Photojournalist Photography - $995

I was a bride not too long ago. Less then a year ago actually... Reflecting back on what was important to me in terms of wedding photography it was getting the coverage I wanted for the price I wanted. At the time I didn't care about having a wedding album and I thought that a wedding album was "old fashioned". I feared I would end up with a cheesie white album with gold embossed names and ugly matted 8x10 prints. You know? The kind our parents had. So, we paid our photographer for his time and talent and walked away with a CD of images and no album. I realize now what a big mistake we made because we still don't have a wedding album. I realize now that if we figured it into the wedding budget I would have a wedding album. Now that the wedding is over with its hard to come up with the extra money to spend on a wedding album. We have so many other things we need to take care of.... like purchasing $100 worth of car parts to repair my Honda. ggrrrr! Anyway, I decided to come up with a wedding package that has the coverage you want without all those little extras. Then you can spend the extra money you would have invested in a print credit and purchase a really sexy wedding album that you will want to leave on the coffee table. I received 457 4x6 prints and where are they now? in the drawer collecting dust.

So, here is the new package:
Photojournalist Package - $995
Unlimited Wedding Day Coverage (I start when you tell me too and stop when you tell me too)
Unlimited Locations
Engagement Session on Location
Bridal Session on Location
Online Proofing/Private Gallery
Wedding Day Pictures on Disc (4x6 proof size)

Then I will pre-design your wedding album and you can help with the design. Using your proof disc let me know what pictures to change or pages to add and we will work on it until its exactly what you want. You can even share the design with friends and family and get their feedback because you never know... they might want a copy too.

Guest Sign in Engagement Book

I remember I purchased a guest sign in book for $80 from an online company for our wedding. I ordered the book with 40 white blank pages and an monogram on the cover. I was so excited to have guests write their congratulations and advice then sign their name in the book. I would have a book full of little notes from our guests! Great idea, right? Well, I ended up with the first 2 pages full of names and the rest of the book blank. Not at all what I had in mind for our guest sign in book. So I came up with the idea of the Engagement Book to use as a guest sign in book or to pass around during the reception for guests to write notes and advice to the bride and groom. The book is full of pictures from the engagement shoot with plenty of room for guests to write things in your book. Even if some pages are left blank there are pictures on that page to make it look full and interesting. The guest sign in book is a landscape 10x8 hardbound linen book with a custom dust jacket cover. I'm offering these books at a modest $75.

Cover

Page 1

Pages 2 & 3

Page 4 & 5

Pages 6 & 7

Pages 8 & 9

Pages 10 & 11

Pages 12 & 13

Pages 14 & 15

Pages 16 & 17

Pages 18 & 19

Ogden Train Station - Jordan and Joanna

Getting hitched on September 7, 2007.

Yesterday, I shot Jordan and Joanna's engagement pictures. We were going to go up Ogden canyon and take pictures at a waterfall up there but Jordan said the waterfall was all dried up and had no water. So we found another location with a waterfall last minute and I must say it was beautiful. Then we headed over to the Ogden Train Station for some pictures at the same location as the wedding. Yup, they are getting married at the Ogden Train Station. Isn't that neat? The lobby of the train station had these huge benches and bright windows. The light in that room was just amazing. I'm really looking forward to shooting their wedding in September.

Beautiful Wedding Albums

I recently received a sample wedding album from GraphiStudio. These books are of the highest quality and put together in Italy. The binding is strong and the pages thick. These books range from 4"x5" to 16"x20" and the pages can be printed on smooth, textured, photographic, or metallic paper. The best part about these books is that you can order the main book and then add on parent books and pocket books with the same layout. You can email me at: opie@opiefoto.com for a complete list of pricing for these books or even make an appointment to see one in person.