Amanda Galbraith
Wedding Planner
Amanda Claire & Company is a Bend, Oregon-based event planning and coordination business specializing in the design and execution of distinctive wedding celebrations. Proud owner, Amanda Galbraith, is a vibrant individual with a lot of love for people and helping them celebrate their milestones in memorable ways. For almost a decade, Amanda dedicated her time to the world of luxury resort management.
Today, Amanda makes it her number one priority to provide an open and honest set of services while delivering authentic and graceful event designs. Amanda commits herself to bring your wedding vision from concept to reality by working closely alongside you and yours.
Amanda Claire & Company is a team of creatives that love to dive deep into the energy behind your vision to craft the most personable experience imaginable. They aim to entice the five senses by infusing your experience with our industry knowledge, flawless service, and deep attention to detail.
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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.