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by Carla Thomas PhotographyW E D D I N G S

www.carlathomasphoto.com

Based in South London, serv ing the whole of the UK.Wil l ing to t ravel for dest inat ion weddings.

Congratulations on your upcomingmarriage!

I have put this guide together to help you as you start planning your wedding and deciding your photography needs.

II understand that couples are looking for a stress free experience to ensure they can soak up and remember the atmosphere surrounding their wedding. ThisThis is why I feel it is so important to find a photographer who can not only deliver you a stunning collection of moments and emotions captured in time which reflect your individual personalities, but you both feel relaxed and comfortable with.

ThisThis guide is filled with information on what to consider when planning your wedding timeline, how to have a stress free wedding day and lots more.

II approach each wedding with one aim - to make your day run as smoothly as possibly, whether photography related or not. I can often be found helping brides into dreses, fixing buttonholes and keeping the wedding party relaxed.

II hope you find this guide useful and if you like what you see, please get in touch to talk about how I can help keep your day stress free and while taking lots of beautiful images of your wedding.

Yours,

Carla x

C A R L A T H O M A S P H O T O G R A P H Y

1. Look through this magazine and visit my website to make sure you like my style of wedding photography. i want you to be happy with your wedding pictures so loving my relaxed, natural style is a must!

2. Contact me to see if I’m free for your wedding date and set up a time to chat. We will talk about your wedding, I’ll show you the beautiful albums I offer and help you decide on the package to meet your needs. I’ll even help you find a date that I am available if you have fallen in love with my work but haven’t yet confirmed your venue.

3.3. Send me your signed contract and £400 booking fee to book your date! Once I have these two things, I am officially booked as your wedding photographer! ;)

It’s that simple. Contact me today to choose me as your wedding photographer. You’ll love working with me!Contact me at [email protected]

C h o o s i n g m e t o p h o t o g r a p h y o u r w e d d i n g i s s i m p l e . J u s t f o l l o w t h e s e t h r e e e a s y s t e p s :

B O O K Y O U R W E D D I N G I N 3 E A S Y S T E P S

“You captured our day how we wanted to

remember it perfectly.”“When we look back at

our wedding pictures, we can truly see the

emptions and all the special moments.”

"We loved every moment working with you! From

our engagement shoot to receiving our album, we

felt we were in very professional hands."

Letitia and León Msgana and AnthonyLeila and Gaz

letters from you


S u z a n n e & G r a h a mI loved photographing Graham and SuzanneI loved photographing Graham and Suzanne’s wedding at Hampton

House, and it was everything a wedding should be. Not only were they surrounded by friends and family, it was a beautifully relaxed day.

Because weddings are a flurry of excitement and special moments between loved ones, it is important to not only capture those smiles,

glances and beautiful flowers; stunning photography also captures the wishes of the client.

How can you be pHow can you be prepared for the biggest day of your life so far? Graham and Suzanne share:

T H E B E S T A D V I C E F O R C O U P L E S . “It“It’s easy for so much of the planning to become a chore but don’t

work with suppliers who make it all the more so. It was also important to us that we put our own stamp on the occasion and didn’t just follow

traditions without thinking so I guess it’s important to step back and think about what’s important to you both and what isn’t.”

W H I C H O N E M O M E N T W I L L L A S T F O R T H E M F O R E V E R .

Suzanne says, “For me as someone who hates being the centSuzanne says, “For me as someone who hates being the centre of attention there was something just magical about the doors opening to

reveal our closest friends and family looking so happy and then Graham at the end of the room looking so handsome and emotional! I couldn’t

stop beaming all day.”Graham says, “The vows weGraham says, “The vows were a chance to make declarations of love and friendship that demonstrated our commitment to one another in front of our favourite people. It was our chance to express ourselves

with our unique stamp on an otherwise formal occasion.”

P H O T O G R A P H Y R E L AT E D A D V I C E . “Definitely ensu“Definitely ensure you meet your photographer beforehand to help build

rapport! We were lucky as I’d been to school with Carla so we pretty much giggled all the time in her company and that helps ensure you get

more natural shots.”

W H AT T H E Y L O V E D M O S T A B O U T W O R K I N G W I T H C A R L A T H O M A S P H O T O G R A P H Y.

“When you'“When you're organising a wedding and especially when you've decided to give yourselves 3 months to do it all, a lot of it can actually be quite tedious and simply a chore. However, dealing with Carla was

always a pleasure,” says Suzanne. “She managed to combine a calming and professional approach with being very understanding of

everything else going on around us, which was greatly appreciated. In fact, she made it feel like we actually had a proper team around us

helping ensuhelping ensure we had the best day ever. And she never stops smiling - given our wedding was all about 'floral fun' she definitely helped ensure

we were always reminded the day was ultimately about celebrating.”

C L I E N T S P O T L I G H T

• Find out what the rules for photographs are at the ceremony location. All venues are different, some restrict the location of photographs and even the times at which they are permitted.

•• Select your getting ready location with care. A room with lots of natural light will not only help with photos but ensure your make up artist with the tones and colours they apply.

•• Take time to take mental notes throughout your day. While I will be there to capture images for your album, stopping to absorb your day will keep the memories fresh.

•• Make sure you eat before your wedding. It will be hard with the nerves but it will be a while before you can eat at the reception.

• Allowing 50% more time for hair and makeup than you originally anticipated alleviates the number one reason wedding schedules end up running late.

•• Ensure you have identified some who has all your supplier details for any last minute queries or changes.

• Prepare an emergency wedding day kit with clear nail polish, mints, a sewing kit, stain remover, safety pins, bobby pins, pain reliever and mini deodorant.

•• For group photos, assign a couple of ushers or family members to help corral people needed for photos. This will help speed the process up and get you mingling with your guests quicker.

•• Remember, your suppliers work for you on the day of your wedding, including me. If you do not want to do something, simply say no. It’s your wedding day and you do not want any regrets.

9 EASY STEPS FOR A STRESS FREE DAY

G E T T I N G M A R R I E D W I T H O U T B E I N G H A R R I E D


A few weeks before your wedding, I will send you my Wedding Questionnaire form to complete with all your wedding details including locations, special wedding day events, timelines and much more. This information will ensure we are all on the same page for an unforgettable and stress-free event!

COUPLE PORTRAITS: 30-120 MINUTES

TheThere are very few times during your wedding your day for you to be alone, and this is one of them. My relaxed, natural photography style will give you some time to enjoy the fact you are husband and wife. You can even forget I am there for the most part as I capture you sharing a few precious moments in an otherwise busy day.

II can take your portraits in as little as 30 minutes but if you would like a variety of photos, you can always schedule additional time. To ensure you are relaxed and undistracted during these photos, I ask that no one accompany us during this time.

RECEPTION ROOM DECORATION: 30 MINUTES

II enter the reception room before your guests arrive to photograph your cake and other decorations. I also take this time to set up any lighting that may be needed for the speeches. I will also speak to your wedding coordinator just before your guests arrive to see if there were any last minute changes to the reception schedule.

DANCEFLOOR: 60 MINUTES

TheThe first dances generally take 20-30 minutes. After the first dance is over, I will continue to photograph the dance floor. While 60 minutes is generally enough to capture the story of the reception, you may choose to have me stay later if you want to take a bit of time to do some night photography before my coverage ends.

GETTING READY PORTRAITS: 60+ MINUTES

II generally arrive 2 hours before the ceremony to document you getting the final touches to your make up, your dress, shoes, accessories etc. During this time I also capture some of the activity happening around you as you get ready. You may want to add more time if you would like any formal portraits during this time.

CEREMONY: 5-60 MINUTES

CeCeremonies vary in length depending on the type of service you are having with church weddings typically being longer than civil ones. Work with your officiant to find out roughly how long each part of your service will take and add five minutes to avoid running late if it runs longer than planned.

GROUP PORTRAITS: 25+ MINUTES

ForFor each grouping of people, allow 2-3 minutes per photo. For groups larger than 10 people, allow 5-10 minutes to get everyone in place. It takes roughly 25 minutes to take 10-12 group photos. It is probably best to have your formal group shots as soon as possible after your ceremony or upon arriving at your reception venue. Your guests can then mingle and relax while you are having your couple portraits taken.

TRAVEL TIME: ADD MORE TIME THAN YOU THINK

When multiple people are traveling together, it always takes more time than you think to get everyone together and ready to go. If taking separate cars, add more time for everyone to arrive and find parking. It is always better to over plan how long it will take than not to plan enough time.

A wedding is a whirlwind of events, gone in the blink of an eye. There’s little more important to a perfectly executed event than an organised timeline. If you are looking to effectively plan out your wedding day with your wedding

coordinator or fiancé, here is a look at how long things typically take from my point of view. I am here to assist you in planning your day so that you do not miss a beat, so please contact me and I will be glad to help you create a

schedule to make things go smoothly.

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Y O U R W E D D I N G

So many things are special about your wedding day. While they may seem like small details, the unassuming pillow your ring bearer carried might have been made from your Christening gown. Or those shoes with the delicate pearl buttons may have been your mother’s. These are the smaller, sometimes unnoticed details that tell the story of your special day, that I document for you. Whether it is your bouquet, your shoes or your something blue, it is all a part of your distinct personality as a couple, an expression of who you are as you embark on the next chapter of your life.

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6-86-8 weeks before your wedding I will send you a link to my Wedding Questionnaire form to fill out with all the details I need from you for capturing the best images possible.

4 weeks before your wedding: Your final payment is due if you have not already sent it in.

22 weeks before your wedding: I will contact you after looking through your Wedding Questionnaire and connect with you if I have any questions.

The day of your wedding: I arrive at the scheduled time and and quickly get situated. I then follow your timeline and go through the day as smoothly as possible, giving you the best images I can create.

WithinWithin 48 hours of your wedding: I will share a little preview of your day on social media and send you the link for you to share it with friends and family.

4-64-6 weeks after your wedding: I deliver your online wedding gallery images & initial album layout design. Friends and family can order prints direct from the gallery. I of course always aim to get them to you sooner, but during busy times of the year, 4-6 weeks is standard.

44 weeks after your album preview is delivered: You can as many changes as needed to your initial album layout as you wish. I will resend you the complete layout each time is made until you give me your final approval to proceed with ordering your album. Parent or mini albums should also be ordered at the same time.

4-84-8 weeks after album approval: Fine art albums can take approximately 3-4 weeks to arrive. Your album will be sent to you with instructions on how to care for your album for years to come.

T H E P R O C E S S


Cake is very important to me so imagine my delight when I met an amazing cake maker at a wedding network event a few years ago. Marsha and I hit it off straight away and have worked together on a few shoots, and she made my beautiful Kermit birthday cake last year.

What is so great about Marsha’s cakes other than the taste, are the intricate designs and details that she puts into every cake, like the cake you see above.

Marsha has recently written and published a book called Surprise Cakes: 50 Delicious Cakes to Delight and Amaze it is currently available to in the US via Amazon.com but look out for a UK release date.

TTo learn more about how Marsha can make your wedding cake of your dreams, email her at [email protected].

C A K I N G S

Your Studio Photography for Fancy Florals.Bouquet shot on location at Jane and Jack’s Niceville Niceville Wedding.

S U P P L I E R S P O T L I G H T

Save the date cards, pack of 25 £50

Thank You cards, pack of 25 £50

SPECIALTY

Second photographer £300

Destination wedding pricing availableon request

PHOTOGRAPHYAll album products are custom designed

12” x 12” 40 page fine art album £75010” x 14” 40 page fine art album £600A4 coffee table book £300Parent album - 8” x 8” or 8” x 6” £300 for two

Additional fine art ablum page £15Additional fine art ablum page £15Additional coffee table book page £8

Personalised guest book £150

Duo presentation folio 8” x 8” £75Trio presentation folio 8” x 8” £100

ALBUMS & FOLIOSArchival quality gallery wrap canvas is pre-stretched on solid wood framing and ready to hang in your home.

12” x 12“ £11016” x 12” £13016” x 16” £16016” x 20” £20016” x 20” £20020” x 30” £250

additional sizes available

GALLERY CANVASAll prints available in your choice of lustre, gloss or mettalic.

5” x 7“ £28” x 10” £1016” x 20” £1524” x 16” £3024” x 16” £3020” x 30” £50

additional sizes available

FINE PRINTS

A L A C A R T E I T E M S

Perfect for intimate weddings

Full day wedding photography cover-age. From bridal prep to an hour after your first dance

A4 coffee table book with 20 sides. Con-tains approx. 50 of your wedding images

90 minute engagement session to get to know each other and take beautiful por-traits in a stress-free setting

Private online gallery for viewing & or-dering

USB of all edited images

£1149SOMETHING BORROWED

Perfect for weddings under 150 guests

Full day wedding photography coverage. From bridal prep to an hour after your first dance

10x14 inch fine art wedding album with 30 10x14 inch fine art wedding album with 30 sides. Contains approx. 80 of your wedding images

90 minute engagement session to get to know each other and take beautiful portraits in a stress-free setting

Private online gallery for viewing & ordering

USB of all edited imagesUSB of all edited images

£1499SOMETHING NEW

Perfect for large weddings


12x12 inch fine art wedding album with 40 12x12 inch fine art wedding album with 40 sides. Contains approx. 100 of your wedding images

A second professional photographer

90 minute engagement session to get to know each other and take beautiful portraits in a stress-free setting

Private online gallery for viewing & oPrivate online gallery for viewing & ordering


Personalised guest book using images from your engagement shoot for friends and family to share their best wishes with you

£2095SOMETHING OLD


Private online gallery for viewing & ordering


£1049SOMETHING BLUE

W E D D I N G C O L L E C T I O N S

Your wedding album is a culmination of months of hard work, planning, excitement and love. It is the one tangible piece of your wedding day that you can continue to enjoy for years after the wedding is over.

InIn a blink of an eye, the months of preparation and anticipation come together perfectly for one day made up of several hours and all the people you love and then just as quickly it passes and becomes a memory.

Hold onto these memories better with a custom album that you can cherish and hand down to your children and grandchildren as a token of your time, style and love.

ManyMany well-intentioned couples who only get the disc of images never print their images at all, or only print a few for gifts or for display. However, there is a huge risk of losing the images and memories from them over time when you only have the digital files.

WithWith only the digital files, you are responsible for transferring the images from one type of digital media to another as technology advances every few years. Every time a file is transferred, there is a risk of file corruption. Not only that, but if life gets crazy and you fail to transfer it to the new media, you may end up with a beautiful disc of photos that you can’t see anymore because there’s no machine around to read the disc.disc.

This is why I believe that a professional wedding album is of the utmost importance. Even if you never do anything except store it in a closet, you will still have images to look at and enjoy years from now with no additional work whatsoever.

Albums aren’t just for couples anymore. My parent albums are the perfect gifts to present to your parents after the wedding. Each parent album is a direct copy of your main album. All the cover options I offer for your main album, are also available for parent albums.

Album Options MyMy albums come with 20, 30, and 40 pages, and are available as A4,10x14, and 12x12 sizes. Parent albums are also available as 8x8 or 8x6 sizes. Covers are available in a selection of linen or leather.

ALL ABOUT ALBUMS


etting, while creating some fun images for wall portraits,

your wedding guest book and Thank You cards. If shot

early enough, I can also provide the images for your Save

The Date cards and invitations. Images also add another

dimension to your wedding album, chronicling the story

from engagement to your wedding day.

BestBest of all, you can remember this special time forever

away from the throngs of loved ones and friends. This is

your time together.

Engagements are so engaging. Romance is in the air and

the anticipation of a lifetime together comes to a

crescendo in the rush during the weeks leading up to your

wedding, causing you to wonder: Is an engagement shoot

necessary? After all, your wedding pictures share the

beginning of your life, right?

ShootingShooting an engagement is important for several reasons.

First, this time allows you to get comfortable in front of the

camera with your photographer, figuring out how you

work best together before the wedding. Next, you can

showcase your personalities in a more casu

considering an

E N G A G E M E N T S

• On the beach: In the morning, evening or

any time of day, the beach is a great place for

photos.

• Choose a theme and dress up: Love the

1920s? 1950s? Go vintage or glam up.

•• At your favorite coffee shop: Coffee

lovers? Spend your weekends relaxing and

reading in their comfy chairs?

•• Seasonal: Catch the nuances of thseasons,

including everything from a winter

wonderland, to leaves of autumn to flowers in

spring, to the lush, green summers in nearby

beautiful fields and forests.

• Where you first met each other: Let’s go

back to the start!

• Images with your pet: Why not bring along

the four legged members of your family?

• Your favorite skyline: Have a favourite view

of your city? Let’s show it off!

•• An urban session: Fun and funky, pictures

in alleyways or in otherwise undiscovered

locations of your area make for a more

intimate view of the city.

• Take a hike: Like the great outdoors?

Where’s your favourite trail?

• Where he proposed: After all, what better

way to capture an engagement than the place

it all started!

• At your favorite restaurant: Meaningful

memories happen with food, ambiance and

your special song playing in the background.

•• Doing your favorite activity: Love to ride

tandem bikes? Like to cook together? Let

work out a way to show it.

• Places where you spend lots of

timetime together: You’ll look back at these

photos in future years and smile thinking of all

the lovely memories you created in these

places.

Great engagement shoot ideas:

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