Love them great job!
Those are amazing... thanks Mary!
BA!
Beautiful Pics!
The scream Laura and Jason--they are perfect!
the pics look amazing! Just beautiful!
I love the photographs. I can't even begin to pick a favorite! I love how you showed so much in the pictures... the playfulness and intimacy that are totally Jason and I, and am so thankful you decided to take on our wedding. You rock :)
The pics are amazing! They totally capture what a great day it was!
OMG these pics are AMAZING!!! Jason and Laura look fantastic! Excellent job Mary - where were you when I got married?!? LOL
Absolutely the most unique wedding pictures I've ever seen! Beautiful!
1st non-groom guy commenting, totally comfortable with that... These are awesome, you are awesome, I am awesome.
Mary.... considered it an "obra maestra"... a masterpiece... it's real ART!!! You showed your talent, your true passion through your shots for the newlywed. Great job. They look FUN...tastic indeed!!! WOW!!!
Thank you so much in given my niece, Laura, an immortal gift with these pictures. I am sure she will treasure them... same with Jason.
Absolutely speechless. Teared up a little looking at them... makes me want to get married again just to hire Mary.
I don't offer unlimited coverage nor do I think it's necessary for telling a complete story of a wedding. An hour of getting ready photos is plenty... salon coverage, is silly... those photos are usually the least flattering. When it comes to the reception, usually 30 minutes to an hour of time after all the "wedding business" is taken care of is plenty. Do you really want more than 100 photos of your guests looking a sweaty mess, tipsy, making totally embarrassing faces? For my business, albums and wedding photo collections are couple-centric, and for that, a 10 hour day, in most cases, it totally unnecessary.
Having two photographers is really something that depends on the wedding. All of the photos in my portfolio were taken by me, not a 2nd shooter. So really, if you feel like you MUST have a 2nd shooter, that my work isn't enough, then I am probably not the right fit for you... same can be said about any photographer. The only time that I find having a 2nd shooter most beneficial to my couple's wedding albums is during the vow exchange at the ceremony. Other than that, most of their photos don't make it to the proofing website (sorry former 2nd shooters!). There are some instances, specific to some weddings, that a 2nd shooter would be a must. Over 15 people in your bridal party? Yes, please have a 2nd. Getting married at a huge cathedral church or somewhere hard to navigate around? Also extremely beneficial. Plan on doing some large extended family group photos? Uhhh PLEASE have a 2nd photographer. When I shoot, I have a clear plan for how my photos will work together in the couple's album... and usually the 2nd shooter's images just don't fit into my specific story.
Now the digital negatives! I offer them in all of my packages and deliver them with my couple's completed wedding album. It is mostly so my couple feels secure having all of their photos and I feel more secure knowing they have a copy. I would prefer that they still get prints made through me, so I know they are getting the highest quality prints from the best lab in the country (ProDPI). If you do plan on purchasing a ton of prints from your digi negs, go to a few different labs and get one 4x6 made of the same photo, write the lab name on the back, and compare the prints with the spreads in your wedding album... Tip, those stores that end in Mart, Club, Co, or Get are not photo labs... support your local lab! Seriously, they need the business!
Do you have liability insurance?Do you bring backup equipment?What is your refund policy?What if we're late with payment?What if the binding in our album comes apart?Do the products in my package have a warranty?What if a print gets damaged?What happens if it pours on our wedding day and we don't get enough photos?Do you retouch any photos?Do you backup our photos in more than one location?Is your monitor calibrated?How long after the wedding can we see our photos?How many weddings do you accept each year?All of those questions are extremely important! AND I could have listed a dozen or so more! I almost never get asked those or about any of the points in my wedding photography contract... get informed on the important points!

Soooo pretty! ;)
Great article and recommendations!
Great post! I am always saying that clients are not asking the important questions, and I have even brought it up at one of my initial meetings recently. Thanks for writing this!
BA.
What a great post! I will be sure to pass this info on to all of my clients! Thanks mary!
These are absolutely beautiful! You really captured the love these two share for each other! Gorgeous!
This was my favorite wedding! Beautiful pictures. You captured their wedding day perfectly!!!
Congrats, Matt and Ruthie! The pics are great. They capture the two of you perfectly.
Yeah! So Cool. I love you both tremendously. The pics are awesome. You two are beautiful! Inside and out! Love, Lauri
These pics are awesome! The wedding day was great and I am glad I could be a part of it. Congratulations!
These pictures are nice. You two look so happy!
Oh my goodness!!! So wonderful!! Ruthie looks so beautiful!!! Great pics!!
I am so glad I got to be a part of this perfect day .. Remember remember God's place in your lives together these are very happy times and it showed in your pictures.
These pictures are so original. I just love them! Wow, your eye is right on! If only you lived in Georgia. You are my kind of photographer! Ruthie and Matt look so in love. It makes my heart smile!
Congratulations Ruthie and Matt. The photos are amazing and you were such a beautiful bride.
beautiful pictures--beautiful colors.
What great pictures. They are so gorgeous!
What cute pictures. Looks like they had fun.
What beautiful pictures! I especially love the candid shots, which truly captured them as a 'couple' . . .
I loved that you can share these pictures with so many people because they made my day brighter just seeing you guys (:
These might be the best pictures I have ever seen. They are so original and just beautiful!
So romantic - Love them!
Congratulations Ruthie!
I love your tennis shoes and your dress. I saw dolphins in the ocean today. Love you Aunt Ruthie and Uncle Matt.
beautiful pics ruthie!
Cute pictures Ruthie! Love how u guys are in a haystack haha :)
Cool pics, Aunt Ruth and Uncle Matt!
Love the shoes! you guys look so happy and what a beautiful setting! It's strange to see you outside of scrubs:) but that dressi s so stunning!
Very beautiful!
Pictures are professional Under the circumstances of being in Mich. Great job!
You guys look so great and happy. Maybe someday you can make an ad in a magaxine. I wish you guys the best of luck, even though I don't think you will need it with the love share.
i love the boat graveyard...this is my fav pic....i love the pose and the hay.
very beautiful pictures, it brings me back to a simple time before life got too complicated.
you guys look so wonderful, you guys look so happy. congrats to my favorite couple.
oh my....what a cute couple. my very fav image is the last one. how cool- boats in the weeds and round bales...great!
reception: crowne plaza toledo ohio
band: grand avenue band
florist: hafner's
Pictures turned out great! LOVE the bride's shoes!
Glad to see you booked this wedding I sent your way.




such amazing work!
sorry I pressed send before I was finished:( I was going to say. Such amazing work as usual. Mary you are very talented, keep up the great work, and keep being inspired. They are going to love these pictures!
Wonderful job Mary as usual!! You rock!!!
I Love each and everyone one of these more than I can describe!! AMAZING job!!!