A) Do I get all of the full resolution digital images with rights and how many will I get? My Collections include all of the digital negatives and you have rights. You get, in most Collections, 2500+ images during your wedding day to have forever!

If they do more than one wedding a day than beware since they are obviously not fully invested in your wedding and you have to wonder their loyalty on Your Day. I will never book more than one event per day and you get 100% of my creativity and energy – guaranteed!

I offer a 100% guarantee with all of my packages. Why would you not? If you are not thrilled with my package than I will either fix the problem or I will refund your money – guaranteed!

All of my images are fully edited by myself and that is why I guarantee my work. My album design is my work and does not include templates which a lot of photographers use. Every album has a different look and feel and you will NEVER see a wedding album that looks the same from Paul Retherford Wedding Photography.  I captured the images so I know what it looked like and when you outsource that person in a cubicle has no clue what you Wedding looked like.

This is really important because I have had two cameras have problems during critical points in the wedding day, and because I always have two cameras on my body it was a piece of cake . Just imagine if you didn’t get a single image walking down the isle or missed a once in a lifetime shot because your camera was broken . A backup camera on the main photographer is critical, not just in the photography bag.

My Collections are always posted the week after they are taken, including, online images, online wedding design, and wedding slide show, if they are included in your package. I typically have everything online within three days! I work hard to make sure that you have your proofs in hand and your wedding package available when you return from your honeymoon.

I allow others to capture images during the day. I am the sole professional photographer during the wedding day, by contract. If I have a problem with an individual I will politely let them know in person but I am extremely easy to work with and I get along with everyone.

All of my past clients are references for me and I have a constantly changing list of references available, usually around 15 past clients on the list, and sent with all of my contracts. I want you to contact my past clients and find out how excited they are about my Wedding Photography.

Why should I hire you? First of all, I love Weddings.  I believe that my images are unique because there are such a large collection of images that all show a ton of emotion and personality. My customers always tell me that they cannot believe how many great emotional images that they receive from their wedding day. I believe that I get these images by being so easy to get along with and suggesting creative ideas that I have learned from the hundreds of weddings that I have captured. You should hire me for my fabulous images, my top-of-the-line products, integrity, professionalism, and the fact that I have a perfect track record from past clients.

I specialize in weddings and I am a full-time wedding photographer. Beware of the “weekend warrior.” 95% of my photography is weddings and that is why you get such personal attention from me to detail and product/image quality.

There are a thousand reasons why I believe digital works better for Wedding Photography, but I will tell you the top few. With digital I am able to give you all images in Color, Black and White, and Sepia, if you like. You will have your proofs within one week of the event. Your wedding album will be to you within two months of receiving your selected images. I can show a slide show of all the images that I took at the ceremony during your reception! Digital images are optimized in Photoshop and all unwanted parts of the images are either masked or taken out of the image. If you have glare on your skin it will be gone; your glasses won’t shine, your teeth won’t glow, no red eye, etc. I can capture memories all day and all night allowing a greater degree of creativity. Digital allows me to get images to you in a hurry, in many different formats, no image limits, and optimized. Lastly, digital allows me to have three copies of your images on your wedding day, so if one gets lost or stolen, I have two backups.

Your images will last, according to Wilhelm Research, approximately 80+ years on my professional paper. This is before lacquer coating the image too. In addition, that estimate is a conservative estimate since the aging process is seen on any image and digital imagery allows for you to correct aging problems. The files themselves will last indefinitely but you will probably need to change storage methods down the road. Chances are that DVDs & CDs will become obsolete and there will be a new method of storage. I recommend copying all images to your computer hard drive and putting a copy in a safety deposit box or an off site location. The good part about a digital image is that you can have it backed up numerous times on the most recent media.

All of my wedding images are backed up at least two times and I retain the original. I have a safety deposit box, a fire safe, backup system, and I burn DVDs will all of your images. That means that there is, at least, four copies of every image. Chances of all three copies being lost, stolen, etc. are very slim.

Lots of times clients come to me and say that they don’t like digital photographers because of the images. That is when I show them my portfolio and ask them to tell me which images are digital and which are film. You cannot tell the difference on a professionally optimized image unless you look through a high powered loop, and even then digital has come a long ways. Some people see website images and say that they are digital since they see pixels or seem blurry. The reason for the image not appearing sharp is, not that it is digital, that images on the web are such low resolution that they are not tack sharp. This allows for pages to load faster. A computer monitor IS NOT a human eye and therefore you cannot compare. The true indicator of an image is a print that has been optimized by a professional. The bottom line is, if your Professional Photographer knows how to edit digital images then they will be beautiful and elegant.

I have made images larger than 24″ x 36″ with my current files and have seen no pixels, noise, etc. You can interpolate these files even larger if you please. Most people will not frame a wedding photograph larger than an 11″x14″. If you are interested in larger images then digital is a great way to go.

I shoot around 250 images/hour. In a typical wedding (8-10 hours) I will have 2500+ images on DVD. The client will have ALL processed and color corrected images in high resolution in on DVD. I have the storage media to shoot all day and night if you would like. Bottom line, digital equals more images, more creativity, and more shooting time.

Your digital proofs will be to you before you get back from your honeymoon, or in one week. Usually I prepare the images the next day after shooting. The digital proofs are all of the images on CD in low resolution for you to select images for inclusion in albums. Negatives, DVDs, and the remainder of the package are delivered to you with the finished album. Album Pre Design is posted online within one week of the Event. When I receive your final edits it will take about 2 months to get your package to you, usually quicker. Typically I get my packages to you as quickly as I can professionally lay out and package all of the items. I realize that you are waiting for a special item and I handle everything with absolute care and professionalism.

I require a $1000 retainer fee and a signed contract to book your date. The retainer fee is non refundable. I book only one event per day. No wedding date is definite until I receive the retainer and signed contract. I only capture one event in any day so when you book me I no longer send out information to any requests for your day. Please realize that I may have more than one request for a date and it is entirely a first come, first serve basis. However, I will hold a date for a week if you call me and let me know that you are sending in a retainer and contract. The remainder of the balance is due two weeks prior to the event.

I will show up for the wedding whenever you would like me there. When you book me as a photographer I am available for you all day. I never book two events in one day. Remember that my Collections have limited working hours, 1-12 hours, but more hours can be added if needed. Posed shots can take anywhere from 1/2 hour up to 3 hours depending on how many people are in the party and how many images you would like. Remember that I take a lot of candid images of groups and couples during the reception that can be counted as posed shots too. I will usually show up 1/2-1 hour prior to the time that you would like me at the event. This one hour you are not charged for but I take light readings and location and prop shots ahead of the scheduled time. I use this time to scout areas for optimum lighting.

I tend to be one of the last people out of the reception. I will stay as long as I feel that I am getting quality images. When I feel that I am moving into the “blackmail” shots then I tend to let the bride and groom know that I will be ending soon. I will usually let the wedding party know one hour in advance that I will be leaving. I will not skip out on your wedding day early; I know the significance of the event and I shoot events as they are my own.

I sure can make any portion of an image in either color or black and white. The typical image is flowers in color and everything else in black and white. The question that I ask you is if this is a trend and will this be timeless Wedding Photography.  We know that color, black and white, and sepia techniques last through time but will partially colored images?  I don’t know the answer to this.

All Collections can be customized to suit your needs. Email or call me with your particular needs and I will quote you a Collection.

I emphasized Professional because there is a difference between a Pro Photographer and some one who owns a camera and wants to shoot your wedding. I am a Professional Working Photographer. Here is the reason for the investment: First of all, no business will work for free. I can work anywhere from 15 hours up to 80+ hours for one wedding start to finish. Just taking that time alone shows you that most of my weddings will exhaust at least one full week of my time. Add to the time; supplies, travel, fees, advertising, and other costs of doing business. On top of that, great equipment, I use all Canon, is expensive. Lastly, and definitely not the least, experience deserves raises and when you are in any field for an extended period of time, like myself, and you have the professional skills to keep a business going then you deserve to be rewarded for experience, knowledge, and, most importantly, good work and top-of-the-line products. You will find that my prices are below market value and that what you receive in my packages are thousands of dollars less than an equivalent Photographer with similar experience. I keep my wedding prices low by specializing in weddings and not having the high overhead.

The difference between my prints and a drug store, consumer print is that all of my prints are optimized to reduce glare, correct any color shifts, remove any unwanted objects, mask skin blemishes, etc. In addition, my paper will last over twice as long as consumer paper and is lacquer coated to protect against fade, scratching, water, and humidity damage. The inks are both smudge proof and water resistant. My prints have an estimated lifespan of over 80 years without lacquer coating and much longer with the coating. You can extend the life of any image by keeping them out of the direct sunlight and away from humidity. Bottom line is, if you want a professional life-long print then let me do it, and if you want just a record of the moment then save a buck and go consumer.

My style is a mix of traditional, posed-photojournalistic, candid, and creative photography. My images are everything from posed family images to designer magazine cover images of the bride. Each wedding session is different so I will customize your wedding images to include the style that you find appropriate for your wedding day. I will do as many of the posed images and different locations that you would like. I will document all of the days events and I will also look for those special moments and I will attempt to bring out emotion in my images. I believe that I have a great amount of success at capturing the feelings of the clients that I photograph. I enjoy the candid photography, you can really tell in my images. I would say that 75% of my images are candid. My style is different than any other photographer and that is why you need Paul Retherford Wedding Photography at your Event.

Wedding Photojournalism is a style that leans more towards candid photography. I would consider myself a Wedding Photojournalist with traditional and creative accents. The way that I shoot wedding is that I will take the posed family and bride and groom shots then I will “float” around and capture images of the wedding party and guests that are more natural and relaxed. In addition, I will pose small groups and get the traditional images of friends and guests. Wedding Photojournalists work in the background and everyone has their own style. I prefer to use a number of different lenses and angles to capture images that are unique to a particular area of the event. I will photograph everyone at the wedding whether they like it or not.

Traditional Wedding photography is the typical photography that most people will think of when they think of a “wedding album.” Traditional photographers like to have posed shots that they can control and they are assured that the image is exactly what they are looking to get. More than not, traditional photographers are those photographers who live in a studio and take senior portraits and family portraits that are posed and artificially lit.

Illustrative photography is a wedding style that has drama, grand poses, and fairy tail scenery. Every detail in the image is carefully arranged to produce a photograph with impact. This type of style is conducive to a minimal amount of images and poses with precise posing, lighting, and makeup.

Creative photography is a style that uses unusual angles or juxtaposition. The photographer creates his/her own artistic impression of the event. This style is also conducive to a minimal amount of images.

There are advantages to all of these styles of photographers. I prefer to work towards the photojournalistic because of the intensive coverage of the wedding ceremony and reception. I am looking for those memorable expressions on your face and the faces of your guests. I try to not be intrusive to peoples space and to respect the wedding party, your guests, and your day.

A typical day will begin about 1 hour prior to the wedding party showing up to the ceremony site, unless the wedding party wants me to photograph at the salon, house, etc. I will arrive early so that I can get images of the outside of the ceremony, flowers, props, hanging dress, and people coming in. This hour will allow me to get light readings and find areas to pose and creative candid images of the couple and wedding party.

When the wedding party arrives I usually will take the initial images of them arriving and then allow them some time to prepare before I begin capturing images. In the meantime I will float around and capture little snippets of information around the ceremony site. I know that a lot of people like to “scrapbook” so I make sure to get any images that I can to help them out. My album pre design utilizes these detail images for background and accents.

Most wedding parties do not want to see each other prior to the wedding so I will bounce back and forth from the brides room to the grooms room capturing candid shots and some poses shots. If the bride and groom are seeing each other before the ceremony I will do all of the posed shots before the ceremony. Usually I will allow 1-3 hours depending on the size of the wedding party and amount of images to be captures. I will get group shots of both sides attendants. Usually I will allow at least a fifteen minutes to be with the bride and take images of her alone. This will include close ups and location shots. I try to think like a bride and get every image that she would like to have and then offer different perspectives, light, and even some poses. These images include everything from close up head images to jewelry, flowers, hair, garter, etc.

I capture the bride with attendants, family, friends, etc without the groom and then I hide her and get the groom and do the same thing. This way I get most of the images done prior to the ceremony and we have the group and family images to complete after the ceremony.

When the ceremony begins I will photograph all of the event from people being seated, to waiting to walk down the isle, to the receiving line after the marriage. I will get images of the entire site with all of the people, the vows, the ring ceremony, readings, special events, flower girls, ring bearers, parents, guests expressions, and little snippets of the ceremony. I will typically shoot around 400 images just during the ceremony.

After the ceremony, I will capture the bride and groom, and all family members back into the ceremony site for posed images. I will work systematically to get the images done as quick as possible. I will know what images the bride and groom would like prior to shooting since I have a “shot sheet” that they have already filled out.

After the posed images I will either accompany the couple to areas they would like to get some images or meet them at the reception. I have no limit on off site locations with my packages. Of course, I will get the party in their limo or vehicle leaving the ceremony. When we all arrive to the reception I will shoot the couple leaving their vehicle and get a nice images with everyone prior to the reception.

The next images are leading into the reception and the introduction of the wedding party. I will get these images and I will be watching the guests for any special shots that I can capture of them. The rest of the night includes props shots, first dance, cake cutting, toasts, father/daughter, mother/son, gartar/bouquet, dollar dance, special dances, kissing, laughing, group table shots, group images, gifts, ring images, hair, etc. I will put together a slide show of the images that I have taken up to the point and show it either on my laptop. I like to do this to allow your guests to see the images that they may never get a chance to see and to give you a sigh of relief knowing that I got you covered. This usually is a big hit.

My photography usually ends at the late hours of the evening when everyone has exhausted themselves and most, if not all, of the guests have left the ceremony. I will let the bride and groom know that I am winding down and that I will be leaving soon. You will never see me “skip out” on a wedding reception. Also as a side note, I do not smoke and the only reason that I will not be around the events is when I go to the rest room. I say this because I have heard horror stories.

Included in all of my Collections is a image slideshow on my laptop of all of the images captured up to the reception. I will put this slideshow together while everyone is eating and have it running shortly there after. This slideshow depends on if time allows for me to put it together, which it always does since I am downloading images regularly during the entire day. I will include all of the images that I have taken with only a rough edit. This slideshow is usually done in a low traffic area, away from the action so that it does not draw attention away from the Bride and Groom.

My packages include the essential elements any couple would like to have from their special day. You get an online wedding website with VIP access to edit and inform your friends about your wedding day. All of my products are top of the line and have lifetime guarantees. You get only the best when you hire Paul Retherford to be your photographer. Every element of my Collection is backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee! I work hard during the day and after to produce a fine art custom album that will bring tears to your eyes. I incorporate personality and emotion in your album so that every time you view my images it will make your body tingle with excitement. Your album will be designed and uploaded for your and your family and guests to view indefinitely. You get a professionally bound album and an online album! There is only one person who does my work and that is Paul Retherford. Don’t miss out on hiring me as your Professional Wedding Photographer.

The copyright will be shared between the client and Paul Retherford Photography, LLC. This means that both parties can use the images; i.e. prints, email, etc. The only thing you can not do is claim the images as your own work or use them as advertising and/or marketing. If you use them in advertising, you need to contact me for approval, and you have to put a copyright notice with my name and website on the image. This is all explained in the contract.

I do have two photographers, or more, available upon request. I usually work solo and have for my entire career. If you would like to have a second photographer please inquire.  I will be where the action is and I will be watching in all directions for opportunities to capture unique expressions and bring out the personality of the wedding party and the guests. I believe that having more photographers really intimidates the guests and people will not take off their “masks” and be themselves. I don’t mind having guests taking pictures while I am capturing images because they don’t have the tag of “Professional” and, therefore, people will warm up to them almost instantly. My point is that Paul Retherford is enough and having more cameras is just costing you more money, and more of a headache. Keep in mind, I average a total of 3000 images in an ten hour Collection and you receive all of them, in both color and black and white, to have forever.

Paul Retherford Wedding Photography covers all of the Midwest and the World. I would love to travel with you to your island destination wedding. I will do any destination wedding that is asked of me. All of my Collections are all-inclusive for areas within 150 miles and very reasonable travel fees for beyond this area. If you are doing the by the hour then I will have to charge for travel/gas fees. The fees are minimal . If you have a wedding in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Kentucky, etc. I am willing to travel anywhere. The good part about having weddings in other states is that it allows for me to visit friends. If you like my photography then give me a call or email, no matter where you live.

First of all, I love Wedding Photography.  You should hire Paul Retherford Photography because of my professionalism, Integrity, Class, style, artistic eye, ability to make the party feel at ease, use of top of the line gear and material, top-of-the-line products, and the fact that all of my clients have been thrilled with their products. I have a personal guarantee that I will fix anything that you are not thrilled with. You will not find a photographer who backs up their work like I do. I want you to recommend me to your friends and for you to be excited about the wedding images that I captured for and of you. Above all, I will make sure that you get the images that are important to you and I will stay at your event until all image possibilities are exhausted. Remember that I specialize in Weddings so I do not have studio shoots going on during the week, therefore all of my attention during the week days is directed at my Weddings. You get both a bound wedding album and an online wedding album that you can view anywhere in the World! I continue to keep at the cutting edge of photography through seminars, lectures, reading and more. You get more personal attention, cutting edge style, and better products by using Paul Retherford Wedding Photography.

I am an active member The Professional Photographers of America (PPA), The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), and Canon Professional Services(CPS). The three organizations are Professional tools to help me continue to be on top of my industry.

I include the image slideshow in all of my Collectionss except the By The Hour Collection. This is all dependent on if I have the time to put together the show, but so far, I have on every wedding.

I will keep the images on file for at least two years following your event. Friends and relatives can go to Printroom and click on your name to see the Wedding Image Proofs a couple of days after the event. Please call me or email with any questions you have regarding image orders. You can also order directly from me by calling or emailing. These images will be online for nine months. Any one can order images through me too. I will be happy to offer package pricing to anyone who would like multiple images. Please email me or call me with your request.

28) We would like a slideshow with or images from growing up. Do you put these slideshows together for your clients?

I would be happy to put a slideshow together for you. Prices depend on the amount of images to be included. You can also purchase this slideshow on DVD.

I do offer Online Wedding Images.  Go to Prints on the website/blog and click on your wedding and there will be a selection of images on the site for ordering and viewing in color, black and white, and sepia. These images are online for nine months.  You can also see my client’s VIP Wedding websites at http://www.printsbypaul.com

I custom design a wedding album pre-design that is posted online within one week of your event. You then view the album and make edits to the album. This is a rough album design and you have full editability on this album. You will have a proof set sent to your address so that you know what images I have taken during your day. When you let me know your corrections I make the improvements and repost the album online for you to view. This is very interactive and you can have your album in a much quicker time period. When I get the OK to go ahead with the production phase it will take about 2 months, typically, to get the entire package to you. Most of the time it is even quicker.

Yes, I can offer you almost any wedding album that is available today. I have many distributors that I work with and I can get everything from simple albums to leather to metal to wood and more. You tell me what you would like and I will find it for you.

This decision is totally up to you. I like to stick with tradition in this area and not have the bride and groom see each other prior to the wedding. This adds so much to the overall excitement of the day and you can feel the anticipation in the air. I am able to shoot group shots prior to the wedding without having the bride and groom see each other. I typically have 75% of the posed images done before the wedding without the bride and groom seeing each other. If you would like to see each other and get all of the posed photography over before the wedding that is just fine too.

Absolutely not. This is your day and I am there capturing images for you. I am working for you, not you for me. I actually will pose people and offer the image for others to take. There is no reason for a photographer to stop anyone else from shooting images at an event. The only thing I ask is that your guests do not start trying to pose people while I am working.

34) How far in advance do I need to book?

There is no answer to this question. The sooner you book, the better chance that Paul Retherford Wedding Photography will be capturing your Wedding. Typically, couples will look for their vendors from 6 months to one year. I am currently booking over a year out for summer Events. For prime dates you may need to book well over a year in advance. It is never too soon to book if you want Paul Retherford Wedding Photography at your Wedding.

This is a question that only you can answer. The best way to figure out your answer is to ask yourself, “How often will I look at the work of…” If you answer this question with a never or a once in five years you probably don’t need their services at your event. Remember, you can never go back to your special day. I now offer your Wedding Fusion on DVD which is a mixture of video and images on DVD with music and your special words included. I don’t mind working with a videographer either.

This all depends on your event times and what you have in mind for images. To figure out amount of hours you will need your photographer ask yourself these key questions; 1) Am I going to have images captured before the service? 2) How many images do I want to do before the service? 3) How many locations will I take images at? 4) How many hours from the start of the service until the beginning of dinner? 5) Do I want images between the service and the reception? 6) At the reception will there be all the traditional events (i.e. first dance, parent dances, toasts, garter and flower toss, cake cutting, etc.) 7) Do you want your photographer there until the end of the reception? After answering all of these questions, I typically would allow for, at least, three hours of capturing images around the service and, at least, three hours around the reception. You need to factor in the transportation between locations and the slack time. This is why an ten hour package works so well for most couples. Again, this is your day and you hopefully only do it once so allow for extra time to make the day as stress free as possible.

Of course you can. I am as open as anyone to ideas that you may have regarding your wedding images. When you fill out my photo “shot sheet” I encourage you to suggest images that you would like taken. In addition, you can staple images that you have seen in magazines directly to the sheet and I will do my best to mimic the shot. I want you to be an active member in the images and to enjoy the product that you will be receiving. I would like to know what is important to you and then I can direct more attention to areas of your interest. Please suggest images during the day too and tell everyone to bring their creative juices.

Hopefully this will never occur, but life is not certain. Therefore, I offer a full refund of any deposit that you have placed and I also offer any advise or help in finding a replacement, granted that I am able to help. I will never “bump” you for another wedding contract. You will always have Paul Retherford capturing your wedding if you have a signed contract with me. The ONLY way that I would not be able to capture your wedding was due to a serious injury which is out of my control.

Most of my questions will be answered prior to the wedding day. Therefore, questions will be very minimal during the actual day. I strive to keep your wedding day stress free and I will not add any more complications into your special time. I am a Professional Photographer and I have captured hundreds of weddings just like yours. Most of my Clients have thanked me for helping explain to them how things work and what they should do, or be doing, since 90% of my couple are having their first marriage.

The day runs SO much smoother if you have one person that can keep an eye on your wedding party, i.e. a Master and/or Mistress of Ceremony, and make sure they are in the area when pictures are being taken. This person should know everyone who is in the party by first name. I would say that the number one reason for any time lag is waiting for people who were told to stay in the room but decided to leave.

I will wear a nice shirt and tie, or if you are black tie I will dress accordingly. I dress comfortably professional. I will dress according to your dress code at the event so that I do not stick out in any way.

I do appreciate having a meal at the reception. I will usually just sit at an open seat from one of your guests who has decided not to attend. You can ask the caterer if there is a half meal or something smaller which would not cost the full price. I am usually working on images for the slideshow during the dinner so I don’t typically finish my meal. I do appreciate an area near a wall outlet with some space so that I can work on my images during dinner.

I have multiple Professional Cameras and gear that I utilize. I will always have at least three cameras, flash, etc. I also backup my images on computer so that I have, at least, duplicate images. When I work I always have two cameras around my neck. I have had a camera go bad on me when the bride is walking down the isle and I just switch to the other camera, no problem. You will never know of any problems on my end because I work though them and make things run smoothly so as not to ever add stress to your day.

Photography is my life. When I am not capturing weddings and events, I am in nature capturing the natural world and photographing my friends and my dogs. I enjoy making images that bring emotional responses to people. It is very satisfying to see people enjoying my creative work and to know that my images are going to live on in this family forever. I really think that this is my ideal “job,” and I do not have to work because I love what I do. This shows in my images and it also comes through the subject being photographed by relaxing them.

My goal as a photojournalistic photographer is to get an image of everything that is included in the ceremony and reception. I make images of everything from silverware all the way to posed images. You will be amazed at the creative shots that I will make of simple items. You will get images of all of your guests, family, friends, etc. Remember that I started out as a nature photographer and I pay close attention to detail, design, texture, etc.

My images are a mixture of everyone who attends your ceremony and reception. I will attempt to take an image of every action and reaction. My day is filled with working to find the correct angles to capture an image which tells a story. You will get images of every table at your reception, therefore documenting everyone who attended your wedding reception. I also make sure to creatively capture all of the important props and snippets during the wedding day. The emotions and reactions that I capture really tell the story of the day. You can see thousands of my images through my website.

My gear is all Canon Professional gear. I use all digital Professional cameras and L series lenses. My images can be easily printed to 24″x36″ or larger.  I have been shooting Canon since the age of ten. I trust Canon with my life and you should too.

I shoot anywhere from 20-30 weddings per year now.  The peak year was 52 Weddings and that was way too much. Now I focus more on customer service, speed of return, and quality products to make the value for price an incredible deal.   I have been capturing weddings for over 18 years now.

This all depends on the Collection that you choose. If you choose the flush mount album than I optimize all the images and send out the images to be put together in the album. If you order a traditional album than everything from capturing the image, to optimizing, to printing out the final image, to designing the wedding album is done by me. I take great pride in my work and will not allow anyone to work with my images. Because of this fact, I guarantee my work and that you will be happy with the final product.

Yes I do. In fact, most of my past clients have agreed to be a reference so I have a huge list of people who are happy to answer your questions about me and my services. You will find the reference list in my no obligation information packet that you can receive by clicking on the contact tab. There are over ten references on the list for you call or email.

My work ethic is very focused. I am constantly reading and studying the industry. I attend numerous seminars, banquets, lectures, and such each year to learn new software and techniques from other top ranked people in the industry. You will find me traveling to Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami and other large cities to attend conferences that keep me in touch with the growing trends and top of the line products that I use. I also subscribe to magazines and read a lot of literature on the subject. I am an eternal student of the industry and I am excited to learn new ways of improving my great business. I keep in contact with my colleagues. This is my life and I treat my profession like a life time college course.

Visit my Weblog(blog) weekly and I try to get at least one posting up. I add my links to the Wedding Images and Pre Design albums on their too. It is a great way to keep in touch with me and see if I am shooting your friends Weddings.

http://www.PaulRetherford.com (website)

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I do offer discounts in the off-season and weekday. You can see my pricing page for discounts or email or call me.

Yes I do. Please visit it at http://www.PaulRetherford.net

The week following your event I will be working hard on your album design. I will have your album online by the end of the week, usually before the bride and groom returns from the honeymoon. You will have a disk with all of the images that I captured during the day so that you know which images you can choose.

You look at the album online and make edits to the album. I will make your corrections and place the album back online. The process is very interactive and the coolest thing is that you will have this album online indefinitely. So, you can tell all of your family and friends to see you wedding album online. Link to it with your blog page or just look at it when you are on vacation.

The album will be to you quickly and exactly how you would like it to look!

I will consider any offer that other photographers have made for photography pricing and try to match and/or beat their offer. Keep in mind that my Collections include very expensive, top-of-the-line, lifetime guaranteed products and other photographers may be offering you lower end products. Most of my expenses are from my products and that shows when your album is delivered to you. Don’t miss out on booking your perfect wedding photographer!

My policy is to travel the day prior, or earlier, to the event whenever possible. I will stay the night, most times at my expense, to be in the area for your day. I do everything in my power to make sure that your day runs as smooth as possible. I will even call the day prior, or the morning of the event, to notify the bride that everything is in order if that is requested.

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