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Why you should elope

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This video shows why some couples choose to elope or perform a private ceremony on their own, followed by a small reception.
 
It is easy to feel as though “the big wedding” is the only option. We interviewed newlyweds who decided to break the template and do things differently.
 
Perhaps their stories will open your mind to something you were secretly hoping for.
 
Our goal is not to encourage you to elope, but to show that there are other options and to open a discussion around it.
 
Lauren & Brian’s beautiful wedding photos courtesy of King & Opal

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This video shows why some couples choose to elope or perform a private ceremony on their own, followed by a small reception.
 
It is easy to feel as though “the big wedding” is the only option. We interviewed newlyweds who decided to break the template and do things differently.
 
Perhaps their stories will open your mind to something you were secretly hoping for.
 
Our goal is not to encourage you to elope, but to show that there are other options and to open a discussion around it.
 
Lauren & Brian’s beautiful wedding photos courtesy of King & Opal

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    Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectVerifiedRobin Sloan, The Uncorked Project

    I recently was chatting with my friend about her upcoming wedding.  I watched her go through the stages: excitement of proposal, first fun thoughts of planning a wedding... and then the vendor proposals ($$$$) and family "questions" started rolling in and she said "Maybe we should just say F it and elope!".

    Yeah.  I get it.  Have you felt like this?

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    Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectVerifiedRobin Sloan, The Uncorked Project

    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?

    Cody Pettengill

    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.

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