Ok ladies, what are you getting in your photog package? Are you getting the albums or making them yourself? I'm meeting with photogs this weekend and am trying to decide on what I absolutely want in my package. TIA!
Espo22
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I am definitely gonna have them make it
Autumn08
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The quality is different if you have them make it. I was going to make my parent albums but my father insisted on getting them fromthe photographer because of the quality. I am having my photographer make my albums and a few prints and then the rest of the prints I make.
MrsBrags7706
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With Patken Photographer, you custome make the packages, basically. I mean they eveything they think you want, but you can add to it, and they'll just raise the price.
My BIG piece of advice is to MAKE them throw in some things for free. As you all know, photographers are very pricey. So make them throw in something like - 5x7's of all people inthe BP! And maybe instead of a 16x20 portrait, ask them for a 20x20 portrait, extra wallats, extra extra extra! My parents paid for the whole wedding, so they basically picked the highest paid package, and we got so much stuff, but Patken also threw in alot.
As far as albums. SOHO is a great album. Its like a story book album. . . . It has it's own set fee though.
Good luck!
MrsBrags7706
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Also, most photoghraphers give you one free engagement shoot session. I know I got a small pakcage w/ them. 3 8x10's, 20 wallats, 4 5x7's, and I even got the proofs on a cd for the engagement shoot. Most photographers, if they give you a free engagement portrait, they only give you 1 (which is insane!).
luvabul
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same heree
RudysMom
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I'm getting one storybook album with 120 pics, two parent storybook albums with 30 pics (I think its 30), 4 5x7s, one bigger one (forget size), one mini album which is mini reproduction of the big album, all proofs in hard copy and negs on cd with copyright turned over to me, 2 photogs for 9 hours, 100 thank yous with from 1-4 pics on each card. I think that's it!
Julybride08
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I am getting 1 story book album with 180 pics, 1 mini book, 2 parent ablums with 60 pics, All negatives, all proofs, all pics on CD. 1 Big pic ( forgot size) 2 or 3 8x10 4 5x7, 125 thank yous. Also got the video. Full video and 3 copies of the edited verson.
heatherandrichie
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I am getting a digital album w/ 50 images 75 wallet thank you cards each member of my bridal party gets a 5 x 7 2-8 x 10's 1-11x14 1-16 x 20 All proofs in an album I opted out of the parents albums, b/c we would be getting 2, what about the other 2 (parents)? So, I upgraded to the digital album instead =$3200 Oh and I'm buying the CD w/ all pics for $150
aimes1313
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I'm just getting my photos on DVD. I may add on one album for us, but I'm making the parent albums and BP prints myself.
Kara and Todd
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We want an album from the photographer, but we don't want to pay for it / plan it until we see our proofs... So we are asking the photographers we meet with if we can add on an album later for the same price as it would be if it were included in the package.
Usually, the album is an a la carte option, so it hasn't been a problem.
hayleyandsteve
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my package includes...
11x11 storybook album with 100 photos plus minibook (an exact replica of your album, just smallllll)
2 5x7 parent albums with 30 photos
100 thank yous
1 16x20 (i chose that size)
3 8x10s (one for us, one for each set of parents)
2 5x7 (one for me, one for FH)
all proofs and negatives (min of 500) all proofs on CD
2 photographers guaranteed
engagement session with proofs on CD
professional video (3 copies of edited DVD, and 1 copy of raw unedited footage)
Jennifer907
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Thanks for all of the feedback. Now I have another question. For those of you getting your pics on CD or DVD, why are you paying the photog to print the pics and not doing it yourself? I mean, I want certain pics to be printed by them because of the quality, but I'm just curious.
heatherandrichie
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Posted by Jennifer907
Thanks for all of the feedback. Now I have another question. For those of you getting your pics on CD or DVD, why are you paying the photog to print the pics and not doing it yourself? I mean, I want certain pics to be printed by them because of the quality, but I'm just curious.
I am getting the sizes mentioned above b/c of the quality.
