Meghan Rose

the welcome guide

a few common questions

It’s important to find a photographer whose images you love, of course! But another HUGE element to choosing your photographer is realizing you will be with them for the majority of your wedding day, and this will affect the whole atmosphere for you, your groom, your bridal party, and even your family and guests. In short, you have to like being around your photographer too! When you hire me as your wedding photographer, you’re not just getting a few hours of coverage on your wedding day. You’re getting my 10 years of practicing photography, my artistic vision, my calming personality and happy attitude, my editing time, and an overall wonderful experience that adds to the beauty of your wedding day! When you look back at your images, you won’t just see what happened that day, but you’ll FEEL the emotions all over again.

I have found that 8 hours is generally the sweet spot for wedding day coverage. This allows me to be there for the tail end of “Getting Ready” and zipping the dress up, all the way through some, or all, of the reception. However, I can happily cover more of the day! I have shot a 14 hour, 2 day Indian wedding and some 10 hour weddings as well!
I book elopements and smaller packages ONLY on weekdays.

Most of my couples tell me that the engagement session is their FAVORITE part of wedding planning! It is fun, exciting, romantic, and stress-free. It also gives us a chance to get to know each other before the day of your wedding! You are able to see how I pose and direct my clients, and I am able to see how you two interact with eachother, and which poses are most flattering. It is like a practice run for the wedding day! With that being said, I have shot many weddings without meeting my couple in person before the wedding day, and we always end up with gorgeous images no matter what!

The answer to this question depends a lot on your timeline and also your expectations of coverage. If both you and your groom want Getting Ready photos, but will be getting ready at the same time OR in two different locations (meaning, not in the same building), then you should consider adding a second photographer to your package so I can “be in two places at once.” Or, if you are choosing to not have a First Look and want to get a few family portraits done before the ceremony with your individual families, you should choose to add a second photographer. If you have a tight timeline, I would also suggest adding a second photographer so they can photograph ceremony + reception details while I shoot portraits! However, if your timeline is more flexible, if you have a VERY small wedding party or no wedding party at all, if your wedding is more along the lines of an elopement or more intimate setting, you will be just fine with only me shooting!

Let's hop on a phone call or Zoom conference to go over your personalized and custom package quote. From there, we'll sign a digital contract together, and then I will send the invoice for you to pay for the 30% non-refundable retainer fee online. Then you'll be an official Meghan Rose Couple!

My wedding packages start with 8 hours of wedding day coverage with a second photographer for $3600 and go up to $4900 depending on how many goodies you include in your package :)
I offer special pricing for elopements and less wedding day coverage ONLY on weekdays.

On a wedding day, I average about 75 images per hour of shooting. For an 8-hour day, you can expect at least 600 images in your gallery. I love delivering my client's files quickly and easily via an online gallery. You will have the ability to print, share, and download your images as much as you want.

Weddings are my favorite to photograph because they combine the best of both worlds: one that allows me to direct and compose artistic shots, and the other that allows me to create a documentary-style unfolding of your day. There will be times on your wedding day that I will pose you and give you cues to interact. There will be times I need to be in control in order to stay on schedule (think family formals). But there will be other times when you shouldn't (and won't!) even notice I am there.

My shooting style also takes into account my love of light - so your images will be bright, colorful, and true-to-life. A natural and classic approach to editing that allows your images to remain timeless from the moment you receive them, to the moment your great grand-children view them.