Try Before You "Buy"
Still not sure about using Gardner Photography & Design for your wedding? Then, why not take a "test drive" with our Try Before You Buy
engagement shoot package? For $100, you get a 45 minute shoot at one location. All of your images will be uploaded to a password-protected gallery
for online viewing and ordering.
AND if you then book your wedding with us, we will apply AT LEAST $50 of your engagement shoot fee towards your wedding package and give you access
to all the high resolution images at no additional charge!
Contact us to schedule your engagement shoot today!
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We’ve put together some of our most popular options and created several unique packages. If one of them isn’t perfect for you, then let’s customize it! You can add or change any options, and we’ll give you an adjusted estimate. Please refer to our A la Carte options for a list of some of the things Gardner Photography & Design can offer to make your wedding truly special and memorable!
You can further customize your wedding package by adding parent albums, thank you cards, custom guest books, personalized stamps, add-on photo shoots, custom tees, gifts for your wedding party and more. We would need to discuss specifics for Gardner Photography & Design to give you an overall estimate, but we do discount the more you add!
: : Something Old: Continuity
: : Something New: Optimism and Hope
: : Something Borrowed: Happiness shared from happily married couple
: : Something Blue: Fidelity, Love, Purity
: : Silver Sixpence For Her Shoe: Ensures a Life of Fortune
Included with all Wedding Packages:
- Oodles and oodles of color photographs taken (yes, we did say oodles, and we meant it!). Full coverage photography before, during and after the ceremony and at the reception, with an average of over 1,000 shots taken before editing (did we mention the oodles part?).
- Contemporary, Photojournalistic style photography mixed with traditional, romantic, fun/candid and artistic shots.
- Monster-sized, full resolution images – taken with our new, totally awesome 21.1 MP Canon 5D Mark IIs.
- Online viewing and ordering from your password-protected, private gallery. Order black & white or sepia at no additional charge.
- Color/image correction option for all photos ordered from your online gallery. More extensive digital enhancement or retouching for photos used in custom albums or by request. With over 20 years of Graphic Design experience, we are able to provide a variety of additional services.
- Pre-wedding planning session
- Discounts on Engagement, Bridal, The Day After (aka Trash the Dress) or One Year Anniversary sessions
- 1 Photographer (Up to 4 hours; each additional hour at $100)
- Up to 2 locations (within 25 mile radius)
- 3 – 3”x3" square OR 2.5”x3.5" wallet Accordion Books (same design/photos for all three)
The bride traditionally wears “something old” – maybe an antique piece of family jewelry, something from her mother’s or grandmother’s wedding gown, or a handkerchief, scarf, or piece of lace. This bit of something old represents a link between past and the present, between the bride and her family. It is also a symbol of continuity.
- 1 Photographer (Up to 5 hours; each additional hour at $100)
- Up to 2 locations (within 25 mile radius)
- 12.5” x 10" Custom Hard Cover Coffee Table Book, 10 pages, with custom cover
- Engagement Session (1 hour, 1 location)
"Something new" symbolizes the newlyweds' happy and prosperous future. It also symbolizes optimism and hope for the bride's new life ahead.
- 1 Photographer (Up to 7 hours; each additional hour at $100)
- Up to 3 locations (within 50 mile radius)
- Download high resolution images from private, online gallery, DVD of images with Letter of Release allowing you to make your own prints.
- 12.5” x 10" Custom Hard Cover Coffee Table Book, 10 pages, with custom cover
- $100 credit/coupon towards print photo order (from gallery only)
- Engagement Session (1 hour, 1 location)
"Something borrowed" is usually an item from a happily married friend or family member, whose good fortune in marriage is supposed to carry over to the new bride. The borrowed item also reminds the bride that she can depend on her friends and family. The bride must return the item to ensure good luck.
- 2 Photographers (Up to 7 hours; each additional hour at $200)
- Up to 3 locations (within 50 mile radius)
- Download high resolution images from private, online gallery, DVD of images with Letter of Release allowing you to make your own prints.
- Custom Flush Mount Panorama Leather Album - 10" x 10", 10 pages, mixtures of color and Black & White images, printed on E-Surface paper
- $125 credit/coupon towards print photo order (from gallery only)
- Engagement Session (1 hour, 1 location)
Blue has been connected to weddings for centuries. The custom of the bride wearing "something blue" originated in ancient Israel where the bride wore a blue ribbon in her hair to represent fidelity.
In ancient Rome, brides wore blue to symbolize love, modesty, and fidelity. the late 19th century, blue was a popular color for wedding gowns, as evidenced in proverbs like, "Marry in blue, lover be true."
- 2 Photographers (Up to 8 hours; each additional hour at $200)
- Unlimited number of locations (within 50 mile radius)
- iPod Touch with all of your photos – delivered by the end of your reception! Take it on your honeymoon.
- Download high resolution images from private, online gallery, DVD of images with Letter of Release allowing you to make your own prints.
- Custom Flush Mount Panorama Leather Album - 12" x 12", 10 pages, mixture of color, Sepia and Black & White images, printed on Endura Metallic paper
- $175 credit/coupon towards print photo order (from gallery only)
- One 16" x 20" Gallery Wrap Print with hanging hard
- Engagement Session (1 hour, 1 location) with custom 6” x 9” Guest Book
…And we’ll even supply a fun “something blue” for your wedding!
A silver sixpence in the bride's shoe represents wealth and financial security in the couples married life. It may date back to a Scottish custom of a groom putting a silver coin under his foot for good luck. For optimum fortune, the sixpence should be in the left shoe. These days, a dime or a copper penny is sometimes substituted, and many companies sell keepsake sixpences for weddings.
- 2 Photographers (Up to 10 hours; each additional hour at $200)
- Unlimited number of locations (within 50 mile radius)
- iPod Touch with all of your photos – delivered by the end of your reception! Take it on your honeymoon.
- Download high resolution images from private, online gallery, DVD of images with Letter of Release allowing you to make your own prints.
- One Year Anniversary Portrait Session with two framed 5”x7” prints (color or B&W) of your choosing
- Custom Flush Mount Panorama Leather Album - 12" x 12" OR 10”x15”, 16 pages, mixture of color, Sepia and Black & White images, printed on Endura Metallic paper with companion DVD slideshow.
- Two 5" x 5" LayFlat Companion Parents’ Albums , 16 pages, printed on Endura Metallic paper
- $200 credit/coupon towards print photo order
- One 20" x 30" Gallery Wrap Print with hanging hardware
- Engagement Session (1 hour, 1 location) with custom 6” x 9” Guest Book
...And your own lucky Sixpence for your shoe!
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