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The following is an entry with some tips for our brides (and grooms of course). For more tips, check out “Tips for Your Wedding Day” on our main site. These blog entries are in addition to the tips you’ll find on our website that we update every once in a while. To see all of them, please click here.

Communicating your style preferences for photography as well as post production helps us deliver work that’s in line with your style and expectations. It’s our job, as photographers, to apply our vision and creativity to your engagement session and wedding day. However, we also always want to make sure we’re delivering the types of shots that you like and avoiding the ones you may not appreciate as much.

An easy way to do this is to just grab some photo’s online from our blog or other sites and email them directly to us. You can send us the links, copy them into a word doc, drag them directly into an email, or find another means to communicate your preferences. We’ve even had clients send over images ripped out directly from magazines.

While doing this, try to be as specific and descriptive as possible. For example, if you send over an image, it’s great to explain what it is that you like about the picture. “I like this image because of the natural candid expressions on their faces.” Or, “I love this image because of the colors in the sky.” Just as important as the shots you like are the shots that you want to avoid. For example, if you don’t like “jumping” shots, it’s best to communicate this before than during (although during is still better than after).

As you can see, the process is less-than-scientific; and there are myriad ways to communicate the information. However, if you make an effort to let us know what you like and don’t like, you should be happier with the overall experience and with the images.

The following is an entry with some tips for our brides (and grooms of course). For more tips, check out “Tips for Your Wedding Day” on our main site. These blog entries are in addition to the tips you’ll find on our website that we update every once in a while. To see all of them, please click here.

A common question we receive from our clients is “when should we have our engagement session?” While there is not clear cut answer, there are a few things to keep in mind.

I.  The Wedding Date – The most important factor to keep in mind is your actual wedding date. On our end, it takes us around 3-4 weeks (depending on the season and our workload) to get the engagement session images to you on an image DVD. From there, you should add on the time it takes to receive any products that you would like for your wedding.

• * Sign-in Book - If you’re ordering a sign-in book, add 3-5 weeks (3-4 weeks for the production and 1 week for the design correspondence and shipping).
• * Printing Through the Studio – If you’re ordering prints through our studio, add 2-3 weeks. While the actual printing only takes around a week or less, we do additional touch up, sharpening, and enlarging to the images.  We also reorder the image if there are any problems or unforeseen blemishes.
• * Self Printing Through Consumer Printers - Most of these printers can get your prints done within 1 week. However, keep in mind that you will not receive the same quality control or consistency as ordering through our studio so you may have to do a few trial runs.

II. Your Schedules – The second thing to keep in mind is your work schedules.  In the summer months, we start our sessions later, around 5, 6 or even 7pm if you’re looking for more night shots.  In the winter, we’re starting at around 3-4pm.  In the spring and fall, it’s somewhere in between.  If you know you’re going to have a tough time taking time off of work for your session, you may opt for a summer engagement session that starts later in the day.

III. The Seasons – For beach shoots and city shoots, the seasons won’t affect the look and feel of the images too much in California.  However, in vineyards, gardens, forests, etc, you will want to choose the season that corresponds best with the look and feel you desire in your images.

We hope this helps!