Love not me for comely grace, For my pleasing eye or face; Nor for any outward part, No, nor for my constant heart: For those may fail or turn to ill, So thou and I shall sever. Keep therefore a true woman's eye, And love me still, but know not why; So hast thou the same reason still To doat upon me ever. ~John Wilbye 1609
My Commitment . . . After your wedding, your photography is the lasting memory of your most important day. By choosing Wedding Art for your wedding photography, you can be assured that the story of your wedding day will be captured with elegance and sensitivity as it unfolds. My commitment to you is good quality work expressing the love, warmth, solemnity and beauty of the most important day of your life! I will not take the responsibility of photographing your wedding lightly!
My Approach . . . Photojournalism is a storytelling style that documents what really happened. The photojournalist grasps the essence of events, then captures it in photos with impact. Often, sequences of photos follow the event from beginning to end, or zoom in on the action. The storytelling style captures a tender moment, vows whispered anew under a willow tree, followed by a kiss. Too often, photographers come to weddings with a preconceived idea of what photos to take. But I have the vision and energy to see what's unique about your special day. For formal photos, I will work with you to find poses and gestures that are yours alone. You'll find that photography can be both fun and creative!
What makes Wedding Art unique among Wedding Photographers? If you are like most people, when you start looking for photographers in the phone book or on the internet, you can get pretty overwhelmed. There are a lot of providers out there, but you should never assume we’re all the same. Before you choose a photographer, think about what’s important to you and what kind of person you want to spend your wedding day with. I would like to share a little more about myself and what makes me unique in the industry. 1. AFFORDABLE: Finally, there is a photographer offering an affordable alternative to wedding photography that cost several thousand dollars! I’m sure every bride has run across the photographer charging $5,000 for their wedding photography. Wow! I would rather you put your extra money into a dream honeymoon or a down-payment on a house than pad my pockets! Really, I mean it! I trust you will find my approach refreshing! I offer professional photography at a very affordable price. How am I able to do this when others choose not to? Simple, I have very low expenses that allow me to charge a lower than normal price. I challenge you to compare my quality and artistry to others that charge exorbitant prices. I guarantee that you will be very pleased with my work and like what you see! 2. QUALITY PROCESSING: My main focus is to capture the beauty and emotion of your wedding day. Taking the picture and saying my job is done is not the way I do things. I personally look at and edit every single photo that I take of your wedding day. Part of the “artistic element” that you get with our wedding coverage actually takes place later, when your photos are digitally enhanced. Many wedding photographers do not take the time to edit your photos; but rather simply hand over a disc of pictures straight out of the camera. Other photographers may do minimal editing work through what is called “batch processing”. This is when computer software is set up to do certain basic editing automatically without any effort from the photographer, and without regard for information that makes up each individual image. But, I take the time to carefully examine and enhance each image to produce a work of fine art that can be proudly displayed in your home. 3. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: When you begin your journey of hiring a photographer, one of the most important things to look for is Personality. In order to obtain unique shots, the Bride and Groom, their family, and their guests must feel at ease with the photographer. You will spend more time with your photographer before, during, and after your wedding day, than with any other vendor. Consider a photographer who will be very considerate of you and your wedding day needs, someone who knows that no one will remember what the food tasted like or what kind of flowers you had, but that you had a photographer that actually did what it takes to get the very best photographs. I love to get to know the couples and families that I work with. I find that by doing this, it makes everyone so much more comfortable and relaxed on your wedding day. This in turn, results in wonderful, natural photos of a bride and groom who feel free to express their emotion and not be inhibited by nervousness around the camera. 4. COMMITMENT TO YOUR WEDDING DAY: My commitment to you is good quality work expressing the love, warmth, solemnity and beauty of the most important day of your life! I will not take the responsibility of photographing your wedding lightly! I realize that there are many stresses involved in planning a wedding. You will be working with many different service providers on your wedding day and hoping that they all will do the quality of work they promise, are trustworthy, and of course show up on time. If I am your photographer, I will not be one of the questions in your mind because I will take care of you like you are my own family. When I am at a wedding, the couples that I am working with are the two most important people in the world on that day. And I will do whatever it takes to make sure they are glad they commissioned me to photograph their day. I will make sure that when I’m working with you, I contribute to the enjoyment of your day, and never detract from it. I photograph weddings because I absolutely love capturing all the emotions and romance of a couple’s most special day.
Engagements Capturing the Art of Romance “Try me before you buy me!
A free Engagement session? What's the catch? Well . . . while the session is free, the only catch is that I guarantee that you will like the pictures from your free engagement session so much that you will want to purchase many of the pictures!! That is the only catch. This really is a win-win opportunity for you and me! You get a free, no-obligation picture session, an opportunity to buy some romantic pictures of the two of you and a chance to "test-drive" me as a photographer. Hopefully from the "testdrive" you will discover that you like my work and that our personalities match well enough that you would consider me when choosing a wedding photographer. If you choose me as your wedding photographer, the relationship that we build from the moment we first meet until the time you walk down the aisle will ensure that we will get some great pictures on your wedding day. The relationship builds the foundation for some awesome pictures! Prior to the session, I sit down with the couple and try to get to know a little about them . . . how they met . . . what they enjoy doing. We’ll discuss any ideas that they may have that they would like to incorporate into the session. From this pre-session, I will come up with a list of places at which we will do the photo session. I tell the couple to act like this is a date with me as a third wheel! We always have a lot of fun and we end the sessions with a better understanding of one another. The sessions normally take from one to two hours, with outfit changes if the couple would like that.
The Engagement session includes: • A free online gallery of all the digitally enhanced portraits. • You may purchase portrait prints or you may purchase a CD of the session for $100. The CD normally contains from 40 – 60 images. • You may also purchase an 8x8 hard-cover scrapbook/guestbook of the session for $70.00
(You may include any bridal product in the payments for your wedding package)
Bridals Capturing the Art of the Bride Believe it or not, in some parts of the country, brides do not have Bridal portraits taken! But here in the South, the Bridal portrait is alive and well! Bridal sessions are all about showcasing the bride and her wedding dress! My goal for this session is for the bride to come away with some beautiful portraits of herself as a bride to proudly display at her reception and in her home and someday show her children and grandchildren. I don’t know if you’ve ever thought about it, but why should you have a Bridal portrait done? Here are a few reasons . . . 1) The bride spends so much time getting ready, finding her perfect dress, getting her hair and makeup flawless. Most brides never again look as good as they did on their wedding day, so having pictures of this time in your life is very important. The Bridal portrait is a portrait that you will have for the rest of your life. 2) Usually on the day of the wedding everything is going so fast and one of the first things that gets cut is a lot of pictures of the bride. How sad. So a bridal session is a great way to get some really amazing pictures. 3) Let’s face it, it is a practice hair day!! You need to have your hair fixed the way you will want it on your wedding day, so why not do this at your bridal portrait session!!
The Bridal session includes: • Session fee - $75 • Two hour session of portraits showcasing the bride and her beautiful wedding dress at a beautiful outdoor location. • A free online gallery of all the digitally enhanced portraits. • You may purchase portrait prints or you may purchase a CD of the session for $100. • You may wish to purchase a wall portrait to display at your reception: • 16x20 framed print - $200 or 20x24 framed print - $300
Weddings Capturing the Art of Love My commitment to you is good quality work expressing the love, warmth, solemnity and beauty of the most important day of your life! I will not take the responsibility of photographing your wedding lightly! After your wedding, your photography is the lasting memory of your most important day. By choosing Wedding Art for your wedding photography, you can be assured that the story of your wedding day will be captured with elegance and sensitivity as it unfolds. “ I absolutely love to photograph weddings. What can be more fun than sharing the most important day of a couple’s life? Everyone is happy and everyone is in a festive mood – it is a celebration of the couples love for one another!! I love to be in the shadows snapping away, capturing the important moments of the day, as well as moments that would have been missed had I not been able to capture them in a photo – a daddy kissing his little girl on the cheek just before she walks down the aisle, a groom praying with his dad before he walks out to become a husband, a couple’s first dance as husband and wife. There is nothing I would rather be doing than capturing the art of your wedding day!!” Prior to the wedding day, I will meet with my wedding clients to discuss their ideas for their very special day. We will discuss what photography package best meets their needs and budget. We also discuss any special pictures that they may want included in their wedding album. Maybe the bride has been browsing the internet and has come up with a list of “must-have” photos that she would like copied on her wedding day. Maybe she has a special group pose that she wants taken of her wedding party. Wedding day coverage normally includes getting ready candids, group portraits, the wedding ceremony and the reception. Obviously, this schedule can be altered based upon the client’s special needs.
Wedding Photography Pricing All that is required to HOLD your wedding date is 30% retainer fee* of the package you choose (which is applied to your total package cost). Another 30% is due at the wedding, and the final 40% is due when I deliver the photographs. Planning your wedding on a budget? These package costs are not set in stone! Let me customize a package that works best for you. I am here to help you in any way that I can. So please give me a call so that I can discuss the vision that you have for your wedding photography. (* The retainer fee is non-refundable. If you cancel the wedding photography on that date, and I can find a replacement wedding for that day, then I will refund the retainer fee.)
Diamond Package - $2,500 • 8 hours of Wedding Day coverage • 1 Bride’s Storybook Album – 50 pages, 8.5” x 11” • 2 Parents Storybook Album – 20 pages, 8.5” x 11” • 1- 20x24 framed print • Engagement session with 4x6 prints included • Bridal session with 4x6 prints included • Unlimited number of photographs taken throughout the day • All Fully Edited photos of your wedding on a USB flash drive • Copyright to use at lab of your choice • All photos posted online for viewing and additional ordering
Platinum Package - $2,000 • 8 hours of Wedding Day coverage 1 Bride’s Storybook Album – 50 pages, 8.5” x 11” • 1- 16x24 framed print • Engagement session with 4x6 prints included • Unlimited number of photographs taken throughout the day • All Fully Edited photos of your wedding on a USB flash drive • Copyright to use at lab of your choice • All photos posted online for viewing and additional ordering •
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Gold Package - $1,500 • 5 hours of Wedding Day coverage • 1 Bride’s Storybook Album – 50 pages, 8.5” x 11” • Unlimited number of photographs taken throughout the day • All Fully Edited photos of your wedding on a USB flash drive • Copyright to use at lab of your choice • All photos posted online for viewing and additional ordering
Silver Package - $1,000 • 3 hours of Wedding Day coverage • 1 Bride’s Storybook Album – 50 pages, 8.5” x 11” • Unlimited number of photographs taken throughout the day • All Fully Edited photos of your wedding on a USB flash drive • Copyright to use at lab of your choice • All photos posted online for viewing and additional ordering
Economy Package - $750 • 3 hours of Wedding Day coverage • Unlimited number of photographs taken throughout the day • All Fully Edited photos of your wedding on a USB flash drive • Copyright to use at lab of your choice • All photos posted online for viewing and additional ordering
Wedding Extras • Bride’s Storybook Wedding Album - $200 50 page hard-cover album with linen pages. Each album is individually designed by the photographer. The album will mainly consist of pictures from your wedding. However, I will be glad to include in your album your engagement, bridal and even some honeymoon pictures. You then will have your complete journey from engaged couple to married couple in one place. • Parent’s Storybook Wedding Album - $150 20 page hard-cover album with linen pages. Each album is individually designed by the photographer. • Bride’s Maid Albums: These are the perfect gift to give to your Bride’s Maids! These come in a variety of colors to match your Bride’s Maid dresses! This provides them with lasting memories of your wedding! Kolo’s Noci Linen Covered Album Holds 24 of your favorite 4x6 pictures $35 each or 5 for $130 Kolo’s Matchbook Paper Album Holds 10 of your favorite 4x6 pictures $15 each or 5 for $65 or 10 for $125 Kolo’s Vineyard Paper Album Holds 12 of your favorite 5x7 pictures $15 each or 5 for $65 or 10 for $125
• On location Bridal Portrait Shoot: $ 75 • Full-Resolution CD of Engagement or Bridal Portrait for printing and sharing: $ 100 (number of prints are unlimited) • Low-Resolution CD of Engagement or Bridal Portrait for slideshows of Facebook sharing $25 (Quality is not suitable for printing) • 16x24 framed print: $200 • 20x24 framed print: $300 • 20x24" framed photo CANVAS: $500 Please note: All prices are subject to change without notice
Kind Words . . . "We are so thankful we found you to be our wedding photographer! Everything so far has exceeded our expectations and we know our Wedding day pictures will be beautiful! Thank you so much for your hard work and talent. We really appreciate how comfortable you've made us feel and how easy you are to work with."
Kim and Andrew "Mike Hall and Wedding Art Photography made our wedding experience unforgettable. Mike went out of his way on several occasions to make sure we received the care and concern over our questions. In addition, sometimes he just called or emailed us to see how the wedding plans were going. While Kim's father's health was failing, we planned a commitment ceremony for him to walk her down the aisle. Mike gave up his Mother's Day afternoon to be with us and capture the ceremony. We were very thankful for Mike sacrificing his time, because shortly thereafter Kim's father passed. On our wedding day, Mike showed great skill and planning to help make our day run smoother. He really listened to what we wanted, and improved upon it with his vision. We really feel like he gave us the best service that we could have hoped for."
Kim and Bradley
Kolo’s Noci 4x6 Linen covered album. Holds 24 of your favorite 4x6 pictures.
Kolo’s Vineyard fine pebble-grained paper album. Holds 12 of your favorite 5x7 pictures.
Kolo’s Vineyard fine pebble-grained paper album. Holds 12 of your favorite 5x7 pictures.
Congratulations on your upcoming Wedding!!
Contact Information: Michael Hall, Photographer Home: 828-466-2771 Cell: 828-612-9091 Website: www.WeddingArtPhotography.net Email: MikeHall@WeddingArtPhotography.net
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