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Helena and Laurent photograph weddings together and separately. The proposal will make the team clear. Both work inside the same planning, visual, and editing standards, so the choice is about the scale of coverage rather than ranking one photographer above the other.

Both. Digital is the base for speed, range, and complete coverage. Film can be added for its texture, color, restraint, and physical quality. We use each where it contributes something.

No awkward posing and no scripts. Documentary and photojournalistic attention sits at the center, with clear editorial direction when it helps. We focus on real moments as they unfold and make room for people to be fully present, so the photographs feel honest, beautiful, and specific to them.

Current Bay Area starting points run from focused City Hall coverage through complete two-photographer wedding coverage. The pricing page shows the current hours, image minimums, and starting prices; your proposal is where travel, unusual logistics, and optional additions are made exact.

Yes. Zero-interest payment plans are available. The proposal shows the reservation payment and schedule clearly before anything is signed.

For weddings with about 115 guests or more, we strongly recommend two photographers. Two also help when important events happen at the same time, people get ready separately, or the day moves between locations. Creatively, one photographer can protect the essential frame while the other takes a risk or follows the less obvious moment.

The minimum depends on coverage: at least 50 finished photographs per hour with one photographer and 75 per hour with two. Current collections range from 75 images for focused City Hall coverage to 750 for a ten-hour, two-photographer wedding. Those are minimums rather than caps, and complete galleries are often larger.

Your proposal and contract will contain the current delivery window. We also create a slideshow and online gallery designed to make the sequence easy to experience and share.

File safety begins before the wedding with tested equipment, working spares, and dual-card capture. Afterward, original cards remain intact while verified working and backup copies are created, including an off-site copy. The finished gallery is checked before delivery, and couples receive a separate guide for maintaining their own long-term archive.

The delivered photographs are the finished work: selected, color-corrected, and prepared at full resolution. RAW files are working materials rather than the final archive, so they are not normally part of delivery.

Every delivered photograph receives the color, exposure, and finishing needed to belong in the complete gallery. Minor temporary blemishes can be handled naturally. Extensive body, clothing, object, or background changes are separate retouching work and can be quoted when needed.

We want deep, believable color, considered black and white, beautiful skin, and enough consistency for film and digital to live in one story. The photographs should feel authored without looking as though one filter was placed over every kind of light.

Yes. Local collections are designed around the Bay Area and Northern California, and destination proposals account for the actual travel and coverage the gathering needs.

Yes. The Love Stories section contains complete narratives from City Hall, Marin, San Francisco, the coast, redwoods, Wine Country, private homes, and destinations.

Yes. We focus on the parts that affect experience and photographs: travel, light, ceremony, family groups, room changes, weather, meals, and how much time the couple is away from guests.

That is normal. The person you chose to marry is usually the person who already makes you feel most like yourself. We return your attention to each other, give clear direction when it helps, and keep enough movement in the session that you are not left performing a pose.

Yes. Candid coverage and organized family photographs are not opposites. We use a concise relationship-based list, clear direction, and—ideally—one person who knows everyone to keep the formal groups useful and efficient.

No. A first look is useful when it solves a timeline or gives you time together before the ceremony. It should not be added automatically or staged as an emotional requirement.

We make a practical plan for people and equipment, then allow the conditions to remain part of the story. Weather often gives Bay Area and coastal work its atmosphere.

Absolutely. Names, pronouns, families, chosen families, clothing, traditions, and portrait direction should fit the people involved rather than inherited gender roles or assumptions about what a wedding is supposed to look like.

Yes. Focused City Hall coverage, elopements, and small weddings have dedicated collections, planning guides, and complete stories. Small does not mean visually slight.

Yes. Family work is a substantial part of the studio, especially in Marin. Sessions can happen at home, on the coast, in the redwoods, or somewhere already connected to the family.

Yes. The private gallery includes full-resolution downloads and a fine-art print shop. We also design Vision Art albums with full-grain leather, optional gold embossing, archival pigment printing, and panoramic lay-flat spreads.

Yes. The open-air booth uses professional light and a DSLR, leaves room for large groups, includes a dedicated attendant, and makes physical prints during the reception.

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Begin with the inquiry. We will confirm availability, learn the shape of the plan, recommend coverage, and send a proposal with the current collection, agreement, and payment schedule.