da y tha t you t wo h ave be e n a nticipa ting for a long tim e, y et y ou on ly ge t on e sh ot ! B y the tim e y ou get the ha ng of it, t h e plan n in g is ove r! My goa l a s a w edding photogra pher is t o make t h is as pect of the pla nning process sim ple. Ph ot ograph y is more tha n just im a ges, it’s a rea l pa rt of you r day. Not on ly do y ou deserve bea utiful im a ges tha t re pre se n t you an d y our m em ories, y ou a lso deserv e a n amaz in g ph ot ographic experience a nd ca refree w edding day. I work h ard t o ma ke sure y ou feel com forta ble being you rs e lve s in f ron t of m y ca m era . When m y couples feel c omf ort able an d re laxed, it results in genuine, em otiona l image s ! Th e se images a re y our first fa m ily heirloom a nd I’ m mot ivat e d t o ma king sure they help y ou a nd y our f ut ure ge n e rat ion s relive this da y .
Emotional, Bohemian, & Nature-Inspired I photog raph outdo or we ddings for t he b ohe mi an br ide a l l around t he world. My photog raphy st y le fo c us es on emot ion in f us e d moments, natura l l aug hter, and t he inc re dible l ands c ap es w here you’ l l b e s ay ing you r s ou lf u l vow s. I’m excite d for us to c on ne c t over your engagement s ession, f rolic in a f ield toget her, and dine under t he st ars t he n ig ht of your we dding .
WELCOME FRIENDS
I’M S O E XC IT ED T HAT YOU FOUND ME , A ND BE CAUSE I BE LIEV E T HAT ge tt i ng to k now my clie nt s is a g re at w ay to ensure an awes ome exp er ience, I’d l ove to tel l you a litt le ab out my s elf! Here are 10 quick t hings ab out me! 1 . My l aug h is 10 t imes louder t han any words I sp e a k .
2 . By t he t ime I w as in t he 5t h g ra de, I’d live d i n 5 dif fe rent st ates.
3 . I’m name d af te r Jon i Mitchel l, but p e ople t hin k I lo ok li ke Jan is Jopl i n. 4 . C l e arly, I w as rais e d by h ippie s.
5. I met my b oy f r iend, Vincent, in 2014 and we sp end most of our t ime obs essing over our k ittens, Wren & Norb.
6. I’ve live d in my Pr ius for mont hs and mont hs at a t ime. This was prett y much he aven for me b e c aus e I am such a ro a d t r ip jun k ie!
7. If I cou ld have it my way, I’d we ar a f lower crow n and a dress f rom Fre e Pe ople or Sp el l & t he Gy psy e ver y. sing le. d ay.
8 . I of te n t r avel on a w h im. I onc e f le w to S cot l and on a fe w hours not ice for a l ast mi nute we d d i ng . O t he r t ime s it’s my ow n doing , li ke w hen Vincent and I sp ont ane ously d e c i d e d to go to B on naro o mus ic fest iv a l t he d ay b efore t he e vent. S o b asic a l ly, my b ag s are a lw ays p acke d!
9 . I w as b or n i n t he C a lifor n i a de s e r t s o I c an b e a litt le p e ssimist ic ab out cold we at he r but o dd ly opt imist ic ab out 100+ d e g re e s! I’ve e ve n shot an outd o or we d d ing in 1 0 7 and tot a l ly d id n’t m i nd.
1 0 . I d anc e at e ve r y we dding … e ve n w he n t he re is n’t any music .
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CA L I F OR N IA | B e ing my or i g i na l home, C a lifor n i a br i ng s a fe el i ng of c omfor t for me. O ut of a l l t he pl a c e s I’ve live d, t h is is t he pl a c e w he re I fe el t he most at home anyt ime I come b a ck to v is it f ami ly!
NEW ME XIC O | The l and of enchant ment has a sp e ci a l pl a ce in my he ar t! I’ve live d in A lbuquerque mu lt iple t imes and st i l l have f ami ly in t he are a . It fe els s o ama zing e ver y t ime I get to go b a ck!
INDIA NA | As Vi ncent completes his g r adu ate prog ram , we are ro ote d i n t he ama zing litt le col l ege tow n of Blo om ington , I N! A lt houg h we pl an to he ad west af ter his g ra du at i on i n 2019, we w i l l a lways hol d de ar our ye ars here as t his is w here we met, compl ete d our underg ra du ate s , and a dopte d our k ittens .
“ I f e lt t h at t h e qu ality of y our w ork a nd how super fr i e ndly an d swe e t you a re m a de it tota lly w orth hiring ou t of t h e are a. Th e process to do so w a s super ea sy , too!
I loved how candid your photos looked. You r s tyle i s bo hem ian, nat ur al , and o utdoors y, and t hat is exac t l y what I e nvi si on e d for m y day. When we wer e e mai li n g , I fel t l ik e we wer e fr iends a nd t h e n t h at c on t in ue d during the enga gem ent session a nd onto t h e we ddin g. You make y our clients feel very com forta ble in fr on t of t h e c ame ra ( e ve n for ca m era shy people like us!) On the w e ddin g day, I almost f o rgot y ou were there; w hich is wha t I wa s l o okin g f or in a ph ot ogra pher. We re a l ly love d hav ing you, you w e r e a ve ry f u n addit ion to the da y , and you re a l ly f it into our fami ly and t hat made it ver y, ver y sp e ci a l! O ur photos are a m a zing a nd I love t h at t h e e mot ion a nd fun of the da y w a s truly ca ptured. I a bsolut e ly f e e l my inv estm ent wa s worth every penny a nd t h e n some ! W e will love sha ring them with our k i d s as we re live t h e da y w ith them som eda y .” -Mika ila
“I b o oke d w it h Jon i b e c aus e I love her humble, k ind, and happy p e rs ona lit y. Her work is exa c t ly w hat I want hang ing on t he wa l ls of my home or in a sp e ci a l a lbum to share. He r photog r aphs c apture e ver y emot ion and she t r ansfor ms t hat mome nt of your life into a t r ue work of ar t.
I love lo ok ing at a l l of t hem b e c aus e t he y br ing a smi le to my face as I am litera l ly taken back to that wonderful time in my life. T han ks to Jon i I have t hat t re asure to ke ep fore ver.” -A lisha
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PHILOSOPHY “You captured moments I didn’t even realize were so special” -Jessica
BEC AU SE MY MOTHE R PASSE D WHE N I WAS YOu ng , photog raphs are how I c ame to k now her. D ur ing e ve r y we dding I t hin k ab out t his, w hat pic tures have done for me, and how I c an prov ide s omet hing just as sp e c i a l for my couples. I c ar r y t his w it h me to t hin k ab out w hat photog raphs m ig ht b e pre cious to t hem l ate r in life, to lo ok for t hos e subt le gestures of af fe ct ion t hat natu r a l ly o cc ur b et we en t wo p e ople de eply in love, or to f i nd te ar y -e ye d moments t hat may ot he r w is e go u n not ice d. “It was obv ious t hat you ha d t he abi lit y to cre ate such a war ming e nv ironment for our sp e ci a l d ay. I a ls o love d your stor y b eh ind your mot iv at ion for photog raphy. It ma ke s a dif fe rence w hen s ome one is doing s omet hing just to do it c omp are d to hav ing a t r ue p assion and s e nt ime nt a l dr ive.” -Janay
“I l ove d t he s of t lig ht and natura l qu a lit y to Joni’s work, it’s abs olutely bre at ht a k i ng and we c ou ldn’t wait to b e a p ar t of t he mag ic. First and foremost, I appre ci ate d t hat I ne ve r felt e mb ar rass e d w h i le work ing w it h Joni. I tend to b e sup er uncom for t abl e show ing and e x pre ssing af fe c t ion and I w as SO af raid of b eing judge d for not g ush i ng li ke a “t ypic a l br ide.” Joni ma de me fe el li ke it was ok to b e mys el f. Jon i ma d e me fe el more c omfor t able and g rounde d in t he exp er ience b eing ab out “us” rather than the production aspect of it all. I was ver y ner vous leading up to the ceremony and
Jon i’s i n fe c t i ous lig ht he ar te dness c a l me d me dow n . It w as ama zing to have s ome one w ho let you enj oy t hos e p ers ona l moment s w it h your
f am i ly and f r i e nds but was a ls o abl e to j oi n i n on s ome l au g hs and b e a p ar t of t he g roup! B e i ng an i nt rove r t , p ar t s of t he d ay were sup er toug h for me but t he m inute I s aw ou r photo s , I felt a s e ns e of e as e and happiness. The photog raphs were s o b e aut if u l t hat I fou nd my s el f re me mb e r ing ou r we dding in t he b est way. Sudden ly, t he toug h p ar t s were hard e r to re c a l l and I fou nd mys elf ref le c t ing on a l l t he p osit ive moments of t he d ay. I l ove d s e e i ng a l l t he s mi le s on our f r iends’ and fam i lies’ fa ces and D amon’s re ac t i ons / i nte r a c t i ons w it h p e ople. Know ing he wante d a big we dding more t han any t hi ng , I love d b e i ng able to lo ok b ack on his fa ce in photos and s e e t hat his dre am c ame t r u e. O u r l ive s have drast ic a l ly change d s o v ie w ing our we dding photos has b e come a t r u ly e mot i ona l e x p e r ie nc e for me b e c aus e no matter how much our world changes , for t hat s nap shot in t ime, t hos e we re t he p e ople and t he moments t hat re a l ly mattere d to us . T ho s e pre c ious photog raphs fe el t imeless and rem ind me t hat in an e ver-chang i ng worl d, l ove is c onst ant . I b elie ve t his s ent iment w i l l c ar r y on into our f utu re and I’m b e yond t han k f u l t hat Jon i’s photog raphs have b e en s o inspirat iona l.” -C hels e y
Wedding THE
EXPERIENCE
THE BIG WEDDING EXPERIENCE Consultation for wedding day timeline 10 hours of wedding day coverage Second photographer Wedding location + travel to anywhere in Indiana Time to edit the final gallery of images Digital files of all edited images Shareable online viewing gallery for 10 years 14x10 album
$5000 THE WEDDING EXPERIENCE Consultation for wedding day timeline 8 hours of wedding day coverage Wedding location + travel to anywhere in Indiana Time to edit the final gallery of images Digital files of all edited images Shareable online viewing gallery for 10 years
$3000
THE ELOPEMENT EXPERIENCE Consultation for wedding day timeline 4 hours of wedding day coverage Wedding location + travel to anywhere in Indiana Time to edit the final gallery of images Digital files of all edited images Shareable online viewing gallery for 10 years
$2000
enhancements
SECOND PHOTOGRAPHER (REC FOR 100+ GUESTS) - $500 ADDITIONAL COVERAGE - $500/HR 10X8 ALBUM - $750
14X10 ALBUM - $1250 *we will chat about the engagement session in our meeting*
LegacyA L B U M S
ALBUM OPTIONS Mini Album | great for sessions | $250 10x8 Album | great for parent albums | $750 14x10 Album | great for your first hierloom | $1250 Additional album spread (2 Pages) - $50 per spread
WHY INVEST? It wasn’t until I spent my cousin’s 10 year anniversar y with her husband in their home that I realized I needed to offer albums to my clients. She told me they look through their wedding album ever y single year together on their anniversar y. I thought that was a sweet tradition and I want to make sure that is available to my clients as well! There is something special about creating your first heirloom. Having digital images is wonderful but having a printed keepsake that tells a visual stor y of your wedding day is priceless! I’m not a photography business that pushes product sales at all. However, these unique and eco-friendly lay flat albums are important not just for my couples to have... but for their grandchildren to enjoy as well.
S AY ‘ T HA N K YOU’ WIT H A PA REN T A L BUM : Many couples don’t have any trouble picking out their parent’s holiday gifts the year they get married! Many parents do so much to make their kid’s wedding a dream come true and what a wonderful way to thank them with their ver y own album!
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THE WEDDING EXPERIENCE
I like to make things as easy as possible for my couples! I don’t want you worrying about another set of flights or meals. All packages cover travel to the location specified so there isn’t any surprises! I will personally book and cover all travel costs to prevent confusion and mix-ups. The only thing I do allow my couples to provide is accomodation if
T R AV E L :
they want to. I know sometimes you need another person for a hotel block, you have family that wants to host your guests, you are providing camping spaces for everyone, or you’d just like me to be close by! If you prefer this, just let me know asap. Another common question is “What if your flight is delayed?” To counteract this, I leave 2-3 full days in advance for US weddings and 3-4 days in advance for international weddings. This gives me time to adjust to new time zones, scout locations, and still avoid any problems from a delayed flight.
I average 75-100 images per hour that I’m shooting. I love delivering
DIGITAL
my clients’ files quickly and easily via an online gallery. You and your
FILES:
much as you want. I believe in freely sharing my work because that is
guests will have the ability to print, share and download your images as what I would want if I were in your shoes!
I love being both interactive and discreet throughout the wedding day. There will be parts of the wedding day when I will need to be in control
MY SHOOTING STYLE:
in order to accomplish everything that needs to be done while staying on schedule. There will also be moments when you shouldn’t even know that I’m there. (The ceremony, during dances and toasts, etc.) I teach my couples how to pose and interact during their engagement session so they are naturals on the wedding day and don’t need quite as much instruction from me! I am often asked if 8 hours is enough time to capture the full wedding
COVERAGE:
story and the answer is yes! My main goal right now is securing and saving your date. You can always add additional coverage as we get closer to the big day and I have a good idea of your timeline.
Once I have answered any questions you may have and you have decided that I’m exactly what you’re looking for on your wedding day,
BOOKING:
the next step is a booking proposal. I will send you a link that will walk you through selecting your package, signing your contract electronically, and paying your 50% deposit. Once complete, I will turn down all other inquiries for your date!
Thank You
I’m so glad you
contacted me! Enjoy this
season of engagement and get excited about your BIG DAY because it’s going to be amazing! Plan and prepare but always remember that at the end of the day, you’re marrying the love of your life and that’s all that really matters. Congratulations on your engagement and I look forward to hearing from you! Be sure to visit the BLOG to view my most recent weddings!
Love, Joni
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