HERE ARE SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND OUR REPLIES.
In the combined package, is it one or two people who are doing the photography and videography?
The combined package offers two shooters with Alan as photographer and another full time ‘Golden Moments’ professional, usually Peter, as videographer. They work closely together both in advance of the wedding day and on the day itself in order to ensure the best angles and opportunities are covered. Alan edit’s everything personally and does not outsource anything. This ensures a consistency in your final images and movies. We also have an optional extra of a second shooter for photography and/or videography.
How long will the family / bridal party formal shots take?
In advance of the wedding we will provide you with a comprehensive list of possible family and bridal party shots. Having selected the ones you want captured, we will be able to calculate how long the formals should take. Our aim is to capture the family formals perfectly but also quickly so that you can get back to having fun with your family and friends. By discussing the images you want in advance it ensures we do not miss anything.
What time should I plan to have my service?
The best time to have your service will depend on a number of factors including how far away your guests are travelling from, the time of year in terms of available daylight, is your church / venue available only at certain times along with other factors such as how many are in your bridal party and will you all be ready by a certain time. A 1pm ceremony time in our experience is a good safe bet with some choosing to go a little earlier in Winter time and some choosing to go a little later in Summer. In Ireland, venues tend to have a dinner call of 5.30pm. Remember too that every minute you spend travelling is a minute less with your friends and family at your drinks reception.
What specifically does ‘documentary style’ mean?
This is where we capture the day as it happens without intervention. You can expect well over 90% of your images to be in this style with the family formals and any other requested shots making up the rest. This applies also to your full length wedding movie where we record the day as it happens.
What is cinematic videography and how does this merge with your unobtrusive documentary style photography?
Your full length wedding movie is captured and presented in a documentary style. You will receive your 5 minute highlights movie in a more cinematic style. This refers to the ‘look’ and edit of this short movie. It’s aim is to give viewers a good sense of you as a couple, how the day looked and to capture lots of emotion. The specific footage we include will be done without you even knowing and there will be some scenes in the highlights movie that are not in the full length movie as they will work better in the cinematic style. In terms of the merge with photography, by looking at the image capture style you will see lots of emotion and feel a great sense of the occasion. Formal images lack this emotion to a great extent so we keep things as natural as possible with the edit style complimenting both of your wedding films beautifully.
Do you work to a shot list?
For family formal photographs, we provide a list of suggested shots. Other than that, no. The entire day is documented as it happens but I will make sure to capture little details that make your wedding day unique. I have found over time that once I’m allowed to document the day using my own style, the result is that I capture more interesting photographs, which in turn means I capture your day more broadly. If I get a shot list or photographs from you, then the day becomes a box-ticking-exercise as I work through the list and creativity is put to the side. However, please let me know if there is something interesting or important happening during the day so that I will be ready for it.
Do you choose the music and is it licensed?
I use licensed music which I choose for both the highlights and the documentary film.
I would like to be involved in the editing process.
The client will not be involved in the editing process. Retouching, digital manipulation, re-editing and artist finishing is available to the client as an optional extra.
Do you provide a contract setting out the terms?
Yes we do
How much of a booking deposit do you require and is it refundable?
A non refundable deposit of €400 / €500 depending on your package.
Is there travel cost included in your price or is it extra?
There are no extras on the price quoted so travel costs are included.
Do you cover just Waterford?
We shoot all over Ireland.
Do you blog every wedding?
No, that is not part of the service we offer but we do try to post at least one image from each wedding.
Do you expect to be fed by us?
No.
How soon will we receive our photographs and movies?
We edit in chronological order. Depending on the time of year our delivery schedule is between 4 and 16 weeks with a sneek peek within a day usually.
Are you VAT registered and insured?
Yes to both. Our VAT number is 3291687AH and sight of our public liability insurance is available on request.
Are you full time or part time?
We are full time professional photographers and videographers.
Do you have backup equipment?
We carry an extensive range of equipment so that no matter what happens we will be there capturing your wedding day.
What if your prices rise?
Once we have confirmed with you that your date is reserved, then your package price is fixed as set out in your contract. The same applies to wedding album prices.
Do you sell RAW images and all video footage?
Because you will receive everything from us except unusable or duplicate shots there will be no reason for you to purchase RAW images and all video footage but should you wish to, the cost (as of July 2023) is €750- for all RAW photos (usually around 120GB) / €800- for all video (usually around 600GB) - delivered to you on a hard drive. As we only keep originals for 12 months after delivery you should make a request as soon as possible within this timeline.
I have lost my photos and/or films. Can you help?
The deliver options we currently use mean that your photos and/or films will be online indefinetly. You should create a backup yourself and this will be mentioned to you at the time of delivery.
How do we book?
Just let us know you would like to book us and we will send you on the contract details and a link to pay the booking deposit. Once we receive the booking deposit, we will email you to confirm that your date is reserved in our diary.
