FAMILY PORTRAIT WEDDING PLAN

We go to the ceremony site and treat the wedding poses just as we would if we were photographing the clients' family at their home.  This innovative plan provides great flexibility at modest cost.

There is a $70 on-location fee which includes creating images of 4 poses or groups of people.  Creating additional images of groups or scenes are $6 each.  

The bride and groom meet with us before the wedding to describe what groups or poses they would like photographed.  There is no hourly fee when the pictures are taken before the ceremony.

We can stay for the ceremony to capture the scenes the bride and groom desire.  In addition to the $6 per scene, there is a rate of $47 for each half-hour.  Likewise, pictures at the reception can be captured at $6 per scene plus $47 for each half-hour.

The above fees are referred to as a creation fee.  We create a CD to loan to you with the images that fill your PC screen so that you can enjoy them and choose which ones you want to order for prints.  The CD is for entertainment purposes and does not print out, save, or email images.

An example would best illustrate how the Family Portrait Wedding Plan works.

Family Portrait Wedding Plan Estimate

Travel: $.25 per mile plus $20 per hour:     wedding will be in Cedar Rapids              $   0.00

 Family Portrait on-location fee:                  $70 on-location includes 4 groups           $ 70.00

Client estimates a total of 12 groups to be photographed.
                                                                    8 extra groups at $ 6.00 each                  $ 48.00

For ceremony  or reception coverage, $47.00 for each half-hour or fraction   
                                                  ( client estimates 45 minutes for ceremony)            $ 94.00

Client wants 8 scenes photographed during ceremony
                                                 8 extra scenes at $ 6.00 each                                    $ 48.00
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                                                                                                               6% tax           $ 15.60
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                                                                             estimated total creation fees          $275.60

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The client will be loaned a Windows PC compatible CD to examine (sorry, Mac compatible CD is not available at this time).  The CD may be removed from the studio with a deposit.

A minimum print/album order of $400 is required (after session fees have been paid).  A retainer of $400 holds the date and 100% of the retainer is applied to the client’s order.

Individual portraits may be ordered as well as completed albums.

suppose the client purchased the 8x8 family album with 12 5x7 images:                 $518.00

and 2 8x10’s ($35.00 each)                $  70.00

                                                                                                                 6% tax        $  35.28                                                                                                                                                                          =======
                         estimated total cost of prints and album for this example:               $623.28

               client's total expenditure for creation fee plus prints and album:                $898.88