I love to provide assistance with timeline planning! It ensures we allow time for all the things you value. I certainly love to take control of planning and provide customized help for all my couples. Planning is so key to a successful, stress-free wedding day, so we always encourage letting us in on any scheduling issues you encounter. Most photographers can be hands-off; others like myself pride themselves on helping couples craft a timeline that works for their needs. 

An essential part of planning is meeting and/ or phone calls. One meeting will be our first consultation to get to know each other, the next meeting will be to create your timeline and the last meeting will take place no later than two weeks prior to your wedding to ensure we are update to date on all information and can ensure we don't have to ask you any questions on the day of your wedding. 

If it is within your budget 1000% YES! They ensure efficiency, flow and take so much stress of you and your family (trust me, they are angels on earth) on the day of the wedding. We have several we love and can recommend. 

Logistics are my jam! No, literally, I love planning. We will talk more about this at our consultation. You are going to have some homework to do. After booking we will send you a template that you will fill out for bridesmaids, groomsmen and family. We create your photo groupings and provide you with a projected time lapse of how long your groupings will take. We help you decide what to add or modify if needed. 

This is a very intimate decision. I decided to write a blog in response to this very popular question. If you have a few moments check it out, I think it's worth the read. 

https://www.carlyfoglemanphotography.com/blog/deciding-on-a-first-look

This is a great question. We are hybrid photographers. Although, we love the dreamy vibes of natural light we are professional certified photographers and understand how to generate our own light sources with off camera flash. No worries, friend. We bring our own sunshine. 

Unfortunately, emergencies happen; however, we are prepared in the event something should happen. Illness, death, accidents and beyond. At our studio we have 3 wedding photographers on staff. YOU WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. I promise you are in excellent hands no matter if back up is called in from Carly, Niki or Sean. All members of our staff have access to your portal, timeline and contact information. 

There’s nothing more disappointing than finding the perfect photographer but then realizing that once you add in all the extras, they’re out of your budget. Plus, it feels dishonest. That is why it is crucial and extremely important to us that as soon as you inquire we send you our welcome magazine which includes all investment information as well as the price of add ons. Transparency is key. 

Yes, 6 hours of coverage is our minimum unless it is an elopement or private ceremony of 25 people or less. 

We kindly request a 50% retainer to book your date with the remaining 50% due 4 weeks prior to your event. 

We accept cash, check and card with a 3% fee added for processing. 

Cancellation:

If for any reason the client cancels his/her contract before the wedding date, we keep the retainer

Reschedule:
Wow, our brides never really thought much about reschedules until Covid-19, what a mess. Our ladies are tough as nails and making decisions I never would want to make. Covid-19 has created a very sobering effect regarding rescheduling and here are our thoughts on it. 

In the event that Client reschedules the wedding and Photographer is able to rebook the original wedding date, Client will receive credit for all monies already paid, we will only need to update the contract with the new date and get the second signature. In the event that Client reschedules the wedding and Photographer is not able to rebook the original wedding date, Client forfeits the retainer but will receive a credit for all other monies paid. 

I totally understand wanting to know precisely what you will receive from your investment. It is hard to provide a precise number. Every wedding is different. Many factors result in differing outcomes of the number of images provided such as the number of hours of coverage, the amount of travel between destinations. A 10 hour wedding with full catholic mass and 16 bridesmaids as well as groomsmen with a 3 course sit down dinner and 4 very important people giving toast is going to look much different than an 8 hour wedding with a 20 minute ceremony. Ironically, there will likely be more images produced from the 8 hour wedding than the first scenario. It's all unique to your how you have your day planed. 

Absolutely, we LOVE sending a little peek. We try to get them out within 72 hours of the event while you are on your honeymoon, after all it's a sweet celebration to see a few images while you are living your best life with your best friend. 

We kindly request a 6 week turnaround during our busy wedding season; however, we strive to deliver your curated wedding gallery within 4 weeks from the event date. 

Most people probably are joking when they say stuff like ‘oh you can just make me 10lb slimmer! In reality, the editing that is and isn’t performed is detailed most fully in my contract, but I also have more info below.

This is the most frequently asked question and it is a good one. Yes, friend, we sure do provide digitals from your wedding in addition to the 50-100 image album. We deliver them to an online gallery within 6 weeks post wedding. You will be provided with a download link and pin number. You are welcome to share this information with your family and they too can download. The images will be guarantee accessible online for 4 weeks. After that your online gallery will expire. 

We recommend saving the gallery onto your computer, 1 hard drive you keep in your safe at home, and lastly 1 hard drive you send somewhere else for safe keeping like a bank lock box or your parent's house etc.. (in the event of fire or flood). You will have 4 weeks to download them and save them. 

Copyright is an important issue – one that’s easily misunderstood. When you commission a photographer to take pictures at your wedding, they do not release the copyright to you. Meaning images can not be used for advertising or for capitalization without a release from the photographer.  HOWEVER,  personal usage and printing rights are included meaning you can post them on your own social media as well as print them to display around your home or to gift to special friends and family. 

The standard album is 30 pages. To prevent overcrowding on the pages we try to limit the images to no more than 3 per page totaling 90 images; however, you can add extra pages for an additional fee. 

Once you have selected the images you want displayed in your album we will begin working on the design. We kindly request two weeks of processing time. 

After two weeks we send you a digital proof of your album for approval or change requests. If approved, we will order the album and anticipate arrival within 3 weeks of the date you approved it.

If changes are needed when viewing the proof, we kindly request an additional two weeks to make any necessary changes. 

100% yes. We want to be flexible and understand not every package we have built is a one size fits all for everyone. 

All packages come with an album, this is extremely important to our studio. You are paying for professional photography services for the most important day of your life. We want you to have a tangible heirloom for you to pass down for generations to come. It is crucial (in our opinion) to be able to show your children and/or family a regal and elegant album of your curated wedding collection rather than directing them to your social media album. 

Depends. Some of our packages come with a wall mounted craftsman bridal portrait. All packages include an album as well as your wedding day digitals in an online gallery. In terms of "gift prints" 8x10 and below, no those are not included. We know our clients love the wall mounted portraits, albums and digitals. It is hard to gauge interest in gift prints; therefor, we do not build them into our packages. If you are interested in prints you can always add them a la carte. 

Absolutely, we have many brides who have generously allowed us to share their entire wedding day gallery with prospective brides. These galleries illustrate indoor and outdoor weddings. They also show rain, snow and sunshine. Weddings with large wedding parties, small wedding parties, lots of family formals and little to no family at all. 

It is extremely important to protect your investment by asking your photographer to see an entire wedding gallery, and not base your decision on a carefully curated social media grid showing only the images they want you to see. Always ask to see entire galleries to ensure your decision is the most informed. 

No, not at all. We come equipped with three camera bodies, numerous lenses as well as multi setups in the event something happens. We have certainly done weddings before where a piece of equipment malfunctions, we grab substitute gear and keep on rocking like nothing ever happened. 

Honey, yes. Wouldn't leave home without it and we love our sweet local agent (girl power). If you would like more information on our policy we can provide proof insurance at our consultation. 

Yes, girl. We sure do.