But that's not where we start.  First we do engagement photos.

A two ( 2) pose engagement photo session is included with our wedding package if the photo location is in the Dayton, Ohio area. (A travel fee is charged if the engagement session is outside the Dayton area.) This includes an Internet lightbox for you to choose pictures from within 3 days, and two (2) 8x10 or 8x12 prints.

We will try to capture poses you want during the preparation, wedding and reception, but our specialty is to get lots of candid shots during all phases of the wedding and reception.  (And you can control how much or little is available to be seen.)

About a week after the wedding, you'll get a link to the Internet light box that will include the pictures you'll have to choose from.

Sometimes we're asked how many pictures we take.  The truth is we don't count while we shoot.  We take pictures as they happen, and put them up for your review.  

Sometimes we take 200-300 pictures at an event, sometimes 500-600.  For longer events, we've taken 700, 800 or 900 pictures.  Sometimes we take pictures in bursts (to prevent "oops, they blinked," or capture a range of emotions,) and several pictures will be almost exactly the same.  That's why we don't charge by the number of pictures we take.  You can't predict how many you'll need, and neither can we.   

You can control your costs by choosing how many photos you for us to fine-tune for prints, and/or for inclusion in a wedding book.   And if you change your mind later, we maintain an archive from past events.  Parent/Friend books are available also.

Our wedding coverage starts at $599. This includes up to 30 photos fine-tuned for inclusion in a book with up to 15 double sided pages and a DVD slide show (with screen saver.) Additional pages (up to 40 pages total) are available at $15 per page.  (Additional copies of the DVD slide show are available at $15.00 per set.)  

Please keep in mind, we are true photojournalists, and have covered events that range from Hillary Clinton's visit to Dayton to the Sugarland concert to the Wright State University ArtsGala (for the last three years) so we don't have all the 'traditional' poses memorized.  (Most often, we get asked to photograph family groups and wedding party groups, so that's not a problem.)

If you have seen our gala photos, or candid photos from concerts or other Dayton Daily News "You've Been Spotted" or "Party Crasher" web gallery, remember that we are also available to be your 'second shooter' if you have already selected a wedding photographer We stay out of their way, and create our own photos.

Having us a 'second shooter' gives your primary photographer the chance to get better photos also, since it gives both of us a chance to let what appears to be a great photo develop without as much worry.  Since we often work in environments with several photographers this is not a problem for us.  Our fee to be a second shooter is $299, and you'll get an Internet light box to choose prints from.  If you want a CD/DVD to print from, it's an additional $100.00.  

We can also provide video coverage of your wedding.  Rates vary, but start at $50.00 additional, though a second shooter for video is recommended.  ($299.00 plus editing.) 

Video Editing runs $25.00 per hour, and averages 10 hours for a basic wedding video.