Do you charge travel?
- Each of us charges slightly different travel based on location! We follow the government standard for all travel rates. Contact us for a more precise travel fee!
How do we receive our photos?
- All your high resolution digital photos are uploaded to an online gallery. It's online for 10 years, there's unlimited downloads and you can share the link with your family and friends. There's also a custom app you can download to your phones or tablets for easier viewing and sharing on social media.
How long does it take to get our photos?
- Every engagement session and wedding gets a night of sneak peek of 3-5 photos so you can see some right away. The rest of the gallery is uploaded within 3-4 weeks for engagement photos and 4-6 weeks for weddings.
Are all of our photos edited?
- You bet they are! I want to make sure that all of your photos are consistent and ready to print!
How many photos do we receive?
- I always have a hard time answering this one! We don't have any set number of photos in my head. We just go into a session or wedding trying to capture every single possible moment as it happens. Most my couples respond to their gallery with "wow that's a lot of photos!". We don't limit the photos we give either. Other than deleting the blinking, or obviously unattractive ones (think mid licking lips or chewing!) you get them all!
What is the difference having a team lead photographer?
- I love working with a team and am limited with the number of weddings I can take by being only one person haha. Hence my amazing team! I hired them based on their incredible talent and amazing personalities :) I will be the main contact and once one of the amazing leads has been hired for your day I will add them into the communications so everyone is on the same page!! They will photograph your day and blow your socks off and I will do all the editing to keep the style of the photos as close to my brand and style as possible! All payments will be done through myself as well!
How much time should we allow for photos on the wedding day?
- Family portraits usually take 20-30 minutes for 30ish combinations if a list provided beforehand, wedding party portraits are around 30 minutes as well for 3-4 group poses and individual photos of each of you with each of your wedding party members and then we usually take 45-60 minutes for the two of you. We usually take this long to give you guys a chance to breath. Until you're in your hotel room, it's the only time you'll get just to be you two and to be focused on each other. Having that hour let's you relax and enjoy being husband and wife! Be sure to factor in driving time to and from your locations, and add on some cushion time if you guys will be enjoying drinks or food on the way! It usually adds on extra minutes here and there!
What if it rains?
- For engagement photos, we leave it entirely up to you guys! If you are up for some light rain, so are we! If it's DOWNPOURING, our cameras can't handle quite that much water, so we would need to reschedule. Rainy day/dark grey days usually create more of a moody dark, high contrast feel so if that's not a look you're wanting, we usually recommend rescheduling if dates are available for nicer weather! If you have your heart set on a sunset, let's wait for a sunset!
- For wedding days, I wrote an entire blog post on the topic of rain! You can read it HERE.
What do we need to do to book?
- To secure your date, I require a deposit, 35% of whichever package you decide on, and a signed contract. I accept payments via email money transfer or credit card. If credit card is your preferred method, I use a secure online processing program. Let me know ahead of time and I will email you the invoice. All of my contracts are through an online contract system.
When is the final payment due?
- The final payment is due 4 weeks before and can be paid all at once or in instalments leading up to the 4 week before deadline.
How would you describe your style?
- All of us have a deep love of photography, lighting and love. We got into photographing weddings because we love to capture those moments!! The important ones, the in-between ones and the ones we capture when you don't think anyone is paying attention. We all share a deep love of the outdoors as well and love to incorporate the scenery and landscape of our wedding into our photos as well!
If you would like to know more about us individually, head over to the Team page and read more!
If you would like to see photos from any one of us specifically, let us know and we can send over a gallery!!
How many weddings have you shot and how many weddings do you photograph a year?
- I finished 2017 photographing my 95th wedding! Because I have two kids and a husband who is also self employed (financial advisor!) I only take on 13-15 weddings a year so I can give each couple the attention they deserve and still focus on my family!
- Each of the team leads has been photographing couples and weddings for 4+ years and also limits their total number of weddings per year to give each couple the attention they deserve!
What if you've never shot at my venue before?
- We LOVE shooting at new venues! We love photographing weddings at our favourite venues, but exploring new venues and discovering new favourites is so much fun! It allows us to see it with fresh eyes and be inspired!!
Anything we missed? Let us know! You can email us at justine@justine-russo.com or call/text Justine at 604-854-0080!
