Ok, I’m just posting this photo because I LOVE it! The ring shot has been popular for some time now, but this makes me want to go through the dictionary for more inspiration! So who took it? Well, Douglas Levy Photography of course! He’s just starting his vendor directory on Prepare to Wed so be sure to check him out!
2011 – 2012 Dream Wedding Photography Package Giveaway:
Your photographer is probably the most important vendor at your wedding. They are one of the few people who spend easily up to 10 hours working with you before the day of your wedding even arrives. They are also the person you entrust with capturing all the special moments of a day that not only marks the beginning of your new family, but also a day that will only happen once. Brides who choose the right photographer find that by the end of wedding, they and their family see that photographer almost as an extension of their family. Good photographers are also not that cheap and getting the one you trust and like may cause you to re-budget other parts of your wedding.
Each season (mine is from September to June) I start the year with a Photography Package Giveaway. I have seen how hard things have been for many young couples either having to pay for their own wedding or plan one on a extremely tightened budget. So this year, Ivan Apfel Photography is giving away a dream package to one lucky couple and and Engagement Package to the two runners up. See descriptions and rules below:
Dream Wedding Photography Package (Total Value: $4,219.00):
Two (2) Engagement Sessions – This will allow you to shoot at different times of day at different location.
Custom Guest Signature Book – Using the images from your Engagement sessions, a custom designed album with pages for guest signatures will be created.
2 Hours Rehearsal Coverage
12 Hours Wedding Day Coverage – Unlimited number of images shot by Ivan Apfel and not a third party photographer.
Second Shooter/Assistant – 5 Hours of Coverage
Complete Images Disc – All final images from wedding in high resolution format with printing rights.
One 10×10, 24 side LayFlat Custom designed Bride and Groom Album
Double Engagement Package (Total Value: $598.00):
Two (2) Engagement Sessions – This will allow you to shoot at different times of day at different location.
Image Disc – All final Fully Retouched images in High Resolution format with printing rights.
Contest Entry:
To enter to contest, simply send a picture of the two of you to info@apfelphotography.com along with your wedding date, your names, how long you have been together and what your wedding photography means to you.
How to Win:
Each Entrants photography, first name and photography statement will be posted in the “2011 – 2012 Dream Wedding Photography Contest” gallery on the Ivan Apfel Photography Facebook Fan Page. Fans will then vote for their favorite by clicking “Like”. At the end of the voting deadline, the couple with the most votes will win the Dream Wedding Photography Package, and the next two highest vote couples will receive the “Double Engagement Session Package” each.
*Please note, if your wedding date has already been booked prior to you submitting your entry, you will be notified that your date is not available.
Deadlines:
Voting begins October 1, 2010. Voting Ends Midnight December 31, 2010.
Rules:
Couples wedding must take place between September 1, 2011 and June 30th, 2012.
Wedding Location must be South of West Palm Beach and North of Marathon Key (City of West Palm Beach and City of Marathon Key are eligible). Weddings outside this location are eligible but will be charges standard travel costs based on location of event
Couple may not be existing client of Ivan Apfel Photography
Ivan Apfel Photography will be the only photographer providing photographic services for wedding.
Couple may solicit votes using any method they desire except for creating multiple Facebook accounts to vote for them self or soliciting others to create multiple Facebook accounts to vote for them.
Terms:
Packages have a redeemable value of $0.00
Packages may not be transferred to another couple.
Package items may not be substituted for other item options
Many questions arise when considering wedding albums. Clients are often curious about the process of selecting an album, the different styles available, and of course, what’s included. Below Rhode Island and Massachusetts wedding photographer, Mark Davidson and Maine wedding photographer, Brea McDonald give excellent insight on everything you’d like to know about wedding albums, in addition to alternative products.
Top: Mark Davidson Photography | Bottom: Brea McDonald Photography
myKPW: What is the process of selecting an album or product with a client?
BM: All of my clients receive an album with their coverage plan and get to select what style (matted or collage) best fits them. My brides & grooms select their favorite images and I work on the design based on their favorites and album style. We work together throughout the entire process to be sure they get the perfect story from their day!
Each album has custom printing on the cover and couples select the cover material, color and can even add in custom elements. Our current favorite is nautical chart end papers from the coast. Many of these charts show the location where the bride & groom were married! A wonderful way to set the tone when opening up your wedding album.
MD: I offer two different types of albums to my brides and both are distinctly different. The first album is an entry-level album in which I select 125-150 images and create a predesign for their album. I find this to be more helpful than asking my brides to pick out 150 images because they have no idea where to start.
The album predesign is an excellent way to jump start the album process. If the couple would like to make some changes to their album, they can review it on the online gallery that has all their images from the wedding day. Once they complete their selection, they e-mail me the number of the new images to add to their album. I have found with this process we typically only need one round of changes from the original predesign.
The second type option is the deluxe album. It is a completely different process in getting this to a finish product. The couple and I select 150 images for their album. I forward those images to a team of designers that are truly album experts and they begin to layout the images for a custom design. This allows them to create different cuts and folds in the album making it a unique one-of-a-kind wedding album. The same designers who created the layout of the album – print the images on archival photo paper. These books are created by hand, so there is no automated process when making it.
Top: Brea McDonald Photography | Bottom: Mark Davidson Photography
myKPW: What are the different types of albums available for clients?
BM: I offer two basic album styles to my clients. The first is the more traditional matted album where the images are set into an opening in the matted page. The second is the collage style where the entire page is one print with images laid out within the single print. There is no matting in this album, the prints go flush to the edge of the page.
MD: The entry level album is created in Italy. You have several different choices for album covers. A popular format is one with a center cut window and triangular window on the side of the book. When it comes to the color of the book you can select from brown, dark brown, or black.
The deluxe album is created by hand and a lot of creativity and time goes into the design of this album. There are no computers or big machines that are cutting the album. My designers make sure everything is done to perfection with rules and exacto knifes. The quality of this book is amazing. It has a hard cover, the pages are thick, and the bind is prefect. Each page has a special protection coating that allows you to touch any of the images while not leaving behind fingerprints. You could even clean it with windex if you’d like. 
Each album is completely different from any previous one that we had created. The designers do not use any templates to create these albums. This makes the wedding album unique for the client.
Top: Mark Davidson Photography | Bottom: Brea McDonald Photography
myKPW: Are there any new trends that clients are opting for instead of wedding albums?
BM: I have noticed a bit of indecision with my couples as to what style of album to get especially for weekend coverage. We are doing two things: a hybrid album with lots of flush images in the matted style or married couples are opting for a smaller matted album from just their wedding day to compliment the collage album from their wedding weekend. This way they can get the best of both worlds!
MD: Often times when a couple isn’t ready to commit to an album they are considering a canvass wrap of their favorite image. A canvass wrap is an image printed on a canvas and is stretched by the printer. You have the option to choose from sizes starting at 6×6 and all the way up to 60×100. These prints are sprayed with a UV coating that prevents the print from fading.
In addition to albums and canvas wraps, I offer my couples a proof set of their wedding day images. Typically, there are 500 images in a proof set that have all been color corrected by me. The images are delivered in a personalized proof box with an image wrapped around the front and side of the box.
Thanks to Mark and Brea for their insight!
Rhode Island and Massachusetts wedding photographer, Mark Davidson and Maine wedding photographer, Brea McDonald are members of my Kate Parker Wedding your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.
Vermont wedding photographer, Jennifer Mardus Photography photographed this beautiful wedding. The details are just adorable, from the grapes in the centerpiece arrangements to the pink paper flower details on the flip flop sign. I love the colorful bouquets and the mini brown box packages on each place setting and, of course, the custom cake topper! Check out this gorgeous wedding below and see the full wedding on Jennifer Mardus Photography’s blog.
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Thanks to Jennifer Mardus Photography for sharing!
Credit:
wedding planner: shannon, wedding planning plus
venue: the sagamore
floral: renaissance floral
make-up: amy elizabeth
band: new york players/city rhythm
video: ny photobooths
Vermont wedding planner, Jennifer Mardus Photography is a memeber of my Kate Parker Wedding your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.
After a brief, but totally amazing trip to Miami, I have become quite inspired by some of the graffiti I noticed down there. I found some really cool engagement shots and wedding photographs with graffiti backgrounds on the site that I loved. Although graffiti is usually seen in the eyes of the law as defacement and alteration of property, which is illegal, graffiti can also be art. I think sometimes the most unlikely, maybe not typically “beautiful”, spots can make amazing and creative photographic opportunities. Check out these great shots below and visit my Kate Parker Wedding for more inspiration.
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images by:
melissa koren photography | birch blaze photography | candace jeffery photography | dove photography | claris photography | kristin spencer photography | merci new york and sofia negron photography
All of the wedding vendors above are members of my Kate Parker Wedding your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.
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