INTERFERENCE/ OBSTRUCTION
No clients, wedding guest, or wedding employee can impede the photographer(s) while shooting or performing her duties; failure to comply may result in fewer images or missed moments. The responsibility falls on the clients to ensure this. The private Bride & groom, Bride, Groom and Bridal party portraits must remain private. If not this may interfere with lighting, creating shadows i can’t fix that could ruin the image and nobody wants that. No other photographer may be hired by the client as for the obstruction with the photographer(s) of Laura Leigh Photography to perform properly. If you would like to have more than one photographer please speak with Laura Leigh Photography about the matter as i have a list of photographers who we’ve agreed to 2nd shoot for me.. NO guest holds our poses longer to snap their own and they must remain 5 feet behind the photographer at all times so the photographer can move freely to capture your moments properly. I ask that guests leave cell phones in their bag, car..etc during the ceremony so your guest can fully enjoy this amazing time. This will also eliminate the “Paparazzi” guests who get in shots to snap their cell phone shots. Guests leaving their cameras in their bag are not required.
TIME FRAME / ADDTIONAL COVERAGE
Package A comes with 6 hours of coverage | Package B comes with 9 hours
Coverage is consecutive, if you select your photographer to leave site between ceremony and reception that is included in your coverage time. Each addtional hour past your selected time frame is $200 per hour per photographer. The addtional coverage fee is due the day of the wedding. if fee is not paid before photographer departure there will be a late fee of $50.
If you know you will need addtional time prior to the wedding there is a $25/ hour discount for securing the time prior the wedding ( 7 days or more before the event).
RESPECTING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER AND EMPLOYEES OF PHOTOGRAPHER
All patrons of the wedding including the bride, groom, bridal party, and guest must treat the photographer and employees of the photographer with respect all times. In the event the photographer or employees of the photographer is disrespected the Photographer will address this and if the disrespect continues the Photographer and Employees of the photographer reserve the right to Leave the wedding and All Money paid will be liquidated for damages. The Photographer will deliver 30 Images per hour of shooting prior to the incident.
In the event the photographer is harrased, assulted, or put in harms way then the Photographer and all employess of Laura Leigh Photography reserve the right to leave. In the event this happens all money paid is nonrefundable, as they money is compensation for any mental or physical injury.
COPYRIGHT, REPRODUCTION, AND MODEL RELEASE
The copyright of ALL images will remain with Laura Leigh Photography. A Collection of images is provided to you in the form of JPEG High Resolution on a flash drive {USB} and a print release is given allowing you to make endless copies and share with family and friends of all your images. Laura Leigh Photography reserves the right to use ANY images for the purpose of advertising or otherwise promoting her work. RAW files will not be released under any circumstances. I will deliver the minimum of 30 images per hour of shooting. The client may NOT edit the images in any way. This includes all filters on social media. Any editing of images is illegal and will result in a copyright infringement fee of $150 per image.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Including all site (Facebook, instagram, twitter..etc ) that ALL photographs can NOT be altered in any way. This includes but is not limited to Facebook Frames, Instagram filters and any photo edits. When using our images on social media you must give us photo credit by stating “Photos provided by Laura Leigh Photography”
CANCELLATIONS
Retainers are NON-REFUNDABLE but applied toward your total cost of the wedding. If you are not canceling but moving your date a $100 Move date will apply if you you are moving the date prior to 60 days to the original date, if you are 60 days or less to the new date then you must cancel this contract and sign a new one for a new date
If the event is cancelled within 60 days or less of the event you must pay 100% of total cost . If the wedding is canceled 61-90 days before the event 50% of the remaining balance is due!
Cancelations that are 91 + days in advance a $200 cancelation fee does apply.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL, any payment made is NON-REFUNDABLE & Liquidated for damages if the client should cancel for any reason.
Cancellation Fees are due within 30 days of cancellation, if the cancellation fee is not paid within 30 days of cancellation then an additional $100 Late fee will apply.
As Owner and photographer i reserve the right to cancel the contract. In the event that Laura Leigh Photography cancels the services, she will refund all payments with the exception of cancellation due to non-communication on clients part, in the event the client cancels all payments made will be liquidated for damages
Retainers MUST be obtained to hold the date on my calendar with the signed contract. In the event the bride and groom do not answer Laura Leigh Photography when contacting for information and do not respond to 4 contact attempts within 30 days Laura Leigh Photography reserves the right to cancel services and liquidate all payments for damages.
COVID19 - In the event the wedding must be rescheduled due to COVID19 or any other Global Pandemic the postponement fee will be waived and your payments will be moved to apply to your new date. You must choose a date that Laura Leigh Photography is available or you will forfeit ALL money paid. In the event that you cancel the event due to COVID 19 the money will apply to a session or event within 6 months of the canceled event date. The date may only be MOVED ONE TIME due to covid 19.
PAYMENTS
33% Retainer of the total package price is due within 7 days of signing the contract. The retainer will not be refunded under ANY circumstances.
All payments are due 4 weeks prior to your ceremony
and ALL payments made are final refunds will NOT be issued under ANY circumstances, if payments are not received by 3 weeks before your wedding date a $50 late fee will apply. In the event that payments are not paid on the wedding date, services will not be performed and any payment submitted will be liquidated for damages.
LIABILITY
The Photographer, the owner of the property, nor is Laura Leigh Photography liable for any injuries that may occur during the event. The client takes full responsibility for the safety of themselves and their guest. The Client shall release the Photographer from any claims against their person or their business. You release all liability for missed moments due to shooting conditions, guest interference or things beyond the photographers control. Laura Leigh Photography does use flash in low lighting situations so if any guest has any medical issues such as epilepsy it is the clients job to notify the photographer{s}. In the event the photographer(s) items are stolen by the client or guest of the event it is the clients resposibility to replace the stolen items.
TRAVEL
Any travel within 30 miles from the studio (5066 perryville rd , Danville KY 40330) is included. Anything past 30 miles is $0.50 per mile, any travel past 3 hours one way must also pay a boarding Fee of $150. Any wedding of 5 hours or more must pay a boarding fee of $300. In the event the wedding is 8+ hours a Plane ticket is required for The Photographer and employees of the Photographer.
TURN AROUND TIME & IMAGE DELIVERY
The Photographer's turnaround time is 4 -8 weeks
If the photographer had extreme circumstances in which she would need more time, she would communicate with the client about the delays, and the reason behind the delay.
if images were to be finished before 4 weeks the images would be delivered early. Images are delivered on an online downloadable gallery. Photographer(s) will deliver 30 images per hour of shooting. Edited in High Resolution. in the event any issues with the images delivered must be voiced within 24 hours of receiving the images, after 24 hours the "extra" images not in the gallery are removed from my hard drive. I backup edited images for 3 months time. I am not responsible if you misplace the images after delivering them. If you would like a USB it is additional $20 to cover the additional expenses of a USB. packaging and mailing fees. If you let your Online gallery there is a $20 fee to retrieve it. Gallery will be sent directly to the email listed in the contract. Please watch your email. there will be no other method of notification.
ARTISTIC EDITING
As an Artist, the Photographer reserves the right to artistically interpret what the Photographer sees and what ways the Photographer chooses to Photograph a scene. This may mean that the Photographer chooses some images in color and some in black and white or all images in color. The Photographer reserves the right to use professional judgement to select which photos to deliver. Such selection shall constitute all images that will be made available to the Client and others will be purged from the Photographer's hard drive immediately. The images that are presented to the Client are the only images available.