My Duet Visit (now including a 3rd package with details and pricing)

cmastro25 Posted: Feb 14, 2005 10:55 PM

My Duet Visit (now including a 3rd package with details and pricing)

As promised, here is the pricing I got from Duet. Their work was amazing. I think if we book with them, we're going with the coffee table book where the pictures are layered in Photoshop and pressed into the hard pages vs. the standard matted albums.

GOLD PACKAGE: $3,799.99
Photo:
10 hours coverage
1 Main photographer, a 2nd photographer
1 Bridal Album 10x10 (up to 60 images)
16x20 enlargement of choice
50 thank you with wallets
All proofs with box (at least 500)
Video:
1 videographer
Full Editing with Titles & CG
2 Edited DVDs with Four Chapters:Preparation, Ceremony, Formal & Reception

PLATINUM: $5,499.99
Photo:
Casual Photo & Video Session
12 hours coverage for wedding day
1 Traditional Photographer
1 Photojournalistic Photographer
Black & White & Special Color Work included
1 Be Art Album 12 x 12 (up to 50 images)
2 5x7 Flesh Mounted Parents Albums (24 pics)
20x24 Signing Board Pic from Casual Shoot
16 x 20 blowup
120 Thank Yous & Wallets
All proofs with box (at least 700)
Video:
1 Videographer
1 Day Shooting up to 12 hours
Music Overlay with special editing, title &CG, B&W, slow motion, etc
Photo Montages
3 DVDs

ETA: I am adding a 3rd package that I neglected to add previously.

SPECIAL: $4,699.99
Photo:
12 hours coverage for wedding day
1 Traditional Photographer
1 Photojournalistic Photographer
1 Designer Edition 10x10 (up to 60 photos)
2 5x7 24 portrait press album for parents
digital imaging, Sepia(?), custom, B&W included
1 16 x 20 enlarged photo of choice
80 thank yous with wallets
Video:
1 Videographer
1 Day Shooting up to 12 hours
Full Editing with Title & Music Overlay Special Effect
3 edited DVDs with 4 Chapters: Preparation, Ceremony, Formal & Reception
GIFT:

What's not on here, but was discussed when we met was that you get all proofs back, plus when you get the album, you get a CD with ALL the proofs from the wedding. And with the DVD copies, you get the master copy on mini-DVD at no additional cost.

Let me know if you have any Qs! I'll keep posting my packages as I interview.

beautyq115 Posted: Feb 15, 2005 06:04 AM

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WOW!!! Thanks for the info...those prices look great!!! We are defintely going to look at them.

Where are they located??

beautyq115 Posted: Feb 15, 2005 06:06 AM

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Have you looked anywhere else????

Is the casual photo the engagement photo??

JP&EP Posted: Feb 15, 2005 07:13 AM

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Wow their prices have definitely gone up once they gained in popularity. The platinum package was about $4000 in early 2004.

lcherian Posted: Feb 15, 2005 08:09 AM

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i think it was around 3500 in 2003.

Kerrycec Posted: Feb 15, 2005 09:11 AM

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yea, but that package still doesn't included all patken does. I didn't hear any mention of parents albums, and only 50 thank you isn't enough for us. We are inviting 300. When we visited them in Jan, the silver was $3400 and plat. was $5000. I don't like how their prices rise so fast

leighdvm Posted: Feb 15, 2005 09:29 AM

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Posted by Kerrycec

yea, but that package still doesn't included all patken does. I didn't hear any mention of parents albums, and only 50 thank you isn't enough for us. We are inviting 300. When we visited them in Jan, the silver was $3400 and plat. was $5000. I don't like how their prices rise so fast

Be careful with Patken -- ALL of their pictures are in weird sizes -- 11x11, 8x8, etc. This is so you have to get them mounted by them -- it can get pretty expensive. It's not easy at all to find frames in a regular store for sizes like that.

Kerrycec Posted: Feb 15, 2005 09:34 AM

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true, but I do all my framing custom at Michaels. My friend is a manager their and I get 20% off. The only wierd size is 8x8, you also get 8x10 and 16x20 which are normal sizes

leighdvm Posted: Feb 15, 2005 09:41 AM

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Then maybe they changed their policy -- they told me the only sizes available were 8x8, 11x11 and 18x22. The reason, they said, is because they use 'special film'.

Kerrycec Posted: Feb 15, 2005 10:22 AM

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strange, cause we are using normal film. I don't like digital

hmpena Posted: Feb 15, 2005 10:39 AM

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Thanks for posting Cindy. This is really helpful. How much are they charging for video? I like 2nd package but I don't need videography.

beautyq115 Posted: Feb 15, 2005 10:59 AM

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Wow all of this info is great

gNi1125 Posted: Feb 15, 2005 12:11 PM

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Wow, when we went to see them end of Dec., they told us $4500.

HappyLady05 Posted: Feb 15, 2005 12:38 PM

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I'm also a duet bride. The best way to handle duet and booking any photographer is to go in knowing exactly what you need. Duet should be able to add things to your package or exchange the big 16x20 for a couple of 5x7s. I was able to get everything i needed added into my package. You just have to know what you want. FM if you need more specific details.

cjb88 Posted: Feb 15, 2005 01:23 PM

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Posted by leighdvm

Then maybe they changed their policy -- they told me the only sizes available were 8x8, 11x11 and 18x22. The reason, they said, is because they use 'special film'.

the reason for those odd sizes is because most photgraphers who use film use a square film, not 35 mm film, which creates square proofs.... and square images... however, those images can be cropped so they can fit into standard sizes....

also, duet has raised their prices at least twice in the last year... when i went to visit i was told that they were raising prices in 3 days and i had to make my decision that quick!! that was too much pressure for me!

hope this info helps!

gNi1125 Posted: Feb 15, 2005 02:42 PM

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Posted by cjb88

also, duet has raised their prices at least twice in the last year... when i went to visit i was told that they were raising prices in 3 days and i had to make my decision that quick!! that was too much pressure for me!

hope this info helps!

Cortney, that's the same thing Eric said to us. He would still offer us the 2004 rate until the first week of January. Which only gave me a few days to decide. Then I read on the boards that someone had booked with the 04 rates 3 weeks into 05. I didn't like being rushed either.

Kerrycec Posted: Feb 15, 2005 03:16 PM

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I felt extremely rushed into booking with Duet, another reason I didn't book there. I went the end of Jan and they told me prices were going to change that monday, it was sunday. Maybe that something they always say or do. I still think their work is great, just not my style.

LaurenluvsTJ Posted: Feb 15, 2005 04:00 PM

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I haven't looked at any photographers yet. Are these Duet prices higher than average, or are they just higher than they used to be before they got popular?

Jen2999 Posted: Feb 15, 2005 04:00 PM

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I am a duet bride and they were sooooooooo accomodating with the price and things we added. He threw in a bunch of stuff for free and changed things we needed. LOVE them!