Three Finalists… And Only One Will Be Chosen
October 23rd, 2006 @ 6:29 pm by Mrs. Lemon
After sorting through all of my emails requests and plotting them into my spreadsheet, I came to the conclusion that I was not going to spend over $3000 on a photographer. So many fabulous photographers seemed to be around the $4000+ range, but their costs kept going up by not including taxes, engagement sessions, and requesting $500 plus a hotel stay to travel less than 2 hours for a wedding!
But once you set a limit, it’s much easier to narrow down your options. My three finalists were:
Misty Richmond
Archive Life Photography
Fiona Sarn
Fiona was the first to get back to me, and replied to my e-mails with complete exuberance and happy thoughts. Silly, I know, but incredibly appreciated by a fellow wacky girl. She shared passwords to the engagement and wedding sessions of a client, and honestly that sold it for me. I had seen other photographers who had captured great photos, but when you saw the entire shoot, there wasn’t a lot there. The simple engagement session I saw was taken inside the couple’s home, and it was one of the best portrait sessions I’d ever seen.
Although we gallivant and skip along the ocean waves here quite frequently, Mr. Lemon and I aren’t exactly ones who would pull off the typical SoCal engagement session too well. The other feature that sold me: her amazing group portraits! She definitely knows what she is doing!
After all of the searching, Fiona sold me on her generosity… she offered to photograph our engagement session in LA at no extra charge… and was excited to do so! I simply can’t wait!
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2 Responses to “Three Finalists… And Only One Will Be Chosen”
She does seem to take good group pictures. Good luck!
Mrs. Lemon, Los Angeles/Monterey
Age and Occupation in 06: 26, Graduate Student (Public Policy)
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Environmental Consultant
Engagement Date: April 7, 2006
Wedding Date: July 7, 2007
Venue: Rosary Chapel & Monterey Marriott, Monterey, CA
About Me: My FI and I met online, but we like to tell people that we met at a "cookie shop" which is the technical location of our first encounter. He proposed exactly 1 year, 1 month and 6 days after our first date (it's the only part of his proposal speech that I remember), and we're planning long-distance from Los Angeles for a July wedding in my hometown of Monterey, CA. I have a passion for all things "cool, cute and quirky" and I enjoy video games, reading blogs (WeddingBee, trashy celeb, consumer & political) and crafting in my spare time, if I have any!
I found that when we got married, the biggest expense was buying the photos after the wedding. Most photographers sell packages of photos (eg. 2 8×11 color, 50 5×7 color, 50 5×7 black and white). When we saw the hundreds of photos that were taken, we wanted them all, not just a few! This is where many photographers make their money. It can end up being very costly.