Tasha Park Wedding Photographer

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do we book you?

  If you like my style and general vibe the next step is to get in touch via the contact form. I offer free consultations either over zoom or in person in the Bristol area. These are a great chance to get to know each other and be sure we’re a good fit.

  Once you feel ready to book, send over your details and tell me what you’d like in your package. I will make you up an invoice with my BACs details so you can pay the booking deposit to secure your date. This deposit is always £200 (with the exception of some smaller bespoke packages).

  Once this is paid I will post you 2 x hard copies of your contract to sign, one of which is to be returned in the SAE provided.

  After that it’s all booked! We always chat over the finer details in the weeks running up to the day itself, sometimes meeting again in person for a recce of the venue (if its fairly local) and sometimes just working it out over email.

  The package balance is due no less than 14 days before the wedding day.

• Are there travel costs?

  I include all travel costs within 1 hour of my base in Bristol. There may be a small charge for travel time/fuel beyond this remit but it won’t be much.

  If your wedding is more then 1 hour away and includes a late finish (past 9pm) or Photo Booth I may also need accommodation in the area. This really doesn’t have to be fancy! I’ve happily camped/stayed in spare rooms, Air BnBs & budget hotels over the years. It’s simply that after a very long day it isn’t always safe to attempt a long drive!

  If you think any of this may apply to you it’s no problem – just get in touch and we can chat it through.

• Do we have to feed you?

  It’s always lovely to be fed but it’s definitely not necessary. Some venues feed suppliers as standard and some don’t – the bottom line is I definitely don’t mind bringing along a sandwich!

  Please don’t feel you need to provide the same expensive meal as you are giving your guests (unless its easier that way!) My adrenalin is usually pumping so I’m more than happy with something light. If possible I prefer to have a little quiet break away from the main room too.

  If you would like me to bring my own food that is super fine, but please do let me know in advance so I don’t end up keeling over :)

• Can I still have traditional posed group shots?

  Of course! Though my style is generally very relaxed and candid I always aim to do a few more ‘posed’ group shots where everyone is looking at the camera. If I didn’t I would always feel there’s at least one sad Nana looking through the gallery for that classic family pic to go on her mantelpiece and not finding it. It’s definitely worth doing a few, but I advocate keeping posed group shots to a minimum. It’s better to spend more of your time having fun with your guests then being away somewhere posing for pictures. If I had my way I’d do this simple list for every wedding and that’s it:

  Everyone together
  Everyone throwing confetti
  Immediate family both sides
  Groomsmen/bridal party
  Couple

  But feel free to add and subtract as you like! Every couple is different as to how important they feel the groups are and how many they want to do – go with your heart.

  I will usually make sure I take a posed picture of each grouping, but my favourite shots are always those where I just get you into a nice shape against a pretty background and get you messing around! Laughing, playing shouting dancing – generally having a good time – those are the shots I have of my own loved ones that mean the most to me.

• I’m feeling worried about being in front of the camera! Can you help?

  You are not alone – I get that worry from couples all the time. Usually people photograph badly because they are always asked to hold a pose. Posing is hard! Trying to do a ‘nice face’ for the camera usually equates to looking self-conscious and stressed.

  The way I shoot is very relaxed and mostly candid, so though you’ll likely notice a camera being around, there will be plenty of genuinely relaxed pictures when you aren’t posing. The nice thing about a wedding day is that you’re having a lovely time, so you’re smiling happily throughout and will come out looking a lot better than you think!

  When I do arrange people for groups or couple pictures I usually play games and mess around, ask you questions or get you chatting so you are distracted and behaving more naturally. Sometimes I even get a friend to stand off camera making you laugh – it really is much easier then you think.

  If you are still feeling worried why not book a pre wedding shoot as an extra? It sounds mad to say that the cure for someone who doesn’t like their picture taken is even more pictures but it really does help! Engagement shoots give you a chance to see how I work and get comfortable in front of the camera before your wedding day.

• What insurance do you hold?

  I have both public liability and professional indemnity insurance – as all professional photographers should :)

• How long do we have to wait until we see the pictures after the wedding?

  I provide a ‘sneak peek’ within 2 weeks of the wedding and the full gallery within 6, but do aim to under promise and over deliver wherever possible.

  In the high season I am mega busy so it will likely be the full 6 weeks; in low season I’ve shot and edited a wedding in as little as 3! In any case as soon as I have that last picture polished up the images are uploaded to your online gallery so you can enjoy them straight away.

• Can friends and family view and buy the images?

  Yes of course! You can share your online gallery link with anyone you like and however you like. Publish it on Facebook, print the link in your thank you cards – whatever you fancy. I will always endeavor to make sure you look fab in every picture BUT if you wanted to take a few out before you share publicly I won’t be offended – we are all our own worst critics after all!

  Your guests can right click any image to take a low res copy, or download the gallery if you share your password – all for free. They can also buy prints/wall artwork through the gallery from as little as £3 and have it delivered straight to their door.

• What size can I print the photographs from the USB?

  My files are high resolution, meaning a good lab can print from your USB to any size you want within reason! If you need any help with printing please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I love when my couples make something tactile to enjoy.

• How does the album design process work?

  Most people know from the outset if they’d like an album and often write it in as part of their package when they make their booking. I do have some clients however who – due to wanting to spread costs or having simply changed their minds – order one after their wedding day. I am happy for you to do either – albums can be ordered up to one year from your wedding date.

  So the process goes like this:
  Once all your images are viewable online you go through them together making 2 lists – ‘Favourites’ and ‘Not so much’. I aim to make as many of the favourites into full page stand out images in my design as possible, and am careful not to include any that you aren’t keen on. I then send over an online preview of the final design for your confirmation before sending it off to be properly printed & bound. My printer will post the final book direct to your door to enjoy!

• How long do you keep the images?

  Your gallery will be online for a period of one year after your wedding day, and that is also how long I guarantee to keep images safe for. The likelihood is if you rang me years afterwards saying that you’d lost them I would still have them safe on a hard drive somewhere BUT I do not guarantee this. Please please make backup copies. You’ll have them downloaded from your gallery on your computer and of course on your presentation USB but I recommend taking it even further! Burn a disc and give it to Nana, give another to mum, pop them up in the Cloud – in short back em up good! It’s better safe than sorry :)

• What does the album actually look like?

  

• How long is a ‘Full day’ package

  As you’ve probably seen I offer a ‘half day’ (4 hour) option or a ‘full day’, which takes you from ‘prep to party.’ I haven’t specified the exact amount of hours in a full day, as every wedding is unique. ‘Prep to party’ could be 8 hours or it could be 10-12! I don’t like to put a limit on it – if you book me for a full day you know you will have me from getting ready all the way through to those first shapes being thrown ‘pon the dance floor.

  If you’d like somewhere in between the 4 and the 8 hours+ get in touch for a bespoke quote ☺

• How many finished pictures will we get?

  This varies from wedding to wedding, as they are all so different. I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist & believe in quality over quantity – each image is unique and carefully edited.

  It is actually way easier to provide hundreds of imperfect repetitive pictures then to carefully edit the day down to the very best. I like to tell your story in full but also succinctly, and to know that every single image is worth printing.

  As a rough guide you could expect 200-300 from a half day, 300-500 from a full day.

• Will you provide both black and white and colour images?

  Yes. I LOVE colourful pictures so will tend to provide most of the images in their most vibrant form, but some pictures just need to be black and white.

  It might be a poignant natural moment between the couple where a brightly coloured item in the background is drawing the eye away, or perhaps some particularly cool framing or light that simply looks better when kept clean and dramatic. Other times black and white will help to combat odd lighting/colour temperatures in situations where I was unable to use my flash..

  If you would really like every image to be in colour please let me know before the wedding, as images cannot be re-edited after the fact.