The Client Experience

  • Before booking us, we have a virtual meeting with both of you.

  • To hold your date, we require a retainer and a signed contract.

  • Once booked, you will be given a link to schedule an engagement shoot at your place, shot entirely on analog film and likely accompanied by a snack plate and margaritas. This session is gifted to all of our couples, so there’s no way you’re getting out of it.

  • You get your film scans from the engagement shoot and are relieved (phew), you love them. They don't feel cheesy, you look hot, and your mom loves them too.

  • Two months before your wedding, we schedule a meeting with you and your planner to review logistics.

  • On your wedding day, we will arrive adhering to the dress code and blending in with your family and guests. Our approach is very unobtrusive, with light direction if needed, and a calm presence. We do not suggest fake moments “for the photo”. We gingerly balance as both participant and observer.

    • If you choose Chellise, your wedding will be documented on film and digital cameras.

    • If you choose Mike, your wedding will be documented fully on analog film.

    • If you choose ot have both of us, Mike will shoot only on film, and Chellise will shoot both.

After the wedding

  • We send our film to our lab for processing and scanning, which usually takes 1-2 weeks. Once we get it back, the preliminary culling and editing begin.

    At the three- to four-week mark, you will receive a carefully curated selection of images taken throughout the day. This holds you two over while we get going on the whole enchilada that's in the queue with all the other enchiladas.

  • Within two to three months, all final photographs will be delivered to you. Your private gallery will thrive in the picture cloud for 18 months with access to our professional print lab for prints, framed prints, coffee table books, and diy albums.

  • If you choose an album package, the process is a collaborative one that uses your selection of favorites while we handle the heavy lifting on layout design. Once completed, we send you a mock-up for approval and for you to make design requests. Once you are happy with the layout, it goes to print. And for our graphic design lovers who really want to go all out, we can get super custom with fonts, colors, etc.

  • We celebrate LOVE FOR ALL regardless of ethnicity, age, race, class, gender identity, disability, body shape or size, culture, or religion.