Nicole and Kyle having fun during their wedding reception at UPP Liquids in Bend, Oregon.
Bend Oregon Wedding Photography Pricing
You're hiring a wedding photographer to save those happy feelings forever.
As a former newspaper photographer with 15 years of national award winning experience I am uniquely qualified to blend photojournalism and nicely lit fashion photography of your wedding day. I show up when you want me there and leave when it's done. There's no time limit.
My hope is you wanting an album to preserve your wedding day experience for the next several generations. In photojournalism school we learned it's more important to show HOW IT FELT to be at your wedding rather than just show your wedding. I want your descendants to be able to look at the pictures and have an idea of what kinds of people you are now.
However, not everyone wants an album. So I have three tiers of picture packages for you to choose from starting with black and white only wedding photography.
Wedding Photography Pricing
Black and White Only
$1,000
BLACK AND WHITE ONLY wedding photography. Me, my Fuji camera, my Profoto light, working as hard as I can for up to 8 hours at your beautiful wedding. This is photojournalism and high art at its best. You get ONLY BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES.
Color
$1,500
You get me, my lights, my cameras, working full-blast for however long you want me at your wedding. About a week after your wedding I put approximately 150-200 adjusted and ready to print photos of your wedding onto my proofing site for you to download.
The Full Monty
$4,500
Same as the Color AND Black and White portfolios but including fifteen 8x12 matted prints of your choosing in a portfolio box. This applies to the black and white only package as well, only in all black and white.
Engagement Portrait Photography
$500
I am happy to do portraits here in Central Oregon. These images (15-25) are saved to the proofing site and can be printed or sent as digital images for any way you want to use them.
Wedding Photography Albums
Starting at $1,200
I only use the highest quality wedding photography albums made by Asukabook. You will love the weight and appearance of these heirloom books.
FAQ
What is your wedding photography style?
I was trained as a photojournalist and worked as a full-time newspaper photographer for 15 years. Weddings aren't strict photojournalism. They have fashion, and they need people looking their best. Think of it as fashion photojournalism. This style is a big reason why you see me carrying a light around all day. That said, many people after the wedding tell me they didn't even see me working. Somehow I can be invisible even though I'm 6'5".
When will we get our photos?
I usually take between 5-10 days to get your wedding onto the proofing site. That said, sometimes I travel to Europe to shoot the occasional wedding, compete in a race, or visit my wife's family. Most of the time we would be traveling on the Wednesday after a Saturday wedding. In that case I would burn the midnight candle to get it done before leaving. Nobody wants to wait three months to get their pictures. We live in a get-it-done-today society. So I do my best to get the wedding done by the following Friday after a Saturday wedding. Sometimes I shoot a Saturday AND a Sunday wedding. In that case I still try to get them both done by the following Friday.
How many pictures will we receive?
I will put together a portfolio of 150-200 pictures and save them to a proofing site for you to download and share. For the extras I can save them to an iPad and make fifteen 8x12 matted prints of your choosing and put them into a fabulous portfolio box.
Can we have color for the black and white price?
No. If a couple wants color, then they can sign up for the color package. If they want black and white AND color, then I recommend the Full Monty, because I do a complete portfolio of approximately 150 images in both color and black and white. They’re the same pictures, just done both ways to give people more options. Plus The Full Monty includes 15 8x12 matted prints of your choice in a portfolio box.