Friday, February 13, 2009

Transparency!

Hi Everyone

I spent some time yesterday making sure we were high in the search engines results - which we are - and I also found myself clicking on other wedding photographers' websites.

I have noticed that suddenly there are quite a few low prices being advertised and yet, when I investigated further, it was a very basic price that would have to be added to in order to get the coverage that most contemporary couples want for their wedding photography.

This is called 'selling up'. Martin and I are very keen on transparency and our pricing structure has a price for Full Day Attendance of two photographers [including a site/briefing meeting before the wedding] WHICH ALSO includes a high resolution print-ready DVD of all your photographs.

QUEENSBERRY ALBUMS - I have put links to Queensberry's trade site below - as there are some beautiful illustrations of their Albums on the site -have a look!

Then we have prices for our beautiful Queensberry Albums and an Album can be paid for before or after the Wedding - giving flexibility. All our prices at VAT inclusive and we feel our pricing is very transparent!

I was also asked by a Bride yesterday if we chose the photographs for the Wedding Album or if she and her husband would. I said that our couples always choose the photographs for their Album and we also have a Review Meeting to finalise the Album and for the couple to completely approve it before it is ordered from Queensberry. We have put three album designs on our website - have a look [click here] ALBUM PRESENTATIONS! -

Also Queensberry offer digital storybook albums or the traditional mounted wedding album or a combination of both - which makes the most fabulous Wedding Album and quite unique in the Wedding Album World!

Please give me a ring if you have a moment or email me and I will send you our details and pricing - no obligation at all and come and see us if you are information gathering - we often see couples in the evening or some Sundays!

Warm regards. Julia
http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/
01938 570069
julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

ADVICE I FEEL I MUST PASS ON!

Hi Everyone

I am in the process of writing a small booklet with tips and advice about Weddings including the Photography! However, I feel that I want to pass this bit of advice on now. I was with the Bride, whilst she was getting ready, at our last Wedding [which I often do] and I had a lift to the Church from the Hotel in the stretched limo [pre-arranged so that I could be with the Bride all the time].

We left the Hotel for the Church in good time. I was sitting with the driver and he told me he had come from Wolverhampton and had not been to the Church before. At the junction to join the main road the Satellite Navigation's lady said 'turn right'.

I was immediately concerned that this would be the wrong way to go to the Church as we would go down very narrow, windy lanes and this was a stretched limo. I said to the driver that I felt we should go left. He thanked me for the advice and said that if he had got stuck in a lane or something had been coming the other way - he would not have been able to back up. The Sat Nav then continually tried to get him to turn right down more lanes. I encouraged him to stay on the main road.

We got to the Church and I have to say I am not at all sure that we would have done had I not challenged the Sat Nav!

My advice then is this - if you are having Weddings Cars from out of the area or a stretched limo - find out if they know the way to the Church - if they rely on Sat Nav it could be a very big disaster!

If you would like my PDF booklet on Tips and Advice - please email me and I will put you on the list when I 'publish'. I know Weddings inside out and it is a fact that I am not just involved with the Photography. Martin and I are generally there all day - we are aware of almost everything and we will help with just about anything!

Drop me an email now! julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk

Warm regards. Julia
http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/
01938 570069 - or give me a quick call.
ANY APRIL 2009 WEDDINGS without a Photographer yet get in touch - we have some dates left.