Below you will find the answers to all of our most frequently asked questions. We know that it’s a lot of info, so if there’s anything you’d like to learn more about, don’t hesitate to get in touch here.
Nora has been photographing weddings for almost 15 years… that’s 300+ weddings! This will be Cory’s 8th year photographing weddings, and 6th year doing it full time at Solare.
Packages with Cory or Nora start at $4000 and always include the following:
Optional add-ons include albums, parent books, or an engagement session. Contact us (here) for complete information about our packages, and to check availability for your day.
If you are planning a micro-wedding or elopement, or you feel as though you’ll need a different kind of package, get in touch and tell us all about it! We’d love to work with you to find the right coverage for you.
We also have two awesome Associate Photographers who start at a slightly lower price point. Katie & Jessie often second shoot with us when they don’t have Associate weddings booked, and they are a great option to consider if you love our style but Cory & Nora’s rates might put a strain on your budget. We get it, and we’ve got you covered!!
When you work with one of our associates, Nora and Cory stay hands on, and we can help with any back-end questions like contracts, editing, accessing your gallery, etc. The Associate Photographer you book with would work with you to make a photography plan for your day! Message us to learn more about our Associate rates and options.
Our style is usually described as photojournalism, but there’s a little more to it than that!
Our postponement policy has been super flexible even before Covid, and while we hope that events can continue to happen safely, we’ll always work with you to reschedule your date!!
We and all our photographers are committed to helping you celebrate safely. We follow local event safety guidance and do our best to not expose ourselves to unnecessary risks so we can make sure to be healthy and present for your day!!
Great question! It’s so important to us to provide continuity to our clients… so if you meet and book with Nora, it will be Nora and her second shooter by your side on the day. If you book with Cory, it will be Cory and her second shooter getting all your must-have shots.
Our full coverage packages will always include a second photographer. We feel that two shooters are necessary at certain times to really capture the story of your day. Sometimes we’ll be shooting in the same area, especially when all the action is in one place (such as the ceremony) but there are other times (such as getting ready) when we’ll split up to achieve the best coverage.
We work with a dedicated team of second shooters, all of whom have been personally trained by us. They are a great group of people! We don’t assign them until we get closer to the big day, so that we can allocate them based on location and cut down on unnecessary travel.
The photos we take are all color Digital Raw images, that we can then choose to turn black & white as part of the editing process. Your Final Collection will include a full set of color images, and also select black and white image duplicates.
Yes! Engagement Sessions help us get to know you better, and learn what you like. More importantly, they help you feel more comfortable with us and in front of the camera! It’s also nice to have some non-selfie photos of yourselves to put up in your home or on your desk at work.
An Engagement Session lasts about an hour. The location is up to you, within an hour or so of travel from us in Concord, NH. You can pick somewhere that’s meaningful to you, or a spot that’s got a lot of variety if you can’t decide on what you like best. If you don’t have a location in mind, we’re happy to make suggestions! We stick to one location and one outfit, so that we can get into a good flow, use our time to get to know you and what you like, and avoid taking up session time with travel or changing.
Even after the wedding day is over, we put in a lot of work behind the scenes so that you’ll have a set of photos that you love!
Sneak Peek –
We’ll put up a sneak peek of your photos on Social Media. We’ll do our best to make this happen less than 3 weeks after the wedding, and let you know as soon as they go up! We sometimes post a shot or two on Instagram earlier than that, so be sure to follow us there too :)
FB: facebook.com/solareweddingphotography IG: @solarephotos
Photo Selection – We’ll select and edit your Final Collection. You’ll typically get 75-100 images per hour of coverage in your Final Collection, and we’ll also include some duplicate black & whites.
Editing – When editing, we go for a bright and crisp look. Our monitors are specially calibrated to edit photos. Your monitor may display your photos slightly differently, but we’ve made sure that your photos will come out great in print and albums.
Photo Release – Final Collections are usually available to be viewed online 8-10 weeks after your wedding date, but can take as long as 12 weeks depending on the time of year. As soon as your Final Collection is ready, you’ll get an email with a link and password to your gallery. You can send this link to family and friends as soon as you are ready to share them!
YES. When you see your Final Collection in your gallery and on your USB, the photos will be consistent with the style you can see on our website. Bright, crisp, vibrant colors and clean, consistent tones from shot to shot.
Black or dark colors so we aren’t standing out in a crowd. We like to call it “moveable business” attire, so that we can blend in, but still get on the ground for that perfect angle if we need to!
Absolutely they can. There are only a few times during the day when we’ll ask for some space to do our thing solo:
Yes. We can provide your venue with a certificate if need be, so just let us know.
Also yes! Although we maintain our gear well to ensure we don’t need it, we always have backup equipment (camera bodies, lenses, batteries, lights) just in case. We even have an in-camera backup memory card, so that every image taken is saved twice right away.
When you are ready to move forward, we’ll write up a contract with the package you’d like to book with, and directions on how to fill everything out.
The deposit is usually 50% of your full package price, but we can be flexible if you have special circumstances. Just let us know and we’ll talk it through.
As a small business, checks are preferable, but we do also accept credit cards! Your date will be booked when we receive both your contract and deposit.