FAQs

Wedding Frequently Asked Questions!

Who will be our wedding photographer?
We never subcontract out our weddings. Most of the time we book only one wedding on any given day. Your photographers will be Eddie Morgan and Donna Morgan.

Can we order extra prints or add more pages to our wedding album?
Yes – the wedding package you select is only a basic starting point. You can add to the package including adding more pages to your wedding album, Parents albums, Extra prints, Framed wall portraits, and a lot more.

What kind of equipment do you use?
We use professional Nikon digital cameras including the new Nikon D700, Nikon and Tamron lens, Nikon, Vivitar and Ranger lights along with many other special photographic tools to capture your wedding day.
Using digital lets us shoot faster and take more photos than ever and allows us to create our Storybook Montage wedding albums.

Can you stay longer then the contracted time?
Yes we can and we would love to. If you need extra time we would be glad to stay longer and capture more of your wedding day. Extra time can be added on at $400 an hour.

How much time do you need for the formal photos?
This will depend on how many group shots you’d like.
For the most poplar 6 portraits, we suggest 20min.

The Bride, The Groom, The Bride and Groom together
The Bridal Party, The Bride’s immediate family
The Groom’s immediate family

You should expect each group shot on average to take around 3 minutes each so if you want 30 different group shots then you need to set aside an hour and a half just for the 30 group shots.

We will take many bride and groom photos and they can take up to 45 minutes

Can we suggest different or additional group shots?
Yes that’s not a problem as long as we have extra time in the church and everyone is ready when called up for the photos. We also will be taking many candid shots at the reception. We do want to spend up to 30min with just the bride and groom for photos.

Our church or (synagogue) has a time restriction How will this affect our group photos?
Many churches (and other venues) have set time restrictions.
Unfortunately this may cut into to the time for taking the in church formal photos.

If your venue has a time restriction please let us know so we can work with you to make other arrangements for taking the photos that the time will not allow.

If the time is short we suggest that we take all the portraits for the bride then bride and groom first before moving on the the large group shots.

Many churches have special rules that photographers have to abide by. How do you deal with that.
Most churches do have some kind of rule that they want the photographer to abide by. We have been doing this a long time and over the years i think we have run into just about every church rule around.

We are well equipped to handle any church regulations that need to be followed. We use low light lens and can shoot from the back of the church with no problem. We can use flash or not use flash as needed.

When are the payments for our wedding coverage due?
Most weddings are booked with a non refundable 50% retainer to hold your wedding date with us.
The balance amount is due one week before the wedding date. Our small one hour beach wedding packages are due in full at the time of booking.

We can accept cash, checks, Visa, Master Card and Paypal

How many photos do you shoot?
This will depend on the amount of time included in the wedding package you have and on the wedding day events. If the bride and groom are having a lot of fun and dancing then we will take more photo then if the wedding has no dancing.

Most larger weddings of 5 to 6 hours we shoot from 800 to 1200 images.

Many photos we take are what we call background images. A background image is a image we may use as the canvas background on one of your wedding album pages we design.

We also many times shoot two or three of the same shot so we can pick the best one so everyone looks their best.

What kind of wedding albums do you offer
We have many different albums to pick from – from single image a page albums to full montage albums.

All our albums include a front and back cover image you pick.

What kind of prints are the photos?
All our prints are Kodak Professional on a Matte finish.
Fine art canvas prints can take up to 3 weeks to come in. We offer many size prints in both standard and fine art canvas.

How do you dress for the wedding?
We maintain a professional appearance at your wedding.

Do you make a proof book for us?
No we no longer offer a proof book as part of most of our wedding packages. You will receive a large stack of 4×6 prints that you can place into your favorite 4×6 album unless your package only comes with a master DVD of images. All wedding packages include a on-line password protected gallery for 60 days.

What are your travel fees
Travel fees will be different from location to location and we love to travel. Please Call for a price quote. If its more then a few hours driving time we will drive over or fly over the day before and spend the night in a hotel and then be fresh for your wedding day. We will then stay the night on the wedding day and drive back or fly back the day after the wedding. No Travel fees for the Branson Gatlinburg area.

Branson Photography

Springfield / Branson wedding packages and Eureka Springs wedding packages and photography services. Advanced off camera lighting. Two photographers included for all wedding packages.

Free wedding planing help for you Branson wedding or Eureka Springs wedding.

We have been shooting wedding photography for over 10 years and have been shooting beach weddings in Destin FL Pensacola Fl Gulf Shores AL Orange beach AL and the emerald coast. We are moving our business to the Springfield / Branson area offering Branson wedding photography Eureka Springs wedding photography and the Ozark mountain areas around Branson MO.

We offer Metal prints a one of a kind print you have to see. After seeing a Metal print you will never want a normal paper print. But we do still offer photo lab prints and Canvas prints and a hard wood mounted print that looks fantastic.

Here is a list of services to plan the perfect wedding. Grand Photography Springfield Branson Wedding Photography (Hay That’s Us) A fun outgoing wedding DJ Disc Jockey, a wedding coordinator, wedding Florist for all your wedding flowers and floral arrangements, wedding video production. A good tuxedo rental store, and of course the bride will need a fabulous wedding dress or bridal gown from a bridal store and don’t forget the bridesmaids dresses, and no wedding would be complete without a wedding cake and grooms cake.
Then you need to find the right caterer for your taste, To perform your wedding you will need a minister or wedding officiant, for travel around town look into a limo or limousine service, trolley or horse and buggy, The hard part is finding a wedding location that fits your needs. Many hotels condos and rental houses offer facilities for weddings.The most important thing is to have fun and enjoy your wedding day. Make your Branson wedding something special with Grand Photography.

Call Donna and talk about your wedding
We have the right Branson wedding photography package for you or Eureka Springs wedding photography package.
Talk with Donna about your upcoming wedding she can not only discuss your MO wedding photography plans but also point you in the right direction to help you find all the other wedding vendors you may need to create the perfect wedding of your dreams.

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