My gear is weather-sealed, so I’m not stressed about a little rain. However, “weather insurance” is built into my pricing in the case of severe weather that’s dangerous to shoot in. For all bookings moving forward, I won’t book another wedding the day after your date. This is in part to give you my undivided attention in the week leading up to your wedding, and in part to offer more flexibility for outdoor weddings and elopements without an obvious rain plan. For all weddings booked with pricing updated on September 26th, 2023, I won’t charge you an additional fee if you need to move your outdoor ceremony to the day after your wedding. This optional add-on is included in all Minnesota or out-of-state packages over six hours, and can be purchased for custom packages under six hours. If you have to move your ceremony by more than a day, you will have to submit a new retainer for a new date.

My non-refundable retainer fee starts at $1,500 to hold your date, plus the estimated costs of all associated travel. This is to pay me for prep work I’ve done, and to ensure that I have some guaranteed income in the event of a cancellation for a date I’ve turned other couples away for.

I get why you want to know this. You don’t want to be so excited to see your wedding photos, then be disappointed by a small number. BUT I no longer guarantee a specific number because it is soooo dependent on the flow of your day, how many unique events you have planned, the time between big things. I can say that on average 40-50 images per hour make it into a final wedding gallery, and I promise I don’t hold any good ones hostage. You get anything that I take that’s up to my standards.

I will have your full gallery to you within 6-8 weeks. I always send out sneak peek images as soon as I am able to - this generally happens within 3 days, but can take up to a week depending on my work and travel schedule at the time. I know this is longer than some other photographers offering 24 hour sneak peeks, but I hand edit all images myself and it’s important to me to deliver work I’m proud of. I also am a human who likes to sleep after a long wedding day, so I no longer guarantee uber-fast sneak peek images.

Sure do! I’m proudly insured through the Hartford and, if needed, I’m able to provide proof of insurance and get a certificate listing the venue as additional insured. Please let me know ASAP if this is needed - I can usually get them same day, but it’s easier for everyone if I have a heads-up.

If I have an emergency and can’t make it, you’ll get the choice of an “associate” photographer who I hire to shoot images that I’ll edit later or a full refund of all money paid. I don’t bail on weddings if something cooler/more lucrative comes up, and I don’t have an associate team for non-emergencies. So unless something crazy happens, I will be the one to show up and photograph your wedding.

It’s intense (lol). I record to two memory cards on each camera, so when I leave your wedding I put one of them in a waterproof SD card case to have on my person. The other stays in my camera ‘til I’m home. Then, I back up all the RAW images to two hard drives. One of them goes in a fireproof safe along with one of the SD cards from your day. Once your gallery is edited, I upload the edited images to the cloud and back them up to two physical hard drives before clearing the SD cards. While I keep all the RAWs and edited images pretty much forever, I encourage you to also back them up to several safe places in case something crazy happens to all of my copies (not likely, but not impossible).

I generally don’t use photos for marketing unless I have a signed model release from everyone in the photo. So, oftentimes that means the photos I share from weddings are of the couple only. However, if you reach out I am more than happy to share full galleries with you!

The short answer: yes. The long answer: it depends. I am technically ordained and am happy to submit the paperwork to marry you in whatever county, but my ability to do so does depend on where exactly you’re planning to get married, how soon your date is, and your guest count. This offering is typically reserved for elopements - it’s very challenging to photograph a wedding and officiate at the same time. However, I’m more than happy to sign paperwork and say the magic words if you want to have a friend or family member who isn’t ordained perform a symbolic ceremony.

Nope! Soooo many of the best places to elope don’t even require a hike in. Of course, some of these spots come with their own challenges to work around as they tend to be pretty popular. If you want to elope somewhere without a strenuous hike in or out, it’s probably a good idea to plan for a weekday or sunrise elopement. My questionnaire will ask you about any physical mobility limitations and how far you’re comfortable hiking so we can decide on the perfect spot together.

LOL! Yes, I’ll photograph your wedding if neither of you are queer. I just require that you be a queer ally 110%.