this is so silly to ask. but does anybody know about how much does photographers ask for a deposit before i start looking around? and do they include engagement pictures as well with the package you choose? TIA
Hey, I booked with Lotus. It was 1,000 down and yes he gave us a free engagement shoot.
It all depends on the photography and what type of package you go with. We had to leave 20% of what our package was. I believe we left more tho. We did not have an engagement shoot in our package. Most vendors allow the deposit to be put on a credit card.
Thanks Ladies :) we are paying cash for everything in our wedding. we saved so much money on our venue by paying cash ( taxes and fee's ) and i was told by a lot of people thats the best way to go. so I'm hoping we will get some kind of deal that way. i want to have a fall engagement pictures so i figure id ask around to get some idea's. i haven't decided on what photographer company i want to use. there are so many to choose from.
I am not sure if m deposit was so low because we decided not to use video as well, but we had a $550 deposit, free engagement shoot and some Thank You cards as well. We are using Glenmar Studios. The engagement pics were awesome :)
I used Patken and I believe the deposit is 1/3 of the overall cost. My package included the engagement shoot. We also did cash for the majority of our vendors and it really does help when making deals.
My photo and video was a total 1kdeposit, 500$ for each service. Payment is due by final meeting, except for 500$ which is paid when photos are picked up
Our down payment was 20%
we put 1k down with lotus. our package was little over 5k
Went with Studio 27, deposit was 500.00 for photography and 500.00 for cinematography
We went with Cecilia at Boschelli photography. She had great packages. Engagement photos were included and we put $500 down. She also has a discount if you book with her at your first meeting. She's great!
