The Silver Level-$1750

Where the 'Fusion' begins!

 

• Eight hours of professional photographic coverage

• Large Custom Bridal album (either 10"x10" or 12"x12")

• All High resolution images on DVD

• Your choice of two additional options including

• Engagement Portrait session with large print and mat

• Replica Parent Albums

• Larger bridal Album

• More pages in your bridal album

 

 

 

We assume you've already read everything in The Bronze Level section so we won't simply copy and past text  from there to here.   If you're checking out  the silver level you're obviously of superior intelligence and refined taste.   So, let's focus on what makes the silver level different, and perhaps much better than the bronze Level.

 

Eight Hours of coverage

 

With eight hours you get a lot more breathing room as opposed to six  hours of coverage.  You don’t have to watch the clock as much and realistically you can have a very complete album.  With most weddings you can cover 85-90% of the main events of the day.    When it comes to wedding photography coverage, this is really the sweet spot.  

 

Where the fusion begins

 

We always enjoy looking at other photographers packages. Some of them give out prints such as 4x6 and like they have some kind of value associated with them.   A very common thing is to offer 300 4x6 photographs for example.   What are you going to do with 300 4x6 photographs?   Once you have our high resolution DVD, you can make all the prints you want.   You can get 300 4x6 photographs printed for under $50.    Therefore, we don't bulk up our packages with stuff you really don't need.

 

The purpose of the Fusion Package is to tailor your album around your needs.  Some people need a package that comes with parent albums, other don’t.  We don't tell you what you'll get from us,  instead you tell us what you want.  Let's look at all the  following options:

 

 

 

 

1. Engagement Portrait session with signature mat and frame

    

   An engagement portrait is one of those "nice to haves" but not "need to haves" options.    This is our standard engagement portrait session.  The session includes  up to two digital images for your save the date cards or wedding invitations.    You'll get all the images when your package is paid in full.  It also includes an 11x14 image that we carefully retouch.    The package also comes with a signature mat and frame which is 20x24 inches in size.  

    

   Over the years so many photographers have thrown in the engagement portrait session into their packages that it's almost an afterthought.    The reality is that the materials for the engagement portrait  cost money which you ultimately pay for, just like the aforementioned 4x6 prints,  so in a very real sense they aren't free.   We think that if you're watching your budget, you may want to forgo the engagement portrait session and use the credit towards something else. 

    

   For many of our brides the engagement portrait is a must.  There are some advantages to it, first it gives us a chance to work together before the wedding.   We take notes on what works well and what doesn't during the engagement portrait session and for some of our clients this has helped us do a better job photographing them on their wedding day.   We often encourage our brides to do a trial run of their wedding day makeup and see how it photographs on their wedding day.  You can share the results with your makeup artist.  Engagement portraits are also good for grooms who may be a little camera shy.    It's a fun experience that's nothing like going to the dentist.  If you would like an engagement portrait, we'll do a great job for you!

    

2. Add 10 more sides to your layout

    

   Really, this is a better use of your funds than an engagement portrait session.   With the two hours of extra coverage that comes with the silver level of the Fusion package  we will of course take more images and thus 30 sides probably may be a little tight for this amount of coverage.   Ten extra sides can make the album flow easier.   People often ask us how many images we can put into an album.   Can we put in 300 images into a 30 side layout  so that each two page spread has 20 images?  Sure! You won't like the way it looks, but we can do it.    Our rule of thumb is 2.5 images per page side.   Thus with a 40 side album you can comfortably have 100 images in your album.    We are going to need to know that you plan to order extra pages before we layout your album.   Most of the other extras, such as parent albums, size upgrades, and even album cover choices can be decided later on.  We will need to know before your wedding if you plan to select the 10 side upgrade option.    

    

    

3. Increase the size of your bridal album from 10"x10" to 12"x12"

    

   This is one of the reasons you need to meet with us.  Some brides like 10x10 albums and others like 12x12 albums.  It's a decision that just hits you.   The 12x12 album is the size of a traditional wedding album.   It's been a popular size for many years.  But today more than ever we are getting brides who like the smaller 10x10 album.    So, you gotta see what you like best.

    

   This is a 5x5 replica parent album

    

4. One 5x5 replica parent album (magazine album)

   

• Hopefully someday you'll be a parent, and then you'll understand.    These are people who at one point in their lives liked to rock and roll, hang out with their friends, go to school, or to work, and enjoy life.  And then you came along!    Sleepless nights, worries about sickness and bills,  and time away from work to take you to soccer games,  that's what they knew.  Even if you can swear up and down that they don't spend a lot of time thinking about you, trust me, they do.    They tell their friends and your family  all about you, even to this day.   What can you do to show gratitude?  Buy them a 3 bedroom condo on the shores of Palm Beach Florida!  That's a fair deal.  Okay, something other than that?    They enjoy talking about you.  Sure you can give them high resolution images from your wedding.  They may e-mail a few out to friends.  What they would really enjoy is a small copy of your album.    Because they will take it everywhere and tell everybody about your wedding!    These albums are a replica of your bridal album.    They will have a smaller copy of your entire album. Think about it.    The little 5x5 size is made for throwing into a purse .   It's also a magazine album, so it's very nice.

 

1. Extreme  Leather

2. We've got some fun and some very funky leather options.   If you want to make a big splash with your album, consider upgrading your album cover.    This is something you're going to keep around for a long time, and even if it sits on a shelf you want it to look smart.  Extreme leather is the way to do it.  We have many fun samples to show you.
   

   

This is an example of distressed  leather with an optional two tone split cover..   The two tone cut is yet another upgrade.   Just think how cool the album would look if it was all black distressed leather  with a photo cut in?   This is what we mean by being customizable.  If you had this sitting on your coffee table, everybody would want to look at it, even guys!

Fusion Cover Choices-  The thing that makes the fusion package rock is the many different cover options you have. Check out our FUSION COVER CHOICES PAGE  to learn more about cover options,  check out  PDFs of all the different cover swatches and see more demo albums with full descriptions of the covers. 

• Photo Cover

   

  A few years back nearly every album we sold had the a silver foil stamp with the words "Our Wedding" on the cover along with the bridal couples names and date in the bottom right corner.    Then this got a bit outdated and nobody wanted it anymore.   After all, does your wedding album really need a title?   And you know who you are.  Now the trend it have blank covers.  But, it can be a bit stark.   It's a good idea to have something on the cover, such as an inset photo.    But with the right image, a photo cover is very impressive.  

Taking the next step

We wanted to empower our prospective clients with plenty of information about the Fusion Package.   From this website you get a good sense of what it's about, what options it has, and how much it costs.  Yet you may have more questions, such as "Do we have your wedding date available?"   The next step is to contact us so that we can answer your questions and set up a meeting.  At this meeting you will see our work first hand, get more information, and get a good comfortable feeling that we can do a wonderful job with your wedding!

Thus, please drop us an e-mail message  regarding your wedding, or call us at (877) 789-1655 to start to get the ball rolling!