After the wedding...
How will you remember the day? Only in photographs!

One of the most important and least understood preparations couples need to consider when planning a wedding is the arrangement for photography. Preserving and enhancing the memory of your special day depends on making the right decisions regarding who will photograph your wedding and having an effective plan.

Whether going to City Hall, a traditional wedding including church and reception, or a destination wedding, pictures should not be an afterthought. You may be tempted to ask a friend or family member who's a photography enthusiast to take snapshots as a way to save money. This is a not a good idea. Being a guest and taking pictures are a distraction. It's important that the person taking pictures is focused on you and on what is happening around you so that no moment is missed and every expression captured.

• Wedding photography requires specialized skills.
• The photographer must have a thorough understanding of lighting, posing and mastery of the camera.
• Additionally, experience dealing with people and the ability to anticipate picture opportunities as well as potential problems makes having a professional photographer a smart investment.

Having photographed several thousand weddings over the last 40 years, Siegman Portraits has that experience.

A pre-wedding consultation is crucial to ensuring success. To begin with, it's important to have an understanding of how you intend to use your photographs. You may only want ownership of the digital negatives so that you can determine later how you want to use them. You may be anticipating assembling them into a traditional album or a digital scrap book. You may want to use the pictures on Facebook, in a digital frame, a slideshow, or to create family albums or unique gifts. Having some idea of how they may be utilized may influence the coverage.

It's also important to have a plan. Put together an itinerary of how you expect your day to unfold. Knowing the schedule, who will attend, and understanding your preferences to styles of photography and the importance you place on specific pictures will help us compile a shot list that will guide us in providing you the pictures that you want. Additionally, this planning will enable us to do our job in a way that avoids interfering with you and your guests’ enjoyment of your day!

At this point, if you're still reading this we know that you know how important it is to you to have great photographs of your wedding. We also know that for you to choose us as your photographer, you need us to be easy to work with, convenient, and very affordable. To accomplish that end, we are committed to photographing your wedding your way. We can arrange meetings with you by telephone, Skype or at a location and a time convenient to you. Our professional fees are layered so that you can choose only those services that you need as you need them, making it easier to know what you're paying for and to maintain control over your budget. Our coverage’s start at $450 and can be customized to fit your specific requirements. All digital negatives are released to you, along with an unlimited license to use them as you wish. Although we offer finished prints, albums and a variety of specialty products and services, you can choose to order what you want elsewhere.

We invite you to look at our gallery pages to view what we've created for our clients. Please call us with your questions. Whether you decide to engage our services or not, we may be able to suggest ideas that will make your picture coverage more successful and enjoyable.

Congratulations on your engagement, and we hope to hear from you soon!

Sincerely,
Lee Ira Siegman,
President and Chief Photographer