There are three primary aspects of the wedding shoot; portraiture, photojournalism, and fine art. Portraiture is exactly what it sounds like. This is where as a photographer we attempt to get all of the shots of the wedding party and family groups. This is a requirement for any wedding photographer and, when done right, can provide some wonderful images. Photojournalism documents the event. These images capture preparation, walking down the aisle, the ring exchange, the first kiss, the cutting of the cake, fathers dance, the toast, the bouquet toss, the guests, etc. The photojournalism images will be the ones you will look at to remember the event in years to come, and also discover things that you may not seen the day of your wedding. The final aspect is fine art. Fine art images are special images which round out the wedding portfolio. Pictures of details in the dress, a necklace, a flower girl straining to get a look at the bride, table decorations, a reflection of the bride in a stained glass window, a shot of the bride and groom kissing with the veil over their heads with the sunset streaming in, and much more. These images are a combination of happenstance and planning. These ultimately are the images that you may consider enlarging and hanging on your wall.

At Cecil Photography, we work to provide all three primary aspects of wedding photography. Where possible, we setup studio lighting for our portraiture to ensure the best images. Additionally, we are a full service photography studio with on-site production facilities. This allows us considerable flexibility in capturing and reproducing images. We have found that the best way to get the images you want of your wedding is to get to know you. In order to get to know you better we would like to also do your engagement/announcement photography. This helps us understand how to better photograph you on your wedding day. Additionally, with all but our basic package we include a consultation. At the consultation we will put together a photographic plan for your wedding. We create a plan for the basic portraiture and photojournalism as well as planning for those, oh-so-special, fine art pictures (they do take planning). This plan may include specific timings in order to catch the sunrise, sunset, or other event.

While we do provide packages, we also provide products (printing, albums, etc.) a-la-carte. We have found that packages may not meet everyone’s needs and truthfully wedding package is a special package. Our packages include the photography, the consult, post production (this is a critical component), local travel, and selected printed proofs (in most packages). The critical component is the post production work. For all but our most basic package, for every hour of shooting, we allocate about 2-3 hours back in the studio turning the captured images into something special. We also offer a completely a-la-carte option. If it suits your needs, you can pay strictly by the hour.

We are also very flexible with our photography and encourage out-of-the-box thinking (like taking some of your critical pictures, especially those we want to stage, a day or two before the wedding).

Our packages come in four different options; photography only, photography and images, photography and book album(s), and photography and traditional album(s). The photography only option provides for the photography of the event as well as our post production work. You may purchase any prints or albums a-la-carte. Photography and images is a new option and includes the photography, post production and a DVD of your wedding images in full resolution along with licensing to the images. You may print these images elsewhere or we can print these images for you. Our most popular package is one of the photography and album options. Along with the photography and post production you will receive a custom album or albums (size and number depend upon the package) in one of several styles (traditional, magazine, book, etc.).