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Hidden costs to ask about before booking a wedding

Most disappointment around wedding pricing doesn’t come from the headline figure. It comes later, from an extra that shows up after the booking is confirmed.

The ones worth asking about directly: travel costs beyond a photographer’s usual radius, parking or congestion charges if you’re in central London, additional retouching once you’ve seen the full gallery, and rush fees if your deadline moves up. None of these are unreasonable to charge for, but they should be disclosed before you pay a deposit, not after.

At LemonShark Studio the quote for a wedding (quoted per day depending on hours and travel) is built to include everything discussed on the initial call, so there’s nothing left to discover later. If something changes on the day, that gets agreed with you before any extra work happens, not billed as a surprise afterwards.

See also: What actually happens during a wedding, step by step.

The Weddings page covers pricing in full. Get in touch for anything specific to your situation.

FAQs

Straight answers below.

How would you describe the style?
Journalistic and unposed. A wedding gets shot the way it actually feels, not a series of stiff line-ups.

Can we add an engagement shoot or a film?
Yes to both. Engagement shoots are a lovely warm-up, and photo and film can be covered together under one roof.

Further reading

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