What to Expect

A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE YOU SHOOT, you can expect to get a confirmation from us, just making sure we are on the same page about your makeup start time, shoot start and end time, and location...and we’ll also ask if you have any last minute questions!

ON THE DAY OF YOUR SHOOT, your hair and makeup will be done by a member of our glam squad unless you’ve requested a natural beauty shoot. You should have your face clean and moisturized, and your hair dry and ready to be heat styled when you arrive. Make sure to wear loose-fitting clothing or a lightweight robe while getting makeup done and let us know in advance if you have any skin allergies at all. While you’re getting lovely, your photographer will take a peek at your wardrobe selections and start putting together looks so we can hit the ground running when you’re done with hair and makeup. Once you’re done with makeup, you can get into your first look and throw a robe on over it.

ONCE THE SHOOT BEGINS, you can expect us to give you tons of encouragement and direction. We will not expect you to super model pose throughout your shoot. We will show you what to do, and encourage improvising whenever you feel comfortable. We will say things to elicit laughter whenever possible, too...so be prepared (or, actually, don’t. It’s better that way.)

The poses generally aren’t very comfortable and your shoot will give you more of a workout than you anticipate. But we assure you, we know what we’re doing. Get a good stretch in the morning of your session, and the evening after your session. A couple of ibuprofen might need to happen for those lower back aches, but it will allll be worth it!

YOUR SHOOT TIME will FLY by. That’s a good thing!! That means it wasn’t awkward or boring. Just the right amount of fun! We do run a tight ship at the studio in regards to our schedule, so you’ll most definitely be out on time but never early.

AT THE END OF YOUR SHOOT, we will help you pack up your things, we’ll get you scheduled for your photo reveal appointment so you know exactly when you’ll be seeing your images, and we’ll collect your final balance if you haven’t already paid online. We’ll also give you a high five because, GIRL, you rocked it.

WITHIN 3 WEEKS of your shoot, you will have your photo reveal appointment with us so that you can see all of your proofs and order anything you’d like. You should be prepared to place your full order on the day of your photo reveal and ordering appointment. Most clients find themselves upgrading their album and adding images, and also purchasing a piece or three of wall art.

AT YOUR PHOTO REVEAL appointment, we’ll relax on the couch and show a slide show of some of the highlight images from your session before diving in to viewing your entire collection of at least 60 images. You’ll have the opportunity to flip through our beautiful album options and see all of our other available products. If your package included an album credit, we’ll explain your options to use the exact credit or to apply your credit towards an upgraded album and/or other products if you desire. We know you’re going to love your images, and these reveal appointments are so much fun!

WITHIN 1 MONTH of your photo reveal appointment, all of your purchased products will be ready for pickup, and sometimes sooner! We’ll send you an e-mail letting you know when your products are ready for pickup, or with your tracking number if you live out of the area and we are shipping to you.

WITHIN 6 MONTHS of your photo reveal appointment, you’ll want to do this again. Trust us ;) Existing clients get dibs on photo shoot time slots because we believe in special treatment.