Casual Portraits

Wedding Pricing
Great wedding photographs and a dazzling album at a surprisingly low price, plus inexpensive prints

A key part of planning a wedding is deciding where to save and where to go all out. You want great wedding photographs and a dazzling album, but you might prefer to spend more money on other aspects of the wedding. I recognize the problem, and I make it easy on you by providing great photographs and a wonderful album at a very reasonable price. Not only that, but I do two things no other wedding photographer does: I let you download photos for free, and I let you order prints at the low prices you might expect from a drugstore! Now your aunts and uncles and cousins and friends can afford to order as many wedding pictures as they like.

Wedding photography for a typical wedding costs about $750, and for many people that's all they need. For that price you can get:

  • Up to 4 continuous hours of photography before the wedding, during the wedding, after the wedding, and at the reception.

  • A quality 20-page large 11.25" x 8.75" custom-designed bound hardcover wedding album with wedding photos printed on extra thick, archival quality, acid-free paper using 4-color-ink offset printing just like high quality books or magazines. Get additional copies of this album for just $60 each.

  • 3 copies of a smaller 20-page paperback 7.75" x 5.75" version of the larger album, perfect for parents and for carrying around in your purse or briefcase for showing off. Get additional copies of this album for just $30 each – they make a great gift for the members of your wedding party.

  • View and download all your wedding photos on the Internet within a week after the wedding (not months later like some photographers), then get unlimited Internet viewing of your wedding photos for a year after the wedding. There's no extra charge for downloading photos.

  • You, your family and friends can order as many prints as you like over the Internet at very inexpensive, almost drugstore-like prices. For example, get 4x6 prints for just 30 cents each, 5x7 prints for $1.75 each, and 8x10 prints for just $4.50 each

If you want more than this, or less than this (maybe you don't care about an album but you'd like to have a DVD of the JPG images from the wedding), take a look below at the prices of the various products and services that I offer. Or if you want me to give you a price quote for your specific situation, just give me a call and describe your dream wedding.

With me as your photographer, you are dealing directly with the person who is going to take the photographs and design the album. I do all of this work myself to ensure that you get the highest possible quality, and that you get it quickly. I tailor my approach to your wishes to make sure that you get exactly what you're looking for. Read the detailed pricing below. Then if you have any questions, or if you want something that isn't listed, give me a call at (770) 331-6979 to discuss it. I'm always at your service.

Pricing

Photography Taking the pictures $400 for up to 4 hours, plus $50 for each additional half-hour or portion thereof
Custom Created Book Quality Album I construct each page in PhotoShop using one or more images. Then each page is professionally printed using 4-color ink, and the pages are bound. The result is like an art book or coffee-table book. To see an example of one of these albums, click here. You'll notice that some large images span two facing pages. $200 for design of a 20 page album, plus $10 per page for each page over 20. Then you can order as many copies of the album as you want in three different sizes:
  • Large 11.25" x 8.75" hardcover album for $60 plus $3 per page for each page over 20

  • Smaller 7.75" x 5.75" paperback album for $30 plus $1.50 per page for each page over 20

  • Extra large 15" x 11.5" hardcover album for $100 plus $5 per page for each page over 20
Internet access to photos All photos will be available within one week after the wedding for viewing, ordering and downloading over the Internet, with a URL that's yours and yours alone, so it's easy for you to share with friends via email. If you like, photos can be password protected to prevent viewing by unauthorized people. No additional charge for making your photos available on the Internet for viewing, ordering and downloading by family and friends for one year after the wedding. Downloaded images are 1200x1800 pixels and great for small prints, emailing or computer wallpaper.
Prints Order them yourself over the Internet for fast delivery directly to your home. At these low prices, order lots of extras for friends.

Available in glossy, matte or lustre finish.

 4x6 - 30¢ (yes, that's 30 cents) per print (34¢ for lustre)
5x7 - $1.75 ($2.00 for lustre)
8x10 - $4.50 ($5.00 for lustre)
8x12 - $5.50 ($6.25 for lustre)
10x15 - $7.00 ($8.00 for lustre)
11x14 - $7.50 ($8.50 for lustre)
Wallets - $1.25 for 4 ($1.50 for lustre)
Lustre prints offer the best of both worlds: the color saturation of glossy, and the fingerprint resistance of matte, without the glare associated with glossy. Lustre has a satin-like sheen and a modestly textured surface, which you can see when the light angle is just right.
Proofs View proof images over the Internet, or order proof prints in whatever size you want. Same as the regular Internet print prices (see above), and ordered the same way
Copies of JPG Photo Files for Your Own Use Get JPG images of your wedding photos so you can make your own prints and screensavers, email them to friends, .... whatever you want. 1200x1800 pixel images can be downloaded directly over the Internet at no additional charge.

For $150, get a DVD of all of your full-size images. Get extra copies of the DVD for just $20 each when ordered at the same time.
Retouching Retouching is available if you want it. I can open up eyes that were closed during a photo, remove blemishes, take off braces, or even make you slimmer. Prices vary based on the amount of effort required. Call me and we can discuss it.
DVD Video of the Wedding Photos A digital video of your wedding pictures set to music, with slide motion effects like the Ken Burns PBS TV shows. The DVD works in most DVD players, as well as on a PC. Makes a wonderful gift for bridesmaids and groomsmen. Price to create the digital video: $300.

Then order as many DVDs as you like, each in a custom case for $10 when ordered with the video, or $25 each when ordered later.
"Storyboard" Photo A digital collage of multiple images. It looks like someone laid prints out on a table, and then made a photograph of the table top (see example). It makes a wonderful large photographic display of the wedding events, almost like an album you can frame. Price to create the storyboard is $100 + $2 for each image in the collage.

Then order as many prints of the completed storyboard as you like, at regular print prices.
Bridal/Couple Portraits Photos taken in your home or at your choice of local Atlanta location - inside or outside. Electronic files for newspapers can be emailed. $250 per photo session at a single location of your choice. Multiple portraits can be taken in one session. For example,
  • Separately and together
  • Multiple clothing changes
  • Multiple poses

Electronic files for newspapers are free. Prints are available at normal print prices. Retouching is extra.
Large Framed Art Prints I'll digitally enhance your selected image to make it look like a painting, then produce a custom print on canvas and frame it in a high quality wood or metal frame that's chosen to match your home's decor. 16x20 - $385
20x24 - $420
24x30 - $635
30x40 - $760 (this size is perfect for over the fireplace)
Mugs, T-Shirts, Mouse Pads, Buttons, Refrigerator Magnets, Playing Cards, etc. Get some of these items with your selected photos printed on them. Order the items yourself over the Internet just like you order prints

New items are being added all the time. I list a few here as examples.

 11 oz white mug - $12
15 oz white mug - $13
T-shirt - $20
Mousepad - $10
4" button - $7
Small refrigerator magnet - $6
Playing cards - $27
Rehearsal Dinner Video Like the DVD Wedding Video, but instead of being a video of wedding photos, it's a video that recaps the lives of the bride and groom. This video is typically shown with a projector at the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding. It's put together from photos and videos provided by the bride and groom and their friends and family.

Click here for more information. Click here and here for sample excerpts from a rehearsal dinner video.

 Price to create the Rehearsal Dinner Video varies, but you can generally expect to pay between $500 and $800 for the typical video (this price is higher than the wedding video because of the image scanning required). Three copies of the DVD are included in the price, and additional copies of the DVD are available for $10 each when ordered with the video, or $25 each when ordered later.

If you want me to show the video myself at your event, then the price is typically between $300 and $500 depending on the venue and the size of the audience. This includes my time, as well as the use of a projector, screen and audio equipment that I'll provide.
Bonus for Pre-Payment If you commit to spend a certain total amount and you prepay that amount, then I'll give you a 10% credit over and above that amount. For example, if you commit to spend $750, then I'll give you an extra $75 in credit that you can use toward any items in this price list except items ordered over the Internet. Or if you commit to spend $2,000, then I'll give you an extra $200 in credit.

Of course, you can always decide later that you want to spend more (for example, for albums or DVDs that you didn't initially choose), but you don't get the 10% credit for the amount you spend above the committed amount.

 A check for 25% of the committed amount is due in advance as a retainer to reserve the wedding date.

In order for you to qualify for the pre-payment bonus, I must receive your check for the balance of the committed amount at least one month before the wedding.

Payment for any additional items above the committed amount is due when the items are ordered.

Note: The bonus amount can't be used for prints or other items ordered over the Internet.
Terms and Conditions Terms and conditions in the "Casual Portraits, Inc. Agreement for Photographic Services" will apply. Items are subject to Georgia sales tax, and a small shipping and handling charge may apply to each individual order.

Questions

If you have any questions at all on pricing, please call me at 770 331-6979.

Note: all prices are subject to change, although once you pay a retainer, your price is locked in until 3 months after the wedding date. Prices are for weddings in the metro Atlanta area; for other locations, a travel charge may apply.
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