THE EXPERIENCE | Crystal and Ben Photography

The CBP Experience

Being able to capture the love, joy, and emotions from such a significant day in your life is something that I’m forever grateful to be able to do! I love storytelling, chasing fleeting moments, and light. My style is a blend of photojournalism and thoughtfully curated portraits. Every wedding is such an important day and such an honor and privilege for me to capture. I love all the pieces that make up a wedding, from the little embellishments to the shared glances. I am there to soak it all up. I strive to create something original, raw, and honest.

Ben and I have been married 3 years now and we understand the overwhelming feeling of where to start, what to do and how to do it. So, we put together this guide for you guys to better understand what your experience would be like should you book us as your photographer!

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There is something so magical about photographing a wedding day.

Step One: Let's Be Friends

One of the most important things to me is building an amazing relationship with you! This isn’t just a business transaction for me – I truly value you! I want you to have faith in the fact that although I am technically a vendor, I consider myself a friend first. I love to meet up for drinks or coffee to hear all about your plans and share in the excitement of your upcoming big day!

Step Two: Save the Date

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Woohoo! You decided to be a CBP Bride! Once you make the decision to move forward, the booking process is easy-peasy! I will send you a questionnaire to gather some information and from there, I’ll write up our contract & send the invoice for your retainer. And that’s when we’re officially OFFICIAL!

Step Three: Engagement Session

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THE ENGAGEMENT SESSION IS ONE OF OUR favorite parts of our time together because it gives you both a chance to be in front of our cameras before you get married, which is going to make your wedding day experience feel so smooth, seamless and comfortable. Not only that, but we get to create something so special together. You’re going to be married for over fifty years, but you only get to be engaged for this short period of time. We are so excited to capture the only time in your lives when you get to be each other’s fiancées.

Step Four: The Timeline

As we get closer to the wedding date, we’ll start chatting about your wedding day timeline! I believe it’s super important that we’re on the same page so I happily will chat with you and hear about your plans and ideas for your big day so I can schedule things accordingly. Whether it be over email, a phone call, or a quick cup of coffee, I’m more than excited to answer any questions or concerns you might have, too! I consider myself your “BFF” for the day so my goal is to make you feel as laid back and stress free as possible!

Step Five: The Wedding Day

Woohoo! The day where you finally get to marry your sweetie! We’ve been looking forward to this day for what seems like forever! At this point, all of the questions has been answered, the schedule has been set, and I will be there photographing all of the amazing moments throughout the day!

Step Six: Sneak Peeks

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Something that I am so excited to include as part of your wedding experience is your highlight blog post! You can expect a full highlight post on my website of some of my favorite images that tell the story of your day for you to see! My favorite thing is being able to share these with you within the week after your wedding so you can relive your day over and over! But don’t worry – you’ll still have MANY more images that you’ll receive in your final gallery!

Step Seven: Gallery Delivery

My average turnaround time for wedding is 8-12 weeks! Right when they’re finished, I will send you a very special email that will give you access to your gallery for you to see! Congratulations Newlyweds!