For you inquisitive - heavy thinker types here's a little extra info
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Why choose you and your team of photographers? |
There are so many amazing photographers out there now and we respect them and have wonderful relationships with a great deal of them. We back up each other when we need help. What makes us different I believe is our service. Wayne managed restaurants and events before moving into photography full time. He truly believes in making each wedding day run smoothly and beautifully for his clients. If your wedding clients are happy and have no worries then the images are that much better. Wayne and his team loves providing friendly, organized and professional yet truly creative photography services to their clients. |
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Where can I find your price sheet and contract? |
Our Wedding Price Sheet is linked right here and our Wedding Survey here which we love to receive from potential clients. It helps us get to know you a little and helps us understand your photography and wedding day needs. We create custom proposals for prospective destination wedding clients. |
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Do you shoot destination weddings? |
Heck ya, Wayne has been to 43 countries so far. You better believe he loves capturing destination weddings. They are so exciting and offer so many unique experiences and landscapes. |
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Why should we choose you? What makes you different? |
First off a question for you. What style of photography do you want to represent your day? Look at our images and make sure they match your desires, your needs. Secondly we will deliver a great product in a timely fashion, and with ease and great customer service. We are going to make your day a lot easier, Wayne was in the service industry for years and we firmly believe in making your day the perfect wedding day, helping it run smoothly and prioritizing your needs. And you are going to have a great deal of fun working with us. We are not the stiff photographer types. |
| When / How do we see the images? | We are pretty fast at the editing and post-production process, turnaround generally in 3 weeks. We promise in 6. We usually do a sneak peak within a few days. All finished photos are uploaded to a Proofing Gallery for you and your friends and family to view. From the gallery stunning prints & gift items can be ordered, and images can be downloaded for a nominal fee. |
| When / How do we get the digital photo files? | If you choose one of our stunning albums you will receive the digital files with the finished album(s). If you choose to purchase the images separately, we will send you the files after post-production completion and payment is received. |
| When are albums usually delivered? | We generally begin work on your wedding album within 2 months after finishing post-production on the digital files. You get two album reviews. After you have reviewed and approved your album and we have received full payment for the album, it goes into production. Production time totally depends on which album style you choose; it is usually about 8 weeks. |
| Who comes to the wedding with you? | We almost always shoot with an assistant unless its a destination wedding or our clients prefer for me to shoot truly solo. Using 2nd and 3rd photographers is completely up to you. We have great associate photographers that we trust in and use for 2nd shooting. |
| Do you have preferred vendors that you can suggest to us? | The answer is yes, but we prefer to call them Trusted Vendors. They are professionals that have really shown over the years that they go above and beyond the norm. They are truly customer service based and believe each customer is unique. They understand that it is important to help clients create the best day that represents their personalities. Contact us for advice. |
| If you could get married in one place where would it be? | Probably Olimpos, Turkey. I've been there five times. It's one of my favorite places in the world and I would love to get my best 30 friends to experience the place. There is a picture on my bio page of me swan diving off the rocks in Olimpos. |
| RAW or Jpeg? | Ok, for you techies out there we do shoot 100% RAW at weddings and almost with all our work. We know the post-production can take extra time but we like having more possibilities for working in the digital dark room on my images. We deliver post-production Jpegs to our clients. |
| B&W or Color Photos? | In the digital age Wayne and his team shoot everything as RAW color files, but we create a lot of images with the intention of them becoming B&W or Monochrome enhanced. Wayne was initially trained in fine art B&W photography and he loves creating black and white images in addition to creating Infrared images with his Sensor converted MarkII . If you prefer a heavy emphasis on B&W we'll shoot them like crazy. |
| Planner or No Planner? | That is totally up to you but we think unless you are putting together a really intimate wedding every bride and groom could really benefit from a great qualified planner. We know some great ones out there that understand their clients' vision and needs. |
| Favorite Cake? | Wayne loves carrot cake, he and his wife Melodie had an amazing three tier carrot cake at their wedding on Martha's Vineyard in September of 2014. |
| What do you wear to weddings? | We wear what our clients want us to wear, what's appropriate for the style of the occasion and location. Wayne has worn 3 piece suits to black tie affairs and he's worn shorts to hot summer destination weddings. |
| Describe your ideal clients! | That's easy; a couple that really enjoys eachother and can't wait to have fun making wonderful images that best document their amazing wedding day as it unfolds. But more importantly a couple that gets us and trusts that we understand their vision and want to create the best photos for them and their family. |
| How old is Wayne? | Not tellin', you got to guess when you meet him. Then he'll let you know. |
| What's your favorite time to shoot? | We love dusk. Wayne thinks its the most important time of your special day. Even when you finish all the formal photos earlier and you've finished first dance and toasts, Wayne thinks its a great idea to go outside for 15 minutes at dusk for another stunning quick portrait shoot. We also love sunrise engagement sessions. |
| Who are some photographers that you are inspired by? | This list is getting bigger and bigger all the time, but here are a few photographers we really love. And obviously one of them is not a wedding photographer. Amy Deputy / Zoriah Miller / Kate McKelwee |
| What do you use for inspiration in your work? |
Wayne loves people, cultures, families, all of it. He finds so many moments amazing that we as humans create and share together. Wayne gets annual inspiration from attending workshops. Ongoing inspiration comes from doing humanitarian non-profit work annually; Wayne has worked in Hiati the last two years. Now, day-of it is so easy to be inspired by such a wonderful gathering of your loved ones expressing their joy for your union. It's impossible not to be moved every time. |
| Where do we find out more about album options? | Well there are two ways. Overall we like to show you a few samples in person. We feel that its even more important today to understand when something is tangible and truly a piece of art. So we love showing our albums off. But if you just want a brief explanation check out our Album + Art Book page. We'll put no pressure on you to choose albums now, but once you start really thinking about what suits you best we have very concise price sheets available to make the decision process easier. |
And a biggy that needs to be asked and answered: What happens if Wayne gets sick the day before the wedding?
Nobody wants to think about this happening but its important to consider. Wayne is part of a network in
New England of over 500 wedding photographers that support and back each other up if anything goes wrong.
That being said Wayne is pretty darn healthy and has never missed a wedding; that's over 400 thus far.
If this doesn't answer everything don't hesitate to ask.