Serving Grand Junction and the Western Slope
Colorado Wedding Photographer
My documentary style of photography doesn't take over and dictate your wedding day. I balance getting the must-have shots with observing and actively seeking the special in-between moments as well. I love telling the genuine story of a wedding by capturing the raw, unscripted moments.
Packages are $900 - $2700, depending on the number of hours you would like coverage for. You receive 50-100 digital photos per hour of coverage. I edit and deliver your gallery within 30 days. You receive a sneak peak within 72 hours of the wedding.
June, September, and October are my busiest months for weddings and weekends during this time book up quickly.
Mini Package
2 continuous hours of wedding day coverage with online gallery
This is a great package for elopements or micro weddings.
$900
Classic Package
6 continuous hours of wedding day coverage with online gallery
This package is great for the ceremony and the beginning of the reception.
$2,300
Signature Package
8 continuous hours of wedding day coverage with online gallery
This package is for those who want getting ready photos, ceremony photos, and the reception photographed.
$2,700
Wedding FAQs
What is your photography style?
I am a documentary-style wedding photographer, which means that I act as a "fly-on-the wall' to capture genuine moments as they naturally unfold. I am more unobtrusive and observant of what's going on during the wedding day. I follow events as they happen to get candid shots. I place myself based on good lighting (or use a flash) and where activity is happening-unless otherwise directed by the bride/groom.
I don't spend an excessive amount of time orchestrating scenes as this can take people away from guests, families, or wedding activities. The exception to this is that I do pose family photos, couple photos, and detail shots where there is good lighting and minimum background distractions.
When I edit the photos, I keep the coloring very true to life with subtle adjustments so they're timeless.
What type of editing do you do on the photos?
In order to get your wedding gallery to you within 30 days, I provide basic editing, or "Photo Developing" for your photos. This is the process that adjusts the exposure, contrast, coloration, and crop of the image. I deliver this on all of the useable photos from your day. I delete duplicates, photos with someone blinking, and out of focus photos. I deliver all other photos, which is on average 50-100 photos per hour of coverage. I have a true-to-life editing style that involves subtle adjustments and balanced lighting so the photos will have a timeless look in years to come.
Fundamentally altering the photograph, such as switching family members around, removing wrinkles from every dress, or making people slimmer, is not included in the editing that I do on the images. This slows down my editing process and extends the time it takes for me to get the wedding gallery delivered to you.
What is the process to book with you?
1. Reach out through the 'Contact Me' link on my website to see if I am available on your wedding date.
2. Then I will email you my wedding questionnaire to gather more specific information about your wedding.
3. After you have secured the date with your venue, we can meet for coffee or schedule a phone call to go over any questions you have, my contract, and what you envision for your wedding day.
4. I email you my contract to go over with your fiancé. To secure the date, I require 1/3, or 33%, of the invoice to be paid. If I have multiple inquiries for the same date, the first couple to reach out will have priority. If they don't sign a contract and pay the initial deposit, the date remains open and will go to the next couple. The wedding invoice needs to be paid in full one week before the wedding.
What protections are in place for our photos?
All of my cameras have dual card slots. This means that every photograph is captured on two, separate memory cards. This is done so that in the unlikely event that one card fails or there is physical damage to the camera during the wedding, the photos are saved twice and more protected.
As soon as I get home from the wedding, I download all of the photos from the memory cards onto my computer. The photos are then immediately saved on my Cloud. While I'm editing your wedding gallery, photos stay on my computer, the cloud, and my camera memory cards. After the photos are uploaded onto my website and delivered to you, I move the digital files to my external hard drive and store them there. At this point, the files are on both my external hard drive and online on my website. Couples should download their entire high resolution gallery as soon as it is received so they can store the files themselves. My contract states that I keep the files for at least one year after your wedding date because I cannot guarantee that I will provide indefinite storage of the wedding album.
