Photographers who's price INCLUDES the vendor fees

[MrsViolo]

Hi there,

 

The resort I'm getting married had an $800 vendor fee for bringing in outside photographers. I have found one photographer who will cover up to $500 of the vendor fee. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend other photographers that include something similar in the cost of their packages.

 

Thanks!

 

p.s. Stacy Clarke photography covers up to $500

[ChocoTaco7568]

Hey there,

 

Of all the photographers that I considered and contacted (8 total) none of them covered any part of the vendor fee.  It is not standard practice for them to do so, and I believe you found one of the few exception that do. if anything, most will have a preferred list of vendors that you can use where the vendor fee will be waived. 

 

Good luck with you search and happy planning

[MrsViolo]

Originally Posted by ChocoTaco7568 

 

Hey there,

 

Of all the photographers that I considered and contacted (8 total) none of them covered any part of the vendor fee.  It is not standard practice for them to do so, and I believe you found one of the few exception that do. if anything, most will have a preferred list of vendors that you can use where the vendor fee will be waived. 

 

Good luck with you search and happy planning

 

I figured as much but I thought maybe if I found one, I'd be able to find others

[Dazeydawl]

Same as choco most photographers I contacted did t cover the vendor fee. Most resorts do have preferred vendors where the fee is waived but if you don't like any of the vendors on their list you can also look at the cost of booking your photographer into a room as most resorts also waive the fee if the vendor is staying on site for the minimum night requirement. A $800 fee is quite high so depending on what the room rates are it might be cheaper to book a room for 3 nights

[MrsViolo]

I've done a lot of research! It looks like a lot of photographers will pay for SOME of the vendor's fee. Or will book a room at the resort depending on where and the package you get which may also help avoid the vendors fees. Here's the info I've gathered so far for anyone interested. I'm also thinking a lot of things are negotiable!

 

 

Vendor	Price 1	Price 2	Price 3	TTD	Vendor Fee
Stacy Clarke Photography	$1395us UP TO 3 HOURS ON LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHY, ALL USABLE IMAGES HIGH RESOLUTION EDITED ON A COPY RIGHT FREE CD, PHOTO SLIDE SHOW, ONLINE PROOFING & DELIVERY VIA DHL WITH TRACKING	$1595us UP TO 5 HOURS ON LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHY, ALL USABLE IMAGES HIGH RESOLUTION EDITED ON A COPY RIGHT FREE CD, PHOTO SLIDE SHOW, ONLINE PROOFING & DELIVERY VIA DHL WITH TRACKING	$2095us 8 HOURS ON LOCATION (CAN BE SPLIT OVER 2 DAYS) PHOTOGRAPHY, ALL USABLE IMAGES HIGH RESOLUTION EDITED ON A COPY RIGHT FREE CD, PHOTO SLIDE SHOW, ONLINE VIEWING & DELIVERY VIA DHL WITH TRACKING	No separate TTD shoot due to travel time. Will stay over night if we pick a package and do the TTD the following day	VENDOR FEE’S UP TO THE AMOUNT OF $500US.
Saab Wedding	Associate Photographers Price - US 2400 5 continuous hours coverage Two photographers 1 high resolution disc with about 350 images for printing Photos online for viewing and sharing with family and friends	Associate Photographer Price - US $1500 3 continuous hours coverage One photographer 1 high resolution disc with about 200 images for printing Photos online for viewing and sharing with family and friends		Michael or Olive are US $500 per hour (US $350 for our associates This includes a high resolution disc of images for printing.	None – bride covers whole cost
ZULUSPRO	$A1600 Full coverage Editing 2 month online gallery DVD	2900 Full Coverage 2 Photographers Editing 5 month online one hour engagement session Slide show		No charge – but requires stay at resort overnight	Will be staying at resort over night??
Merrick Cousley	$2300 Coverage – preparation to reception DVD with all images – 300 images Photo retouch – color balance, black & white, sepia toning, artistic, etc. Family online gallery – one month of sharing with friends and family. Travel fees – travel and accommodation included (Jamaica only)			$450 Trash the dress session (1 hour): 100-150 high-resolution images on CD. Exciting trend capturing romantic images wearing your wedding gown and suit at a location you wouldn’t dare to venture on your wedding day.	Travel fees included?   Not vendor fees
Alain Hottat	- For 1000 US$ - bride and groom getting ready, ceremony and after ceremony portraits at your wedding destination. including a minimum of 250 high resolution photographs fully edited ready for printery. Delivery on cd or dvd + an online gallery for friends and family.	For 1400 US$, your entire wedding : preparation, ceremony, after ceremony portraits of couple, family & friends, reception. This includes a minimum of 400 photos fully edited  on cd and ready for printery, a musical slide show and an online gallery.	For 2000 US$, your entire wedding : preparation, ceremony, after ceremony portraits of couple, family & friends, reception. This includes a minimum of 400 photos fully edited  on cd and ready for printery, a musical slide show and an online gallery, and a pro HD video of the best moments of your wedding, with your choice of music, edited to a minimum of 15-20 minutes on dvd.	Usually done the day after your wedding. 2-3 hours shooting at one or two locations. At least 120 printable images provided on cd.  $800 trash the dress alone / $500 with wedding	Takes half the vendor fee off the price of package
Sandy May	3 hours of time 1100   private website on Pictage.com for viewing, sharing, and print ordering and a copyright free disk of all your final images, which usually contains between 600 and 900 images.	5 hours of time 1400   Overtime – 200 per hour private website on Pictage.com for viewing, sharing, and print ordering and a copyright free disk of all your final images, which usually contains between 600 and 900 images.			Bride and groom pays vendor fee plus $200 travel fee
Misha Earle	3 hours of location time DVD photo show set to music of your choice Copyright free CD containing high-resolution files of all usable images Total 1500.00 USD	5 hours of location time DVD photo show set to music of your choice Copyright free CD containing high-resolution files of all usable images Total 2000.00 USD	10 hours of location time (can be split to your specifications for a day before or next day shoot if desired) DVD photo show set to the music of your choice Photo Station for one hr (see below for details) Copyright free CD containing high-resolution files of all usable images Total 3000.00 USD	Included in package	500 towards vendors fee   includes travel fees!
Brian Nejedly	3 hours Photos $1500 Video $900	5 hours Photos 2000 Video $1500	8 hours Photos $22800 Video $2000	Free 2 hour trash the dress with 8 hour package	Will pay $400 of the vendor fee
dianna cambell	All the images on a cd A DVD slide with some of the images and music in the background 2-3hrs shooting time Pay for a room for two $350us Total $1500us	All the images on cd A DVD slide with some of the images and music in the background A DVD (video) A next day shoot or trash the dress shoot Pay for a room for two $350us Total $2000us No time limit to this package		Included in package	Stays in resort – avoid vendor fee?

[onyxluxenoir]

Thank you so much for posting this!  We are thinking about using Misha Earle.  I've connected to her work the most and it is so helpful to see her price list.  I havent been too impressed about Digipix ltd- that is Iberostar Grand Rose Hall's photographer of choice.  Choices Choices Choices!

 

Ciao

[DanielleJasmine]

Thank you so much for positing this! It's so helpful

[AshleyP]

Does anybody know what the vendor fees are for the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach???

[KDoyle]

Hi Ladies, 

 

I am having a hard time deciding -- I need to know from past brides that had a videographer if anyone felt that they were too intrusive? I have been stressing a little over this and really need your help. I want to have the video for the fact that so many can't make the wedding (especially his family) but at the same time I dont' want them to be noticed or feel that they take away from the romance/ ambiance of the ceremony etc... Thoughts please?? Also has anyone ever used Marcia Roberts videographer? I am pretty darn excited that we just booked with her...such a fabulous lady!

 

Thanks!!

[Mikesbride]

Kdoyle,

I am planning my 2nd (and final ) wedding right now.  My first wedding was a local (Kentucky) wedding and I had a videographer and a photographer.  My ex and I watched our wedding video a million times and truly treasured it.  Our videographer wasn't intrusive at all and really captured the emotions of the day.  I can't promise all videographers will deliver a great product and not be intrusive but I know I really valued my video and found it as a way to reconnect to that day.