Archive for the ‘Wedding Budgets Up To 25k’ Category

Maine and New Hampshire Wedding Videographer: AF Media LLC in the Vendor Spotlight

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Maine and New Hampshire wedding videographer, Adam Flaherty of AF Media LLC is featured in the vendor spotlight! Adam understands how important a wedding day is and captures every moment on video! Adam feels it is important to be creative, non-intrusive, and professional. Check out more about Adam below and me sure to visit my Kate Parker Wedding to see more!

AF MEDIA, LLC :: Wedding Demo March 2010 from Adam Flaherty on Vimeo.

my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: Maine and New Hampshire, under $25k

Number of years in business: I’ve been producing, shooting, and editing video for about 8 years now, and I’ve been running my own business for just over two years.  It’s been a fun and exciting journey.

Preferred wedding venues/locations/styles: I shoot “cinematic” style . . . I capture the day as it happens and present it in a realistic way, but I look for those creative shots, angles, and editing techniques that make your wedding video fun to watch over and over!

Pricing Information: We always customize our packages based on your needs and what you’re looking for in a finished product.  Our packages are reasonably priced and we’d love to work with you to customize a quote that fits into your wedding budget.

What makes you stand out? When all is said and done, you want a video that LOOKS and SOUNDS great, and that captures all of the important moments of your wedding day.  We’ll give you that, but we also look for those fun shots, angles, and editing techniques that make your video fun to watch over and over!

What’s the favorite part of your work? I always enjoy meeting with the bride and groom-to-be to discuss their vision for the wedding video, and explaining to them how we’ll achieve what they’re looking for.  There are many aspects of video production which people don’t think about, so it’s a lot of fun teaching people about what it is we do, and how we’ll fit into their wedding day.

If you have any spare time, how do you spend it? I enjoy listening to and making music.

Which charity(s) are you donating to and why?  I think it’s absolutely awesome that the folks at myKPW are donating to these charities.  I only had limited knowledge about each, so filling out my application to become part of the family was a great opportunity to look into each one a bit more… and ultimately, I couldn’t pick a favorite–they’re all great causes which rely on donations.  let’s help them out!

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Maine and New Hampshire Wedding Videographer, AF Media LLC, is a member of my Kate Parker Wedding, your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.

my Kate Parker Wedding Welcomes Four New Members!

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

We are so excited to announce four new members to my Kate Parker Wedding family!

NH Images Photography & Video
my Kate Parker Wedding Directory:  NH Images
Website: www.nhimages.com
my Kate Parker Wedding State & Budget: MA & NH <25k

NH Images Photography and Video

Person + Killian
my Kate Parker Wedding Directory: Person + Killian
Website: www.personkillian.com
my Kate Parker Wedding State & Budget: RI >80k

Person and Killian

Kristin Spencer Photography
my Kate Parker Wedding Directory: Kristin Spencer Photography
website: www.kristinspencer.com
my Kate Parker Wedding State & Budget: RI 50-80K

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The Backbay Framery
my Kate Parker Wedding Directory: The Backbay Framery
website: www.backbayframery.com
My Kate Parker Wedding State & Budget: MA 25-50K

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All of the 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.

The Cost of Wedding Photography: A Photographer Series, part 3

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Welcome to the third installment of the my Kate Parker Wedding series featuring wedding photography costs!  We created this series to give you an inside look into a professional photographer’s job, and to demystify why their services can seem so expensive.  So far, we’ve talked about Education/Experience, and Advertising/Marketing.  Today, we’ll touch upon the Engagement Session- a great opportunity for you and your fiance to take some pictures together before the wedding!

ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

It’s the big day- you’re both looking fabulous and you’re feeling like celebrities- there are cameras constantly snapping pictures of you!  But you’re not used to all of this attention and you start feeling some anxiety…Uh oh- you’re camera shy!  How to avoid this?  Most photographers include an an engagement session in their packages to warm you up to the camera, and to capture a glimpse of your pre-married life for you to enjoy later on!  Atlanta photographer, Graham Scobey writes:

“Engagement shoots are such a great way to get to know a couple in a low stress, high fun environment.  It’s also a wonderful opportunity to capture the bride and groom as they truly are; no wedding dress, no tux, no distractions.  It’s another chapter in the story of a couple’s journey, and our job is to tell the entire story.  For this reason we include an engagement session in every one of our wedding packages; we force our brides and grooms to hang out with us!”

Engagement sessions factor into the cost of the photographer’s services because of all of the time that is put into preparing the photos.  The session itself usually takes 1-3 hours, and then the photos are uploaded, edited, and shared, which normally takes about 3 hours, according to photographer Marirosa Anderson of Photography by Marirosa.  Couples often choose to use these photos in items such as save the dates, which usually involve 2-3 revisions, and this can take an additional 3 hours.

Although engagement sessions can add to the cost of your package, they are a very special experience for you as a couple, and you can also use them to make some great keepsakes.  Massachusetts photographerSarah Fantom recommends making your engagement pictures into a guest signing book or a signing board for the wedding.  The possibilities for the photos are endless, from invitations to slide shows, so take advantage of this great opportunity that your wedding photographer offers!

image above by Graham Scobey Photography
my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: Atlanta $25-50k

image above by Photography by Marirosa
my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: Washington DC under $25k

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image above by Sarah Fantom Photography
my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: MA and RI $50-80k

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The photographers above are all 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.

A Shout Out to our Vendors Featured in New Hampshire Magazine’s Bride

Friday, March 5th, 2010

We are so excited to see that some of our my Kate Parker Wedding members are featured in the newest issue of New Hampshire Magazine’s Bride! We are always so happy when we see our vendors featured in both online and print publications! Check out our featured vendors below and be sure to check out my Kate Parker Wedding to see even more from our vendors!
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Vendors featured above in “A Perfect Summer Wedding”:

Maine wedding photographeremilie inc.

New England, NYC/Westchester County wedding tents, Sperry Tents

Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire wedding beauty, Joya Beauty

Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island wedding cakes, Something Sweet by Michelle

Maine and New Hampshire wedding beauty, Hair That Moves

New England wedding planner, Kate Parker Weddings

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Vendors Featured above in Real Weddings: Amanda and Matt:

New Hampshire wedding reception venue, Castle in the Clouds

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Vendors above in Real Weddings: Jessica and Spencer:

Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont wedding photographer, Birch Blaze Studios
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Vendors Above in Real Weddings: Sarah and Josh:

New Hampshire wedding photographer, Kendal J. Bush Photography

New Hampshire wedding reception music, DJ Scott Langlois

Congratulations to all of our wonderful vendors featured in New Hampshire Magazine’s Bride!

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All of the 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.

my Kate Parker Wedding Adds Five New Members

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

We are very excited to announce these five new my Kate Parker Wedding family members!

Petals Edge Floral Design
a my Kate Parker Wedding vendor
Website: www.petalsedge.com
my Kate Parker Wedding State & Budget: Washington D.C./Metro Area 50-80k

Petals Edge Floral Design

Sara Faella
my Kate Parker Wedding Directory: Sara Faella
Website: www.sarafaella.com
my Kate Parker Wedding State & Budget: New England and NYC/Westchester County 50-80k

Sara Faella

Picture Perfect Photography
a my Kate Parker Wedding vendor
Website: www.pictureperfectphoto.us
my Kate Parker Wedding State & Budget: RI <25k

Picture Perfect Photography

Fresh Focus Productions
a my Kate Parker Wedding vendor
Website: www.freshfocusproductions.com
my Kate Parker Wedding State & Budget: RI 25-50k, 50-80k

Fresh Focus Productions

Eyes 4 Ice
a my Kate Parker Wedding vendor
Website: www.eyes4ice.com
my Kate Parker Wedding State & Budget: MA 25-5ok, 50-80k

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my Kate Parker Wedding is your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.

The Cost of Wedding Photography – A Photographer Series, part 1

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Who says planning a wedding is simple especially when it comes time to ask, “What’s this going to cost us?”  As we know, many factors play into this daunting thought and we often wonder why some aspects of a wedding are so darn expensive.  This very thought lead us to create a new my Kate Parker Wedding series, first focusing on wedding photography.  This series features myKPW photographers as they give us a more in-depth, behind-the scenes look into the wedding photography industry.

So why can wedding photography be so expensive?  We learned from several photographers that this isn’t a quick answer, as several factors were brought to our attention through pages and pages of entries which seemed more like term papers.  Wow, we really hit something here!   After reading through all of the entries, we’ve been able to summarize a handful of main factors that play into the cost of  wedding photography.  So factor number 1:

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

New Hampshire photographer, Matthew Lomanno quoted James McNeill Whistler (a British-based artist and painter), “An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.”  Well put and actually well fitted for this topic.  For many photographers, their vision is based on education and actual experience.  Sure there is a such thing as raw talent, however would you trust a surgeon who has a steady hand but no practical experience?  This isn’t to say that all photographers need to have years and years of schooling to be good, but it’s seen as an advantage in such a competitive industry.  Vermont photographer, Kathleen Porter of North Photography, revealed that her pricing is related to the level of the photographer’s expertise:

“Many people can pick up a camera, set it to auto and capture a few decent images.  I’ve seen it done!  But over the years, a professional photographer develops an eye for detail and a mind for the flow of a wedding day.  They even have experience with the things we do not want to think about occurring on the wedding day.  Pouring rain?  No problem!  One hundred degree weather and no clouds?  Easy.  Hurricane on the coast?  Sure.  Drunken uncle during family photos?  A walk in the park.  We’ve been there and know what we are doing.”

To be a little more specific, many photographers have gone to school for photography, but must also constantly stay in the know and learn new techniques and practices.  In today’s wedding world, trends are always changing and as we all know, everyone wants the latest and greatest.  It’s not easy to keep up in this fast-changing industry as Savannah photographer Scott Hopkins points out:

“Photography is an art that requires continuing education.  As client preferences change, photographers have to learn new approaches to their craft.  Seminars, both online and in-person, can run several hundreds of dollars and multi-day workshops can run several thousands of dollars.”

Furthermore, New Hampshire photographer, Audra Bayette explains:

“Wedding photography, like all photography, is an art – one that requires learning and practice.  All professional photographers invest their time and money on education in order to stay up to date on new techniques and to grow their craft.  Education for photographers can include workshops, seminars and apprenticeships.  Even after all of that there is more to learn!  Photographers spend a lot of their time learning and practicing new techniques before your wedding.

What does this mean to you?  Having a photographer that is committed to improving their skills, who will stay up to date on technological advances and who will practice, practice, practice results in rock-star pictures of your wedding day!”

The money that photographers spend to enhance their education directly benefits the clients, because it refines their ability to capture one of the most important days of your life- and this is no easy task!  Matthew Lomanno continues to relate constant education to a photographer’s vision when he says:

“Developing and establishing a vision and style can take a considerable amount of experience of both photography in general and weddings in particular:  For me, that means having manual control of the camera (no automatic settings), and knowing how to anticipate and react to events, actions, and expressions (there are no second chances in a wedding).  How does one measure such things?”

Well, although a vision cannot be measured, it can be felt in the emotion and nuances of your photos, and this makes a quality photographer well worth the price.

image above by Matthew Lomanno Photography
my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: New Hampshire under $25k and $25-50k

image above by Scott Hopkins Photographer
my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: Savannah $25-50k and $50-80k

image above by North Photography
my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: Vermont $25-50k

image above by Audra Bayette
my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: Maine under $25k

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The photographers 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.