Frequently Asked Questions - Weddings
How long does it take to photograph a wedding?
It depends on the collection you choose and your requirements.
We will be pleased to take your photographs at your wedding venue and go with you to a local beauty spot.
This, of course, takes longer.
Please allow adequate time for your photographs to be taken.
Remember it is easier to kill time than make it!
Who actually takes the photographs?
Unlike some studios, we do not sub-contract our wedding services to some stranger who turns up on your wedding day.
Before your big day we are available to discuss your requirements (we call to see most couples the week before) and to get to know you a little better so that you will be more relaxed on your photographs.
Can I see your work?
Of course you can.
Please call us and we will bring examples of our work and samples of wedding albums and photograph presentation (including frames) to your home.
You can also find a selection of our work on this web-site.
Why should I use a professional photographer when I have friends with cameras?
A good question, but are your friends experienced in dealing with a large group of guests, a variety of locations, the varying joys of the British climate and still get you to your reception before the soup gets burnt?
A professional photographer is experienced in all these things and more!
Our work has been approved and accepted for qualifications by the British Institute of Professional Photographers.
Will you take more photographs?
If you wish we will quote for as many extra photographs as you want.
Remember that taking professional photographs, rather than 'snap-shots' (leave these to your guests) takes time.
Remember this, when comparing this price guide with those of other photographers.
Averaging about 1 minutes per photograph, to set-up and take 200 different photographs properly, could take about three hours!!
How far do you travel?
We are prepared to travel a reasonable distance and have covered weddings at both Windermere and Chester at no extra charge.
However we reserve the right to make a reasonable charge for extra travel and other expenses should your wedding take place over 50 miles from Leigh.
Please check with us.
Why do you supply a proof album?
Simple, we do not like high-pressure marketing and do not practise it ourselves.
We believe in giving our clients time to choose in their own time, at home, with family or friends, not in a viewing room at a studio with a commission based assistant forcing your orders.
Why are your proofs watermarked 'proof'?
It may come as a surprise, but photographers make their living out of the taking and supplying of photographs.
Regrettably with today's digital scanning technology, many people take a photographer's work and illegally produce poor quality copies.
Under the 'Design, Patents and Copyright Act', it is illegal to copy a photographer's work without permission.
We will be pleased to produce as many copies of your favourite photographs as you wish.
Our prices compare very favourably with other photographers.
How are your reprints and enlargement made?
Our finished photographs, for albums, reprints & enlargements, are printed in lustre finish, on genuine photographic paper (for quality and longevity) in a professional photographic laboratory, not on an ink-jet printer, although we do reserve the right to produce high quality prints using this medium, if your time-scale is urgent and cannot be met by our laboratory.
We will not produce photographs this way without prior agreement.
How do I pay?
We accept all major credit cards (subject to a 2% surcharge) and debit cards.
We also accept old-fashioned cheques and currency.
You may also spread your costs by paying weekly or monthly up to the date of your wedding.
Due to the personal nature of photography payment for all orders (reprints, souvenir albums etc.), must be made at the time of placing the order as costs for uncollected orders cannot by offset by resale.
Work will not commence on orders until full payment is made.
