Wedding Photographers

HOW WE’RE DIFFERENT

 

1. Wedding Photography Timeline:

We take time to carefully develop a photo timeline, based on your wedding personally. You may be provided a timeline by your coordinator and/or DJ but, we like to add to the organization of your day by detailing a timeline that will work perfectly with your entire day! This helps us ensure that nothing is over looked and that things run flawlessly, from start to finish!

2. Development:

Every single photo is fully and carefully hand developed…Yes, every single photo! This takes a lot of patience and effort but it’s well worth the results. We look at skin tones, color correction, highlights and shadows, and so much more, which enhancing clarity and brilliance.

– Even though we take the time to hand develop every image from your wedding day, our turnaround time is still among the best in the state, generally around 3 weeks.

3. Delivery:

You will be proud to share your photography with friends and family! Therefore, we made the presentation absolutely stunning. With a beautiful layout, cover image and your names displayed on the top, you can hide photos, heart your favorite photos, download your images individually or in their entirety, order prints with the click of a button, and share to social media! Everyone is going to love your gallery!

4. Limitations:

There are none! We provide full printing and sharing rights. We view these photos as yours not ours. Let’s be honest, this is your wedding, these are your moments, and we’re your photographer, why should we concern ourselves with what you would like to do with YOUR photos. Other photographers can be very strict about this and we’ll never understand why. Print, share, and love Your photos any way you would like!

5. Professionalism & Experience2. Development:

Every engagement session and wedding collection comes with 2 Professional Photographers. Generally photographers hire another person as a “second shooter”, this allows the “primary” shooter or the professional to pay less out of pocket while still providing two photographers (which is necessary for a wedding). The “second shooter” is always inexperienced and attempting to build a portfolio for themselves through working your wedding, all the while hoping to break into the wedding industry themselves. We provide two primary, professional photographers every time.

6. Style & Design:

We love inspiration photos for your engagement session and planning your wedding portraits! We also have a questionnaire that we will send over in order to make sure that your photography is captured per your exact expectations. We’re good at what we do but knowing you and your expectations helps us be the best!

7. Pricing

Our collections are carefully designed to be exactly what you need for every possibility. We have taken the time to carefully create our collections over the years, after witnessing hundreds of weddings we have come pretty close to perfect. However, we are highly flexible and love to help you create the perfect layout. We do offer hourly rates which you can add to any collection. Engagement sessions are discounted when booking a bridal collection! We don’t include engagement sessions in our collections because in some instances couples might have already had it done or are having them done in another state, etc. So, rather than build the price of an engagement session into the price of your wedding, we leave it out so that you have the freedom to build your own experience. This helps us keep our pricing lower than most who share in our experience level.
– We will send you out a quote with our system, where you will be able to select the options you would like to include, such as; Engagement sessions, Wedding Collections, Boudoir, RAW Images, & Albums.This makes things simple for you to build your collection and not be over charged!

8. We Do Not Charge Per Hour for Sessions:

We do not charge hourly for engagement sessions (we are there to capture the perfect moment and create beautiful images, however long that takes is how long it will take). Generally engagement sessions run about an hour to an hour and a half but sometimes we have limited control over the environment, lighting, and background distractions which may make the session last a little longer in order to ensure the best possible session!

9. Printing:

We do not up charge on our luxury prints, we offer them as a courtesy. This is not something that any other photographer does, in fact many charge between 5-9 times what they purchase the product.

– We pay an annual premium to a luxury manufacturer in-order to pass the savings on to you. We then make sure that your photos are printed in the best quality possible. We want you to love living with your photography. The better your prints look, the better we look.

10. We stick around:

Once your photos are delivered we aren’t going anywhere. We will always be here for you! Next month for questions and next year as a married couple! Many of our wedding clients like to stay in touch and prefer to use us for all of life’s little moments; from their Engagement session to Maternity, New Born, and beyond. It is a support that never comes and goes, it remains dependable!

Questions and Answers

• Should I do an Engagement session: Engagement sessions are a great way to get comfortable with posing and shooting, as well as a great opportunity for us to spend some time together. During your engagement session we will teach you how to look your best, which will help on the wedding day. Sessions should be fun and enjoyable and they can be!
  – View our blog post about Engagement Sessions HERE
• Have you worked with my venue: It highly is likely that we have worked with the venue that you have chosen. However, if for some reason that is not the case, we are confident in our ability to make anywhere shine! At their core, weddings tend to have a straight forward format and we are always prepared for any situation. Regardless if we have worked at a venue several times or never been there at all, we always scout lighting and location, ensuring that your photos are everything you’ve been looking forward to.
  
• How much experience do you have: We have been shooting weddings full-time for 15 years at the time of writing this. We are full-time professional photographers so you can always expect the best quality, the quickest turn around, and fast responses. This is what we love to do, so it always gets our full attention!
• What other Photography do you offer: We will custom design your engagement session including location, theme, and style. Day After sessions are a great way to extend your wedding portraits and get more of the photos that you were looking for. Boudoir sessions are held in a luxury hotel. Why not look your absolute best and have fun doing it?! After 15 years of focusing in our talent, there truly is nothing that we can’t do. We just enjoy capturing love more than most.
• How do you make sure my day runs smoothly and I get the Photos I want: Prior to your wedding we will create a fully comprehensive time-line specific to your big day. This will allow things to stay on schedule and help us plan accordingly. We can also utilize Pinterest to get a specific idea of what style and poses you are attracted to you. We also have a carefully developed questionnaire that we provide, which will cover any opportunity for you to pass on your expectations and maybe even shed some light on several ideas that you hadn’t thought of.
• What if an emergency occurs and you can’t make my wedding: We do have other professional photographers if something should happen to us. The photographers that we use are skilled professionals with many years of experience. The selection process to become a part of the Lovelee team is rigorous and highly selective. We always demand the same level quality and insist upon professionalism. The photographers on our team can all individually run an entire wedding by themselves and will ensure that your day runs smoothly and is enjoyable. There is absolutely no shortage of everything that we aim to deliver on every occasion! None-the-less, we will be handling your editing personally, no matter what, ensuring that you receive the exact same style that you’ve come to us for
• How does editing work: This is another aspect where you will receive so much more than typically offered. We carefully hand develop every image that is delivered to you; that’s right, every single image – seriously! We are always looking at skin tones, highlights, white balance, clarity and so much more. It is a different that you will see when you open your gallery for the first time, it’s a brilliance that reveals itself quickly. Some ask if we can retouch or alter photos for them, which we are fully capable of doing! This part of editing does come with an additional cost. However, the best thing to do is to trust your professional photographer with any retouching, not someone who is not emotionally attached to your photos like we are. Luckily, we are highly skilled at creating alterations that are undetectable.
• What about the photos that you don’t deliver: There’s really nothing we have not thought of, after many years of providing beautiful memories. While most, if not all other photographers, will never allow all of your original photos to be delivered, we do. We are always here for your benefit, not our own. You have trusted us with your important moments, invested a significant amount of time and money and have patient looked forward to delivery. It sounds almost disrespectful to not allow you the opportunity to obtain your photos, or your We hold nothing back, if there is a way that we can make these moments greater, we are always going to deliver!
• Will you provide two photographers on my wedding day: On your wedding day you will receive two experienced wedding photographers who know exactly how to work with each other, as opposed to one (hopefully) experienced photographer which will likely hire an inexperienced photographer to “second shoot” along side the professional. The “second shooter” is there being paid, on average $300 to gain experience in wedding photography while adding you to their portfolio. We have a team of the most highly trained professionals, ensuring that every moment that is captured, is captured perfectly. No one wants to receive half of their photos looking the way they wanted and the other half looking like a hired hand shot them. Weddings are fast paced and demand a certain level of experience and ability. While it is possible that I could handle a wedding entirely by myself, why not have double the coverage?! This allows us to focus in much closer to the details and timeline management, while capturing every moment exactly how it should be captured.
• How many of my images will you hand develop:All of your images are hand developed in our studio! We develop all of your photos to replicate film (to this day it is still the most beautiful format), true tone but brilliant. We focus on the striking nature of that timeless film look that brings out true color and a beautiful bright finish; without being overly saturated. Color correction and balance allows for all of your photos to be consistent throughout your entire gallery, lighting and exposure will change dramatically throughout your wedding day. Therefore, it is important to hand develop every photo, not just a portion. You can expect about 70-100 photos per hour from your wedding day!
• How many photos can I expect: A good expectation is 70-100 photos per hour invested. However, this is just a guideline and often times we deliver more than that. Every photographer goes through a culling process, which eliminates the photos that do not display well. Our culling process only eliminates the photos that were blurry, where someones eyes were closed, or if it did not come out at all. Even still, fear not! We always take several shots of literally every moment throughout the day, making sure that the perfect photo is in there somewhere!
• Will you allow me rights to print, share, and use my photos:You have the full rights to your images. Again, you have trusted us for your important life moments, so we hold nothing back. You are free to print them any where you prefer (while others insist that you use their printing service). You can post them on social media and/or share them however you please. We do not believe in the idea that “these photos are our property because we created them”. We believe that these photos are yours, this day is yours and we are your photographers. It really shouldn’t be any different than that and we’ll never understand why that practice started in the photography industry.
• Do you offer printing: Yes, and whats more we offer it a whole sale price! By now, you’ve seen it enough, that we’re here for you and your precious moments. This holds true across the board. Unlike others who multiply the original cost of printing by 5-10 times, we provide the same pricing that we are offered through out annual membership with the best professional lab that we have found. Your gallery is linked directly to our professional printing lab so that you can conveniently print your favorite photos, receive the best pricing, and have them shipped right to your door. You’re going to love the gallery shop that we’ve created! What’s more? We have coordinated with our printing lab to print with the same color profile that we use in studio. So all of that extra effort of making your photos perfect, won’t be wasted by printing randomly.
• How will I receive my photos once they’re finished: You will receive your final product in a digital online gallery which is downloadable for you and anyone you want to share it with. The gallery is beautifully displayed and offers a multitude of options such as; creating a favorites list, downloading any or all photos, and more. Here is where you can order prints with the touch of a button and even share them on social media.
• What if I decide last minute that I want more photos with my session: We do not charge hourly for your engagement session (we are there to capture the perfect moment and create beautiful images, however long that takes). Everyone warms up a different times, sometimes lighting is not cooperating, other times we have to wait for the background to change, etc. It just doesn’t seem right to be watching the clock, instead of focusing on your portraits and posing. Generally engagement sessions run about an hour but sometimes we have limited control over the environment which may make the session last a little longer in order to ensure the best possible engagement photos! For wedding photography, it is very rare to shoot a wedding that needed us longer than the collection selected. This comes into play during the planning before your wedding and the careful development of the packages that we offer. We never want to sell you more hours than you’ll truly need however, should your wedding last longer than you have anticipated and booked us for we will always stay to capture these all too important moments!
• How long will it take for me to get my Photos: Generally the development of your wedding images will be about 3 weeks. It really depends on how many weddings/sessions we are currently developing, we never want to rush your the development of your wedding photos. Quality is always the top priority! Given this, we still have one of the fastest turn around times in the business! Most say that they will deliver inside of a month and actually deliver between 3-6 months.
• What happens if I lose my precious wedding photos: We try to keep your images on file for years to come. Digital files are delicate in that they can become corrupt or lost. There is nothing more disappointing than realizing you’ve lost your wedding photos! Don’t worry, we make every effort to keep them safe in our dual backup network at our office. We cannot make any promises but we currently have 3 years of weddings stored just in case! If something happens let us know and we will do our best to recover your photos and then reload them to an online gallery for you!
• What makes you special, compared to other photographers: We have never lost our touch or the dedication to our clients that we are know for. Commonly you will find two possibilities within the wedding industry; those are are learning and not yet experienced enough for this important occasion, and the professionals who have the experience but have lost interest along the way. It was clear to us when we started our brand of wedding photography that we absolutely loved what we do. It became unquestionable when we still had the same passion and intentions, after 15 years of being wedding photographers in Arizona and all over the world.

From the experience of shooting your wedding day to the development process we have a plan. This allows us to be precise, professional, efficient, and most of all helps us provide a perfect product. Our team is well crafted, carefully managed, and lead by a wealth of experience that many are unable to last long enough to acquire. With this we are able to focus in on other perspectives of your wedding, ensuring that every angle, detail, and element is captured with true emotion and with a timeless style!

Ultimately, we have always treated every client as a friend with experience, rather than an experienced photographer. This is your wedding day, you should have fun with your photographer and be able to enjoy their company. You’ll be with them planning your wedding long before the big day, side by side with them throughout your wedding day, and in touch with them well after the day is over! Making sure that we are comfortable and enjoy being around your photographer is something that many couples over look the importance of, and it is part of what makes us special.

– We also focus our efforts on capturing the special details of your wedding day. You put a lot of planning and effort into the details of your wedding design and we’re going to make sure that it is captured and remembered!

– There are few things worse than a photo that looks staged. We style and pose in such a way that you’ll look comfortable and natural. Having fun along the way does not merely make the experience better, it allows you to look genuinely happy with the love of your life. In addition to styled photography we are particularly experienced in capturing true emotion through candid photography. There is nothing more beautiful than candid photos filled with emotion that are sharp, bright, and captivating!

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Let’s create timeless photos that capture your true love. Contact us to book your dream photography session!