Hello, planner!
Wedding planners make my life so much easier, and working in collaboration is always “the dream”. For this reason, I have considered rates for couples employing a professional, licensed planning team. Here are a few things about me that you should know about the way I work:
I always bring a team with me. Even for small weddings, I bring a production assistant. This means that for weddings with a second shooter, I’ll be in a three-person team, and for weddings with three photographers, I’ll be in a four-person team.
For more straightforward weddings with only one photographer (me), my non-shooting assistant will be another professional photographer. They will not have a camera, but should something happen mid-wedding (like me breaking my ankle!), they would be able to take over. This has never happened to me personally, but it’s happened in the industry with disastrous results for the couple’s coverage. My camera bag has backups of everything, and you can rest assured there is a back-up of ME, as well.
I don’t limit my hours on-site. This is because it doesn’t serve me as an artist to worry about the time when I’m trying to capture the day. Plus, I’m already there with my hair and makeup done, and still have the same trip back home. I also tend to arrive early to get into the groove of the day (sometimes I take photos of the details, sometimes I scout locations, sometimes I simply absorb the vibes). For this reason, I get a general sense of coverage needed and quote based on that, and then on the wedding day, I don’t think about it. I do limit my days to eleven hours, generally, and I will charge extra for a dramatic change in scope, but if the day is running late, I’m not going to miss the cake cutting because “I was done at nine.”
The photos will be ready in a month. I don’t automatically offer sneak peeks; however, if they are important to you and your clients, I will work them into my workflow. Otherwise, I deliver the entire collection at once, about four weeks after the wedding day. My contract says 8 weeks to allow me some grace in case of an emergency, but I have never actually taken that long.
I cannot believe I have to write this: there isn’t a charge for you to use my photos. I’ll send you the download link and Instagram captions with vendor credits already typed up so you can cut and paste them. If you need images reformatted for your website, I’ll do it on my end and email them to you.
My rates vary based on complexity, location, and number of team members needed on my end, as well as ground transportation and per diems needed for overnight accommodations. My home is in Hudson, NY. I live 10 minutes from the Amtrak station, which takes me into NYC in a very easy 2 hours. Paired with the fact I lived in Brooklyn for 15 years, getting to New York City and moving around is second nature, and I do it several times per month. Local weddings in the Hudson Valley begin at 8000, and New York City weddings begin at 8500 for 2025 weddings.
Weddings that require me to travel beyond this circle are charged at cost and paired with a per diem. I am thrifty and fair when it comes to travel and can provide an invoice for your team if necessary. I’m happy to have travel arrangements made for me as part of team travel if necessary; I have a few boundaries around both travel and accommodations, but I am pretty laid-back.
I carry a 2 million dollar insurance policy and can obtain a COI for a venue if they require one.
Please consider me for weekend weddings in the Hudson Valley up to Albany and down to NYC as well as New England during the summer and autumn, and weekend weddings in the Caribbean and Mexico during the winter and spring.
