- Keeping the production going...
- San Francisco, CA
- A tie between Cab Sav & Malbec
About Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen wears many hats in our small (but mighty) team.
Her background in wedding planning gives her a unique perspective on what really happens behind the scenes while planning a wedding. During her time as a wedding planner, she helped couples with everything from setting budgets to making sure gifts arrived home safely.
She manages our casting calls and guest interviews with a magicians touch. It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to find, organize and work with all our wonderful guests.
@missmaryellencrowley
Her Favorite Video & Why:
“My favorite video topic is about photo insecurities. This is a topic that affects pretty much everyone. Especially compared to what you see on social media. It’s so refreshing to hear people TALK about it!”
~ Mary Ellen
- Always saying "we should post that!"
- San Francisco, CA
- A tie between Cab Sav & Malbec
About Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen wears many hats in our small (but mighty) team.
Her background in wedding planning gives her a unique perspective on what really happens behind the scenes while planning a wedding. During her time as a wedding planner, she helped couples with everything from setting budgets to making sure gifts arrived home safely.
She manages our casting calls and guest interviews with a magicians touch. It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to find, organize and work with all our wonderful guests.
Our community is her playground, both on social media and in our private community. She is the first contact for everyone who would like to be on the show or have an idea, opinion or just want to give feedback.
@missmaryellencrowley
Her Favorite Video & Why:
“My favorite video topic is about photo insecurities. This is a topic that affects pretty much everyone. Especially compared to what you see on social media. It’s so refreshing to hear people TALK about it!”
~ Mary Ellen
2 comments
I have been asked this so many times... does the wedding industry inflate prices when they hear it's a wedding?
Here is my honest answer (as a former wedding photographer)... NO. Did I charge more for a wedding than a 50th birthday party or a family portrait session? Yes, absolutely. I charged A LOT more for a wedding.
Was I taking advantage of the emotional sell? Absolutely not.
The main reasons I charged more for a wedding were: the unseen amount of work involved in the 12+ months leading up to the wedding, the skill level needed on the day, the INTENSE pressure to create perfect "portfolio level work" no matter what the reality of the situation- but mostly it is to compensate for the time AFTER the wedding in post production.
Little known fact about wedding photography - the real job is sitting at a computer editing photos. Photographers spend many hours behind the computer carefully selecting and editing photos. They make adjustments, crop, and adjust colors to ensure each image it's best. Don't forget the time it takes for batching, renaming, importing, exporting and uploading the photos and preparing them for delivery.
Do you think this justifies why photographers charge more for weddings than for other types of shoots?
Couldn’t agree more! And on the videography side its an absolute ton of data + editing discipline.
Its a double sided coin- weddings are extremely high pressure but also high reward when we nail it.
Our products (photo video) in particular are the only thing that genuinely will last forever . Having fun and ALSO nailing the product is worth the price of entry and frankly more.