I can provide a set of discs on request, but I do have to charge 6% sales tax on the entire wedding, so I don’t recommend this method of delivery.

Yes! This is a key issue when hiring a photographer. I provide you with copies of all full-size edited photos from your wedding, unwatermarked, with personal use rights to print them as you wish. (“Personal use” simply means that you can’t use the photos commercially. If you become rock stars, you can’t use your wedding photos on your album cover without talking to me first.) Don’t be fooled by companies who promise you “downloads of all photos” when what they include is small-size, watermarked versions of the photos, forcing you to print through their studio.

You most certainly can, directly through your gallery! If you’re interested in a custom-designed album, please contact me for details.

I don’t post entire wedding albums online merely because these albums often run from 400-1500 photos, but you can view highlight albums on Facebook or on the blog which each include 100-300 photos!

Yes! It’s great for all of us to get to know each other a little before your big day and takes a lot of the stress off. I’m happy to meet with you anywhere in Boise (or talk via email or phone instead if necessary) to go over scheduling and other details prior to your big day, free of charge. I do require a signed contract outlining the tentative number of hours and payment details, which we can sign in person or by e-mail.

This is a hard one and varies from wedding to wedding. Some couples want photography coverage of the entire day, from the bride and her girls getting ready to the happy couple’s final getaway; others are content with a few posed portraits and coverage of just the ceremony and reception. Generally I recommend allowing about 45 minutes for posed photos of the bridal party and family, and half an hour for posed photos of just the bride and groom. These photos may take more or less time, but it’s important for you not to feel rushed, and for me to set up properly and take the best photos possible!

Work backward from the start time of your ceremony/reception and figure out how much time you’ll need to prepare, if your first look will be walking down the aisle or beforehand, whether to do posed portraits before or after the ceremony, and what are the key moments you want captured. Give yourselves margin! It can also be helpful to create a shot list of your must-have photos, particularly when it comes to groupings of family members (i.e. bride/groom with both sets of parents, bride/groom with grandparents, bride with just her siblings, etc.).

Generally, that’s fine. I’m happy to work with a videographer as long as we can talk briefly beforehand to make sure we don’t get in each other’s way.

Everyone wants to take their own photos of their friends at weddings, and that’s fine too, but can often waste precious time. Just be sure everyone respects that you’ve hired a photographer and that they’ll be able to see the professional photos from your wedding. The star of your wedding photos shouldn’t be your friend who was filming the ceremony on his phone in the middle of the aisle the entire time!

I always shoot in color, but may convert some of the photos to black and white during editing, especially for more “journalistic” moments.

For candid and group photos, I edit with clean, bright colors and with a sense of continuity so the photos work together in an album to tell a story. For posed photos of the bride and groom, I edit a little more in depth with skin retouching and more creative color effects.

Once I send you your gallery of photos, I consider a project finalized and typically do not make any further changes. But if you need a different version of a particular photo (say a color version of a black and white photo), let me know and I’ll make it work! Please familiarize yourself in advance with my style of editing to make sure it’s a good fit and what you’re looking for! If you have any special requests or questions, please talk to me beforehand to see if I can accommodate you.