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Here is our
Standard Contract. Agreement to this is required as
a condition of doing business with Doug. Giving
payment to Doug implies you agree to the terms of
this standard contract.
This contract is written in
PLAIN ENGLISH & includes explanations of what
key clauses are really about. PURPOSE: Through
proper planning and scheduling on the wedding day,
most problems won’t ever happen.
We’re committed to your wedding day experience
being a great one!
·
Deposit:
$350 retainer required to reserve a wedding
date.
·
Refunds of
deposit:
Deposits/retainers are fully refundable if
services are canceled for any reason. Example: If
bride & groom elopes or changes their wedding
date Doug will refund the deposit.
· When
payments are
due:
We prefer to have accounts
paid in full on or before the wedding day. We are
OK with paying 50% on or before the wedding day,
and balance paid when high resolution digital
photos are ready for delivery. This averages about
6 weeks after the wedding.
· Fees for any optional
services are due in full when they are ordered (for
example, albums & photo lab orders.) Some items
may be paid through a photo lab subcontractor
instead; sales tax is often paid through their bank
& tax authority instead of Doug's.
·
Payment type: We accept checks
or cash but are NOT set up
to accept credit cards on the spot. With advance
notice we can arrange for credit card processing
thru Pay Pal, a division of E-bay.
-Wedding
day
schedule:
Be sure to work out a
realistic wedding day schedule with the
photographer or with an experienced wedding
planner. The following items are
important: #1:
Enough time must be
available for posed group & portrait photos to
be done properly. If this time is not available, or
if family members don't cooperate, key poses may be
missed or done poorly.
#2:
If wedding starts later than
planned, this has ripple effects throughout the
wedding day which will affect photography,
limousine, ceremony location, reception venue,
caterer, DJ, musicians, wedding guests. Our
recommendation based upon years of experience:
Plan what time you want your ceremony to start, and
absolutely stick to that plan.
·
Photo request lists:
We like to have a list
of immediate family members (by name) who
should be included in poses. The list helps us work
in a faster, more organized way. Photographer
prefers to have this list before the wedding date.
Photographer may photograph fewer than 100% of the
names on the list --- due to time pressure,
professional judgment, people scattering, people
partying or hiding from the camera, or guests
leaving early.
·
Sample photos: Doug
is allowed to use copies of your images for
artist’s samples, promotion, publications,
books, internet websites. This is equivalent to an
industry-standard MODEL RELEASE. (But if you have a
privacy concern tell us and we won't publish your
photos.)
-Copyright
release:
Doug as copyright owner
permits clients to make reprints of their wedding
photos. Client can legally copy, scan and e-mail
photos, post them on personal web pages, duplicate
them on CD disks, and make reprints at whatever
photo lab you choose.
·
Sales
tax
may be added per legal
requirements. Sales tax is sometimes collected
through a different tax authority, for example,
through photo labs which produce reprints,
enlargements, and albums on behalf of our
customers.
·
Acts
of God, terrorism, emergencies, accidents, fire,
theft, etc.:
Photographer to be held harmless for
non-performance. If Doug is unable to perform
photography services we will attempt to provide a
well qualified substitute photographer, or issue a
refund of any deposits or fees, but shall have no
other liability.
·
Limitation
of
Liability:
By doing business with Doug
client agrees to LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Photographer's liability is limited to the dollar
amount which the client has paid him (we will
refund it) unless a higher liability limit has been
specifically agreed to in advance for an additional
fee. Statement of care: Doug takes the Utmost Care
in how he performs his work, but this is an
imperfect world, so this Limitation of Liability
shall apply regardless of fault or cause. We are a
tiny family operation.
-Solving
problems if any:
The majority of Doug's
business comes from referrals --- Doug cares about
his reputation. Doug supports the N.E. Calif Better
Business Bureau. The BBB is available as a resource
for customers at (916) 443-6668. Client is
expected to cooperate with photographer to achieve
a solution.
-Contact
information:
Please
keep photographer updated on changes in your phone
number and mailing address
so Doug can contact you in case of questions
immediately before the wedding. And after the
wedding I'll need your new mailing address, there
is often follow-through with re-edits of digital
images, sending archival CD digital photo disks to
the client, or albums or reprints.
-Privacy
policy: We do not
divulge personal information for marketing
purposes.
Client's signature and
date:_________________________
Wedding date: _______ Ceremony
time: ________
Wedding ceremony location:
_________________________
Wedding reception location:
__________________________
Photographer's signature &
date: _________________
Bride's current contact
information: (phone, cell phone #, e-mail, mailing
address):
__________________________________
Bride & groom's contact data
after the wedding if known:
_______________________________________________
Photography package desired
& price:
_________________________________
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