You'll receive custom a Prep Guide catered to the type of session you've booked. Everything from what to wear, where to park or meet, what time, our weather watch schedule, and what to expect from start to finish. My goal is to put you at ease and take care of as many of the fine details as I can.
The weather here in Charleston can be very unpredictable and changing by the hour. All clients are booked for an initial choice, and backup choice in my schedule so that we have a set plan in place in the event of a rain out. Just one more thing to put your mind at ease.
Wardrobe advice and assistance is available for all clients. For moms and moms-to-be I have an extensive Client Closet available to use for your session with a variety of sizes and styles.
My goal is to give you as many wall-worthy portraits in your final gallery as possible so that your your gallery is all set the second it's delivered. This means that all head-swaps, bumps, bruises and bug bites are all taken care of during my advanced editing in your post processing. All galleries are delivered within two weeks, usually less.
As my Client you will have access to one of the leading professional print labs located in the United States. This professional lab go above and beyond the consumer labs you may be used to taking in account color, clarity, and customer service. While I do allow my Clients to print from anywhere they'd like, you'll have direct access to order these professional prints and products from your online gallery and support a local business.
All Clients and those who participate in the session will be given a digital Print Release that may be used at any consumer or professional print lab of their choosing. While prints and products are recommended to be ordered from the lab linked to your online gallery, I know that certain requests call for different vendors.
These two packages encompass my most popular offerings over the last 8 years and are a great fit for families of all sizes. Each gallery is curated with your best shots to include both posed and candid images. The Epilogue is recommend for larger families, maternity or senior sessions with an outfit change, or major milestones where we want to capture more candids. The Full Story is great for smaller families, or those that prefer only posed images.
Before you book using the link below please gather the essential information: Who is participating, ages of any children under 18, the emails of anyone who would like to receive the gallery invitation and prep guides as well as the address of where you're staying (if applicable and if you have it). If we've chatted about dates, times, location and you're ready to reserve your session please fill out your booking form below. This will take you directly to a contract form to fill out and a credit card form to reserve your session with just $300. The remaining balance is due the day of your session, which you can pay via the final invoice sent to your email. Once your form is submitted you will be added to my schedule and receive my Family Prep Guide for the Beach to give everyone tips on what to wear and how to prepare the family.
Once you're all set in my schedule be on the lookout in your email over the next few hours for your custom Prep Guide. This is filled with lots of information about what to expect, what to wear, and how to best prepare for your session based on the location and time of day. You'll also receive a Final Prep and Reminders Guide about a week out from your session with essential items to do before your session time as well as location info on where to meet me if applicable.
As your session approaches I will be sending out critical information on where we will be meeting, the timeframe, and any thoughts I have on weather. I urge my clients not to worry themselves about weather too far out. Our weather here in Charleston changes by the hour so let ME take on any of that stress as I watch the fronts, wind patterns and hour by hour weather. Our goal is to get your session in on the day you've booked it for which sometimes requires flexibility for the family on getting ready earlier or later. But remember, we always have a backup plan in place in case of a complete rain out, but that actually rarely happens. It's more likely that we adjust our session time earlier or later based on passing storms instead of rescheduling all together.
Once our time has arrived I want you to really enjoy the whole experience. Leave your cell phones and smart watches away, let your kids laugh and be silly, commit to really experiencing this moment with your family and children because I promise you this is an experience that you both will remember. Be present, be authentic, and enjoy your experience taking in the beauty around you and let me take care of capturing it all.