Wedding Photography Services

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. When looking to hire a photographer for one of the most important days in your life, make sure they are a true professional and not just someone with a "great new camera!" I have professional backup equipment and lenses as well as years of experience photographing weddings.These days, many "photographers" don't even carry back up equipment or lighting. Some have never even photographed a wedding! If their camera or equipment fails, you would be out of luck. Also, I have a second photographer who can be counted on to be in a different location, catching the photos of the groom getting ready with his buddies, detail shots and all the other important moments you may never see with only one photographer.

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. I think one of the most important things to think about is how you want your day to unfold. I like to suggest to the bride and groom that they consider doing the formal photos before the ceremony. When they choose this option, it tends to make for a much less stressful day and allows the couple to enjoy the cocktail hour with their guests, rather then spending that time gathering people up for photographs. We give the bride and groom some "alone time" first, kind of a "first glance" with just the 2 of them before moving on to groups. When couple have chosen this option, they have never regretted it. On the other hand, if couple prefer to stick with tradition, that is no problem either, it's their day!

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. I think the most important thing for people to understand about photographers is that we have to charge for so much more than the time involved on the actual day. Typically, we meet with people at least once before the wedding, include a "get to know you session" so that our clients feel more comfortable with us on the wedding day, and then typically spend hours after the wedding editing and enhancing the photos. If we have a second photographer, that makes the entire process that much more time consuming to edit after the big day. All in all, there is a huge amount of time and work involved!

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. Actually, that's kind of interesting. I had loved photography since I was a kid ~ photojournalism was what really interested me. I never wanted to be a wedding photographer but a few years after photography school and various photo assignments up to that point, a couple from Boston hired me to photograph their wedding. It was not the first wedding I had photographed but to this day it still remains one of my favorites. It was a perfect mix of a fabulous couple, amazing friends and family coming together from around the world to celebrate, perfect weather, beautiful music during the ceremony and such heartfelt toasts to the couple... I could go on and on. I told myself then that I would photograph weddings every day if they could all be like that one! We even had a rainbow!

Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?

A. After graduating from photography school, I have continued each and every year to keep up with the latest educational opportunities available, taking classes with some of the top names in the photographic industry. I have attended week long classes at the New England Institute of Professional Photography, Wedding and Portrait Photographers International, and the Professional Photographers Institute of New England. I also take on line webinars when something interesting comes along. There are always new things to learn!