PRICING GUIDE
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Couples choose me based on 3 core unique selling points, other than quality of work and experience and these are:
USP 1 = Up to 3 full days coverage available
No paying for extra days, half days, or extra hours anywhere. Multi-day coverage perfect for Destination Weddings.
USP 2 = Photography AND Video in one single, minimally invasive, non-competing, zero compromise, seamless package
Exactly as it says above, - zero compromises anywhere or with anything.
USP 3 = Unbeatable value for money
I’m not selling my services on lowest price, far from it, but as to value, I am not aware of anyone or any combo of services that can match, never mind beat the comprehensive nature of the packages I provide, each of which, provides an even greater disproportional level of value.
Plus unless your wedding is taking place over 500km from either my base in South-West France or my home in Normandy, Northern France, there are zero travel costs to consider.
“Beautifully Simple, Simply Beautiful”
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PACKAGE 01
Zero compromise Photography AND Video capture throughout the event
Full unrestricted Wedding Day (only) coverage
Full set of hand-edited hi res images
1x Video productions; Event Highlight Film (typically 7-9 minutes)
€3950 inc.
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PACKAGE 02
Zero compromise Photography AND Video capture throughout the event
*Up to full day prior coverage*
Full unrestricted Wedding Day coverage
Full set of hand-edited hi res images
3x Video productions; Event Highlight Film (typically 9-12 minutes) + Full Length Ceremony & Speeches productions
Option, choose either: Content Creation / Social Media package or Photo Booth Studio
€4350 inc.
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PACKAGE 03
Zero compromise Photography AND Video capture throughout the event
*Up to full day prior coverage*
Full unrestricted Wedding Day coverage
*Up to full day after coverage*
Full set of hand-edited hi res images
3x Video productions; Event Highlight Film (typically 12-15 minutes) + Full Length Ceremony & Speeches productions
Content Creation / Social Media package
Photo Booth Studio
€4750 inc.
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NOTES ABOUT STUFF
TRAVEL/ACCOM
TRAVEL UP TO 500km (from 32480 La Romieu or 61700 Champsecret) included otherwise please ask
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CONTENT CREATION / SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
(New for 2027> weddings)
Social media/content creation within 48 hours of your event.
Content Creators are currently charging anything from €500 to €1500+ plus travel for their services.
+€500 as an option on top of Package 01 or 02
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1 HOUR PHOTO BOOTH / PORTRAIT STUDIO
(New for 2028 wedding bookings)
Fun 1 hour (minimum) portrait ‘studio’ capturing every single guest individually similar to a ‘Photo Booth’ but with an actual real live photographer and not a machine that is usually unattended and often not working.
+€500 as an option on top of Package 01 or 02
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COVERAGE
I don’t offer time based coverage packages ie, there is no need to select for instance, 6, 8 or 10 hours coverage and then add and pay an hourly rate for more if required (as it always is). Instead coverage is as follows:
Wedding Day Coverage = from early to late, so typically 4 hours prior to ceremony to at least 1 hour after the first dance. This makes any typical wedding day I attend anything from 9-15 hours, but whatever it ends up being, there is no counting hours or restrictions, - I start early, I finish late.
Day Prior Coverage = usually at least; mid-afternoon on-site meeting, ceremony rehearsal, Welcome Party coverage & capture, typically from around 3pm to 9pm, but if you have an organised event/activity earlier in the day such as say, kayaking and a riverside picnic, or a 1/2 day wine-tasting or similar, then that coverage can be included at no extra cost. The meeting and ceremony rehearsal attendance is actually the key to capturing both the ceremony and speeches in full the following day.
Day After Coverage = a key part of the entire event and not something separate so whether it be a 1/2 day of Pool Party + BBQ, or something more extensive that lasts into the evening, it can and perhaps should be captured! The key to it is at least a structured & catered event, ie, something ‘more’ than an informal brunch and some goodbyes as perhaps there will be not be enough material from that, hence why the day prior and day after options are “up to full day”.
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FAQ’s
“What if we don’t have anything official planned for the day prior or day after?”
The day prior option is essential for the following (wedding) day full capture and resulting productions of the ceremony and the speeches and ideally with a ceremony rehearsal and speeches planning discussion. Plus meeting in person on-site with a recce walk & talk is valuable from a photography capture perspective, invaluable for filming coverage and as above, essential for full static capture & presentation of the 2 chapters mentioned.
Regarding the day after, there is no benefit (or detriment) as such to the wedding day itself, but rather something you choose to have captured. Or not! Most couples do, but that one is entirely up to you…
“Photography AND Video? How is that possible?”
It’s a long story and I won’t bore you with all of it other than I began the process of adding a video option in addition to my photography work around 2009/2010 (my professional background is in both photography and filmmaking) and then spent the next few years developing and integrating that to the point (around 2016) where it became seamlessly integrated rather than an addition. And I have been refining it ever since. It may not be the norm (it isn’t and I am not aware of ANYONE who offers a service even remotely comparable to what I offer), but it’s what I do and without compromise. I often get asked how one person can possibly deliver a more comprehensive and better capture service than 2 or 3 people. My answer is simply would you rather have 1 single Michelin starred chef cooking for you, or 2-3 school dinner ladies? (and I have worked with plenty of ‘dinner ladies’ in the past!). It’s not about the number of bodies you can throw at an event, but the experience, skill & expertise level. Working with ANYONE else was always a compromise that varied from fairly minor (very rare), to absolutely massive (quite often) and I have never met a videographer who was an invested in the client, ie, you, as I am. Not once. The bottom line from me is that with my background and training as both a photographer and a filmmaker, I have always shot in a cinematic style as if I was filming a movie and grabbing stills from that footage. It’s simply a natural extension of what I have always been doing.
“Can you please just break down exactly what we receive after our wedding?”
A full set of curated, individually edited (and I really do mean individually hand-edited) hi res Jpeg images (in both colour and black & white) for you to download with as you wish, plus; a Wedding/Event Film (with an approx length as per each Package above), and with multi-day (2 or 3 day) coverage packages, a full length production of the ceremony and a full length production of the speeches. Plus with Packages 02 & 03, the Content Creation / Social Media and/or Photo Booth options both as social media ready material and hi res printable images (with the Photo Booth option)
“Any deals or discounts?”
Not really because the package itself is already heavily discounted by simply offering both FULL photography and FULL videography in one package at this price.
I can sometimes work something out in special cases such as, short notice (less than 3 months to wedding date), midweek (ceremony day Tues or Wed) or out of season (Oct-April), all subject to availability, but this is rare.
“Is there anything else we should be aware of or be asking you?”
You can ask me anything you like at any time and I will always give you a straight up answer! The single best thing you/any couple can do, is spend time looking through previous weddings because all the words in the world do not beat the actual visual evidence. Otherwise the only other question I get asked is travel & accommodation related and the simple answer is for weddings, I travel in and work out of my fully off-grid motorhome that is; transport, office, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, so is basically a tiny home/office on wheels. I have zero requirements to be fed at an event or any other factor. The beauty of this system is I am ALWAYS there (on site) and can get up early to capture a sunrise or still be there at 2am partying. I mean capturing the party. (Which can be done with a gin in hand and perfectly normal after midnight).
“OK, we’d like to chat further/sold and would like to book, how do we do that?”
For a zero obligation phone or video chat, please just ask, but if you already know you would like to lock me in, again, just make contact and request the booking doc and payment details! FYI, dates cannot be held or “pencilled in” for longer than 24 hours without full booking in order to be fair to all.
Speak soon,
Simon