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San Diego Wedding & Portrait Photographer Allison Davis Photography
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What makes you different from other wedding photographers?
My heart. My vision. My experience. My values.
I value connection, intimacy & meaning. Because of that, I search for it when I'm shooting. I search for meaningful moments & connection. You hire my heart & the way I see meaning, purpose & love in your relationships & celebration. The 12 years of photographing weddings, gives me freedom to feel rather than troubleshoot while I'm working. I can tell you stories for days about all of the meaningful moments I've been a witness to & I hope to do the same for you and your families.
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Why do all of your packages include a wedding album?
After photographing weddings for years & realizing so many of my clients never printed their wedding images, it broke my heart. So I re-imagined the way I wanted to serve my clients & that includes me selecting the images, designing the album & delivering it within 4 weeks of your wedding day. Your memories are valuable. Print preserves your memories & allows you to relive those moments every time you see them. I want you to recall those feelings of love, joy, connection & celebration throughout your life. Viewing them in digital form doesn't have the same power.
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How do we select the best wedding collection for us?
When you submit your information through my contact form, I respond with pricing collection information. It's best to review it and then schedule a consultation. During the consultation, I can learn about your wedding day and give you suggestions based on your celebration. After the call, I will send you a proposal based on our conversation & we go from there.
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How would you describe
your photography style?
My style is vibrant, beautiful, timeless & meaningful. My work is a mix of directed portraiture & unscripted moments & I seek to document the connections, intimacy & emotions of your celebration.
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What do you love about
wedding photography?
I love the connections that come together for this once in a lifetime event. It's a rare moment in history to have both of your worlds come together and be in one space. I love all the moments that led to the moment you say, "I do," and learning the stories that led to this moment and to each person being there for you both.
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Do you think engagement portraits are important?
Portrait sessions are a beautiful way to celebrate milestones in life, and I believe every milestone is worth celebrating! Engagement portraits are a beautiful way to spend time together in a meaningful way, and a way for me to connect with my couples before their wedding celebration. It helps us build a connection and trust before your celebration so that on your wedding day, you don't feel stiff or awkward. And honestly, you'll be more inclined to keep portrait session photos up around your home years after your wedding. You're young, you're in love: It's something to document and celebrate & commemorate!
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What is it like working with you?
My goal is to serve you well by making this part of your wedding experience wonderful. I give my clients helpful documents to make the process smooth from vendor recommendations, engagement planning tips, & wedding day planning tips. I send questionnaires to help me build wedding day timelines for my clients. I bring a sense of peace & joy to everything I can. I work quickly & efficiently: I deliver portrait sessions online within 5 business days & deliver wedding photographs & wedding albums within 4 weeks of the wedding day. I am happy to talk about print orders & give suggestions about sizes & ideas for your home. Honestly: I'm here to help! And if you have questions, I'm here for it, but I try to set you up for a happy & fun experience.
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What do your collections include?
All of my collections include my planning tips & advice for your portrait session(s), an engagement portrait session, a wedding day timeline proposal, the high resolution digital images from your portrait(s) session & wedding day via download, an online gallery for you, your family & friends to order professional prints & digital images, a gorgeous flushmount wedding album & my expertise, talent & artistry as a wedding photographer to capture meaningful moments & beautiful portraits.
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How do we secure you for our wedding day?
The first step is to fill out my contact form. Once I receive that, I will send you my collection information. After you review it, you schedule a consultation & we'll connect. I want to hear about you both, your dreams for your wedding celebration & then I can share more about my work & how I can serve you through your celebration. Once you select a collection, I'll send you a proposal and contract online. Once you sign off on it and send in your retainer, I'll send you some planning tips & questionnaires & we'll start planning the fun ahead.
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Where are you based?
I live in San Diego, California, but I frequently visit Dallas, Texas. I don't charge travel fees for Dallas weddings and it's a great opportunity for me to go home, spend time with my family and friends and serve Dallas clients. While I'm working to move the majority of my business to Southern California, I would love to be your photographer if your wedding in Dallas, Texas. Happy for the time to come back for TexMex, good margaritas, work alongside some of the best in the Dallas wedding industry and see past clients.
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Do you offer videography?
I am not a one-stop shop. I am a boutique wedding photographer business. I'm well-connected in the wedding industry and have wonderful videographers to recommend to you! I'm skilled & passionate about photography and so rather than outsource it, I can recommend some talented cinematographers who are equally passionate about their craft & serving you with their storytelling skills.
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What else should we know about you?
I adore my job. I feel like I was created to be a witness to people's lives & to document and capture the beauty in them. I began my career as a photographer in middle school as a yearbook photographer & photographed sports all through high school... I pursued journalism as my degree in college & my first job was as a local newspaper reporter. I photographed my first wedding for a friend of a friend and fell in love with it & jumped all-in to learn wedding photography & began my business with some business cards, a ragtag website & an ad on The Knot. Here, nearly 400 weddings later, I'm still in love with my job & hope to capture the meaningful & beautiful moments in your life.