Now, I know I left you hanging last week as to what the next in the wedding process was. We wait no more…

The Big Day

18. Wedding day! Here is the bad part, your final balance is due. (Sorry to rain on your big day.)

Now that is over, so let’s talk about the good stuff. You’re getting married today! Relax, enjoy the day because the truth is you can’t do anything about the weather or your brother-in-laws hair. (Though I do agree with you it is awful!) You have completed the agenda; we know what we need to do; now let’s follow the game plan.

I am not going to say too much here about the pics that day, but read the articles in your wedding package from some great tips and hints on getting great images.

19. Watch the blog for updates on your wedding. I love to blog about every wedding that I shoot. Want to know what images I love from the day? Check it out.

20. About three weeks after your big day you will get access to the client site of www.daniellevaliquette.com to view your proofs (on website). You will also get a proof book.

HINT: The first time you see your prints write down your reactions to them.

21. Live with your proofs for at least a week. Decide what images you want in your album, which you want on the walls, which you would like for your thank-you cards, which you would like to give to your parents as gifts. And don’t forget to direct your friends and family to the client gallery. This way if someone wants to purchase a print they can go on the site and do this themselves.

Your prints are delivered about three weeks after the order is placed. Would you like the print framed? I can do that!

Don’t feel like you need to pick every single picture for your album. Sometimes a good album design includes pictures that you would have not thought of using or in a way way you may not have thought of presenting it. If you have 30 images that you love, let Danielle provide you with suggestions.

Now, you have delivered me the pictures and if you are doing printed albums we design the album. Once the design is complete, we’ll sit down and review the digital document of your albums. If you love it, you and your finance sign off on the album or we makes your suggested changes.

Once we have sign of your album and the parent albums are delivered to the printer. It can take anywhere from 4 to 16 weeks to get your album. It depends on the printer and the time of year.

22. Think you’re done with us? Though it might not be for everyone, you may want to consider a “Trash the Dress” session. What is TtD? Trash the Dress works under the assumption that you have no plans to wear this dress again. The bride puts her dress back on (usually on the 1rst anniversary or very close to it) and together we take some unconventional photos. Some things we’ve done in the past include going to a gritty location like a warehouse, construction site, or abandoned building. And as the name suggests we trash the dress. Again, this might not be for everybody, but for the more untraditional amongst us it is a unique opportunity to get some really different pictures.

As you can see from this process, we are committed to the wedding photography process. Depending on your wedding requirements the relationship can last a year. Many of my wedding clients extend this relationship for years once they have children.

Oh and don’t forget the last step.

23. Life happily ever after.

Happy planning,
Dani