The Experience.
Your Wedding day matters to me, just as much as it does to you. I’m here to be more than a photographer, I want to provide a friend to friend experience from inquiry to delivery of your wedding gallery, because with me its more than just pretty photos, I will reply to your late night text helping you figure out between your engagement dresses or wedding day shoes, I’ll constantly ask you how you’re doing throughout your wedding day because you bet, if you need something I will kick high gear and go get whatever it is you need. I will help you with your wedding timeline until we get it right together, all while aiming to tell a story, … your story.
It’s simple… I want to help you have the best wedding day & wedding gallery EVER!
Editing & Shooting Approach
My goal is to tell your love story, I want you to be able to receive your gallery and be able to read your story through the photos; cinematically. I work a lot on bringing out your love and the real you before my camera, which means I tend to stay away from stiff poses and focus more on the ones that express your love for one another. I direct with just enough guidance to bring out your emotions, to get you comfortable so I can step back and let your love story begin to unfold into lasting images.
I tend to see what most people miss, the moments you may not know are happening behind the scenes, the silent cry your father wipes off his cheek, the sparkle your mother has when you put on that white dress, the way grandma and grandpa hold back tears while you dance and the constant smiles on your faces. As your loved ones celebrate your marriage, these are the type of moments you want to remember and the ones you want captured.
I keep the timeless and classic look by keeping my whites and colors where they should be, staying classy allows your photos to remain trendy even 10, 20 years from now, the modern editing trends of today may change several times but with Donna Ilin Photo you will encounter true skin tones, true whites and realistic colors to your images for an heirloom to cherish.
The Full Booking Process
1. Secure your wedding date and location/venue
2. We would then schedule a phone call or FaceTime to get to know each other and go over which package works best for your wedding timeline.
3. After you decide on your wedding coverage, we would sign an agreement online through email, super easy and quick!
4. A deposit is due once the agreement is signed and you’re officially in my books. YAY!
5. Next, we would plan your complimentary engagement session (if you haven’t done one already)
6. within 2 weeks of the engagement session you would receive your session photos & we stay in touch throughout your wedding planning process (my brides have my direct cell number to text me any time of the day for questions)
7. Three to Two weeks prior to your wedding day, I will ask for a quick overview of your timeline, ill send out a quick questionnaire, gather all the details and information and create a photography/photo timeline, At this time the remainder of the total Sum would be due.
8. 1 week before your wedding, I get me and my team geared up and ready to go.
9. We show up based on the timeline discussed and we make MAGIC!
10. Within 90 days after, your full wedding gallery would be delivered via online gallery!