Pricing for Somerset Wedding Photography

Under NO circumstances can images be sent to your suppliers. The photographer owns the copyright, and therefore businesses wanting to use the images for promotional purposes must purchase them from myself. Please direct any suppliers (venue, makeup, florist) to me if they wish to use them commercially.
You may print and share the images personally, including social media.

I take unlimited photos during the session, and the number I deliver depends on too many variables to be able to state an amount. e.g., number of hours shooting, whether there's a lot going on, whether there's a lot of people etc. Most of all though, the focus is on quality over quantity.
Please note, RAW files are not available.

In over 15 years, I've never missed a wedding, though of course I wish that could stand as a guarantee! In the unlikely event should illness, or any other reason, prevent myself from attending, I'll make every attempt to supply you with a suitable replacement photographer from my network of wedding photographers.
I am not responsible for any issues you have with the replacement photographer. If you would prefer to find your own photographer, or if I was unable to find you one, then all monies paid would be returned.

Generally, you can expect your images to be ready in 2 – 5 weeks. This is approximate. Once completed, I will upload them to a private link which you can share with friends and family, as well as a slideshow to have your first look! Please don't give the images to suppliers. If they wish to gain more business by using my images, please ask them to contact me.

I bring backup camera bodies, lenses, and flashes to every wedding I capture.

If I'm staying through the meal - yes please! I'd be very grateful for a vegetarian meal, thankyou.

Sure, no problem. On your pre-wedding questionnaire you can write out a list. I suggest you make it around 4/5, this recommendation is based on my experience at weddings where couples can start to feel rather tired with a long list etc. Be sure to give this list to a specific person, who can usher those people needed for the shots. This makes things efficient, essentially leaving me more time to get photos of what's happening, etc.

If you have to cancel after full payment has been paid, and I have turned away another booking for that same date, then all monies paid are retained to mitigate loss. If I can fill the date, then this money is returned to you. If you postpone to another date and I am unavailable, all monies paid are retained by me.

The booking fee is not a deposit; it is a booking fee which covers the cost of doing business e.g., the initial admin, and the ongoing business costs. It is also the fee to secure your date, for which I will turn other work away for your date.
Therefore, please be aware that the booking fee is non-refundable in any circumstance, and this is non-negotiable. e.g., such as when the cancellation is out of your control due to, say, a venue closure, or illness. I cannot keep my business going if booking fees are returnable.

If you'd like to make the most of your photography investment, please allow at least 2 hours between this gap.
What we need to fit in are: confetti, whole group photo, family photos, your couple shoot, empty dining room shots (if time), and mingling time.

Please do allow at least half an hour. You'd be surprised just how fast it goes, by the time we walk to the different locations for the shots etc.

A meet up can take me away from my desk for over half a day (factoring in travel too), so due to time constraints this isn't viable. If I were to meet up on each booking, I would run out of time to edit.
If you'd like a meet, I'm happy to do this at a cafe near me. I can't do meetings on weekends due to work, and where there is no work that weekend, I need the down time to be with my family.

I don't visit the venue before the wedding as I've found that the layout usually looks different on the day e.g., the light/weather is different, or there is a change of furniture etc. I work best 'in the moment', when things are fresh.

I perform best with those videographers whose approach is to work alongside me, capturing what's happening - rather than an interruption to pose you when I'm in the flow of your couple shoot.
I've had a situation where the videographer and I gave different instructions to the bride at the exact same time. Photography must take priority it terms of directing the day/the posing, please do make that clear with the videographer when booking.