The Puddles & Pearls Photography Experience
We know that our clients time is valuable and not everyone's needs are the same, so to better accommodate all of our clients at all seasons of life, we offer two different types of experiences! Our Luxury experience is for those that want to display their portraits in their home and want the very best customer service and custom curating possible! And for the busier seasons of life when you just want to beautifully preserve precious memories and share them with friends and family, we also offer digital only packages!
Step 1. The Design and Concept Consultation
Let's talk end goals and start planning! Starting with the end goal allows us to tailor our work to perfectly fit your family. A consultation allows us to get a feel for your family's style and gives us the opportunity to answer all of your questions. Together we'll decide what final results we're shooting for and what we need to plan for in order to achieve that goal. Having a plan for where the images will be displayed will help us determine what to wear, color design, location and overall style for the session.
Ask yourself these questions:
WHAT do I want to do with these images?
WHERE in my home will I display them?
HOW do I want to enjoy them in 5-10 years?
WHAT style am I going for?
Step 2. The Portrait Session
Now it's time to put our plan into action! Portrait sessions can often be very stressful for families. From deciding what to wear, worrying about whether or not the kids will behave, and hoping everything goes as planned, you might feel some anxiety about an upcoming session. We do everything we can to create a stress-free experience! We love to pamper our clients with custom charcuterie boards and cappuccinos, tea or juice when we're in the studio. We also offer complimentary makeup artistry for the women in the family, so you can feel relaxed and beautiful when it's your turn in front of the camera.
And if you are even remotely worried about your children behaving, rest assured Erica doesn't mind crazy kids at all. Afterall, she does have 4 particularly wild children herself! We'll find a way to get the shot no matter what kind of mood your child is in. Sometimes those crazy, not quite what we were going for images end up being our favorites. Things don't always go as planned with kids, and that is totally fine. We'll just find another way to make it work and go with the flow.
Step 3. The Ordering Appointment
The ordering appointment is where you will get to see all of the edited images from your session and make final decisions on how they will be displayed! Either directly after your portrait session, or on a separate day withing 1-2 weeks after your session, we'll go through your gallery of photos together. Your images will be viewed on a large color calibrated TV in the studio where we'll help you choose your favorites. We'll use photos of the walls in your home to show you exactly what your wall portraits will look like in your space and put together a few mock-ups of wall groupings and album designs to make the decision process easier.
Step 4. Delivery
Purchased digital files will be delivered through email 1-2 weeks after your order appointment and printed artwork will be available 6-8 weeks after the digital delivery. You can pick up your smaller printed artwork at the studio, or we can have it shipped to your home. Then all that's left is to sit back and enjoy them every day while you watch your children grow and change way too fast!
A lot of our clients come back year after year to update their family portraits. Working with the same photographer gives you a consistent, cohesive style throughout your home. The next time you work with us, we'll create art that coordinates with previous sessions and build around what we've already created for you!
Digital Only Experience
While we absolutely adore pampering our clients and designing custom artwork, we also understand that life can get really busy and families don't always have the time for the full experience. We can definitely relate! So for those seasons of life when you just want a portrait session to preserve your precious memories and share them with friends and family, a digital only experience might be a good fit! This experience does not include the style and design consultation, although we will do some planning over the phone or through email and create a custom style guide for you. Ordering sessions are also done through digital galleries with this experience.
Custom Session: $690 with a $500 image credit
Mini Session: $390 with a $250 image credit