Frequently Asked Questions about Bravo Photographers Wedding Photography

Q: Who will be our wedding photographer?
A: Your wedding photographer will be a professional selected by the Bravo Photographers corporation. Every wedding photographer is highly trained and recognized as a professional wedding photographer in Toronto and all over the world.

Q: What kind of equipment do Bravo Photographers use for wedding photography?
A: The equipment used by each wedding photographer is high quality.  Currently, technology has afforded us to have digital resolution as high as 21.1MP.  The lenses used for the wedding ceremony and wedding reception are high quality f/2.8 lenses that are fast enough to caputre anything at you wedding.

Q: Do you have backup equipment?
A: Every photographer brings a second set up backup equipment to your wedding day.

Q: Is there a traveling fee for weddings located in GTA (Greater Toronto Area)?
A: There is currently no traveling fee for Bravo Photographer to photograph weddings located in Toronto and the GTA.  The Greater Toronto Area or GTA includes Etobicoke, North York, East York, York Region, Scarborough, Mississauga, Brampton,  Caledon, Oakville, Burlington, Milton, Halton Hills, Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Woodbridge, Maple, King City, Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Pickering, Ajax, Peterborough, and Whitby.

Q: Is there a traveling fee for weddings located in outside of the GTA but inside Ontario?
A: If you are having your wedding celebration outside of Toronto or the Greater Toronto area, we can discuss pricing to determine your requirements for a destination wedding.

Q: Is there a traveling fee for weddings located outside of Ontario?
A: For destination weddings located outside of Ontario, a travel fee may apply for your wedding photographer to arrive at your wedding.

Q: Are you available to photograph a destination wedding?
A: Bravo Photographers are available to photograph destination weddings provided that the destination wedding does not take the wedding photographer away where he/she will miss the next upcoming wedding.  Please contact our offices to discuss your destination wedding requirements.

Q: On our wedding day how many locations can be covered?
A: Depending on when your wedding ceremony takes place and how much time we have before the wedding reception.  You can use your wedding photographer in as many locations as you would like for your wedding pictures.

Q: For your wedding photography services, do you charge per hour or per location?
A: Every wedding photography package is unique. Locations in Toronto and the GTA are covered and are usually included in the wedding photography package.

Q: What is included in the wedding photography package?
A: Every wedding photography package is customized to every wedding photography client.  Upon meeting with a photographer at the Bravo Photographers office, you will be able to sit down and determine exactly what you need for you wedding photography package.  Most wedding photography packages include Wedding Photography proofs and prints.  Wedding photography albums may be included by ways of a credit being applied to your account.  Wedding thank you cards can be purchased or may be included depending on your wedding photography package  To get a detailed summary of what is included in our wedding photography packages, click on the about page on the Bravo Photographers website.

Q: Do you supply digital negatives?
A: Digital negatives may be included in your wedding photography package or may be purchased from Bravo Photographers for a small fee.

Q: What is the resolution of your digital wedding photography pictures?
A: Wedding photographs are taken at high resolution with a minimum of 10MP and can go up to 21.1MP depending on your wedding photographer's equipment.

Q: How big can we blow up our wedding pictures?
A: Your wedding pictures can be blown up to 30x36 while maintaining a high resolution image.

Q: What is the size of the printed proofs and are they unmarked?
A: The wedding proofs are 4x6" and are unmarked if they are purchased within a wedding photography package.  If you decide to use a la carte pricing, your proofs may be marked.

Q: How long does it take for the final wedding product to be ready?
A: The wedding photography proofs and online wedding website is ready 2 weeks after the wedding date.  The ordered wedding prints will be ready one month after the wedding.  The wedding albums are ready 6-9 weeks after the order is placed.

Q: How many photographs do you take at a wedding?
A: Each photographer is different but most wedding photographers take up to 100 images per hour, which will provide about 40-80 quality photographs.

Q: How much post production work in the digital darkroom do you do?
A: After the wedding, your images will be given to Jonathon Ceci to create a wedding documentary in the digital darkroom.  The Bravo Photographer style is created by his unique ability to digitally master the wedding photographers' images in the digital darkroom  Each wedding will receive about 20-40 hours of digital darkroom work.

Q: Do you retouch the wedding photographs?
A: Bravo Photographers retouch wedding photographs if the bride and groom request some special effects or removal of blemishes or unsightly images in the background.  Your wedding pictures are important and Bravo Photographers create masterpieces.

Q: How long have you been a Toronto wedding photographer?
A: Jonathon Ceci, the owner and founder of Bravo Photographers has been a wedding photographer since 1998.  Other associate wedding photographers have various experience levels, but all are highly qualified to capture your wedding day with beautiful wedding photos.

Q: Does the wedding photography package include B&W photographs?
A: Your wedding photography package will include black and white photographs.  The amount of photographs depends on your preference for black and white photography.  You can tell your Bravo Photographer the percentage of images that you want to have in black and white for your wedding photography package.

Q: Does the wedding photography package include sepia tone photographs?
A: Your wedding photography package will include sepia photographs.  The amount of photographs depends on your preference for sepia photography.  You can tell your Bravo Photographer the percentage of images that you want to have in sepia for your wedding photography package..

Q: How would you describe your wedding photography style?
A: The wedding photography style by Bravo Photographers is candid, elegant, and unique.  With an emphasis on fine-art and documentary style wedding photography, your wedding will look like nothing you've ever seen in the wedding photography industry.

Q: Do you take posed photographs?
A: Posed photographs are taken to capture specific images throughout the day.  Posed images of family and friends are always beautiful on your wedding day..

Q: Do you work with an assistant?
A: Assistant wedding photographers are used to help the main photographer capture your wedding day in an unobtrusive way.  A second photographer may be hired to capture a second perspective and may result in having 3 photographers on your wedding day.

Q: How does booking a Bravo Photographer work?
A: Booking a Bravo Photographer is fast and easy.  After meeting with your desired wedding photographer, you will give a down payment to the company to reserve your wedding photographer for your wedding date.  You will be given a check list of instructions to follow to continue with the booking of your wedding photographer in Toronto.

Q: Do you accept credit cards?
A: Bravo Photographers does accept credit cards, PayPal, cheques, money orders, and cash.

Q: Do we keep the negatives and the proofs?
A: The proofs from your wedding photography are yours to keep.  Some wedding photography packages include the digital negatives.

Q: Can you work with a photo checklist for the group shoots created by us?
A: Every Bravo Photographer and assistant will work with you to create a comprehensive family portrait list and will make sure that your family members are all included in your group shots on your wedding day.

Q: What is the proportion between posed and candid photographs that you take at a wedding?
A: Bravo Photographers usually shoot a lot of candid pictures but will go out of their way to shoot a posed group picture for the bride and groom on their wedding day.  There is no set proportion of candid wedding pictures or posed wedding photographs.

Q: If our wedding schedule changes, would you be able to adjust to the new schedule?
A: Your wedding schedule and wedding planning is important to Bravo Photographers.  If your wedding schedule changes and your wedding day is moved, your Bravo Photographer will honor his/her contract to shoot your wedding as long as he/she is not booked to photograph another wedding.

Q: Do you allow our wedding guests to take photographs at the same time you do?
A: Bravo Photographers allow wedding guests to take wedding pictures at the same time as the wedding photographer but know that complications can sometime arise when this occurs.

Q: Do you enjoy working as a wedding photographer?
A: Every Bravo Photographer is highly trained and each wedding photographer has a passion for wedding photography.

Q: Do you work well with the other wedding vendors such as coordinators, caterers, videographers etc.?
A: Bravo Photographers work very hard to keep a high standard or work ethic and work well with every person involved with the wedding day ceremony and wedding reception.

Q: Do we have to sign a wedding photography contract?
A: It is compan policy to sign a wedding photography contract at Bravo Photographers.

Q: If we cancel our wedding photography contract do we lose the booking deposit?
A: Your wedding contract is binding and if it is broken for whatever reason, all monies paid to Bravo Photographers is non-refundable.

Q: Do you offer wedding albums?
A: Wedding album credits are offered for some of the packages available at Bravo Photographers.  Our team of wedding photographers will help you to create a wedding album that is beyond the ordinary.

Q: What wedding album sizes do you offer?
A: Bravo Photographers offer a variety of wedding albums to suit your style, taste, and budget.

Q: Are we going to see the design of the layout of the magazine style albums before it is printed?
A: Before your wedding album goes to print, you will arrange a viewing with your wedding photographer to finalize your wedding album.

Q: What type of wedding album covers do you offer?
A: Wedding album covers for your wedding package include leather, wood, metal, vinyl, fabric, plastic, and paper.

Q: Do you offer wedding photo thank you cards?
A: Wedding photo thank you cards are offered by Bravo Photographers.  We also offer digital thank you cards.

Q: Who owns the copyright of the photographs after the wedding?
A: Bravo Photographers owns the rights to the wedding photographs after the wedding, but the bride and groom may use the digital negatives in any way that they want.

Q: Can you take our engagement photos?
A: Engagement or pre-wedding photos will be taken by your chosen wedding photographer.  In most cases your engagement shoot will be included in your package or may be purchased from Bravo Photographers.

Q: Is there a booking fee for your engagement photography services?
A: Depending your your chosen wedding package, there may or may not be a fee associated with your engagement shoot.

Q: Can you hold a date for a wedding before the booking deposit is paid?
A: Bravo Photographers cannot reserve dates for weddings before a deposit is paid as per the company policy.

Q: Are the prices for your wedding photography services subject to any taxes?
A: Every wedding photography package is subject to it's respective provincial or state taxes..

Q: How does the payment for your wedding photography services work?
A: Bravo Photographers split up your payments into thirds, where one third is paid upon booking, one third is paid a minimum of 2 weeks prior to the wedding, and the last third is paid upon picking up your proofs.

Q: How long will the online wedding gallery be active?
A: Bravo Photographers will host your wedding photography pictures online for up to 6 months.  Extended display is available at an additional cost.

Q: Can we order prints directly from the wedding online gallery?
A: You can order your prints from the online gallery.  Your family and friends are also able to order prints online.

Q: Can we order albums and thank you photo cards after the wedding?
A: Wedding albums and wedding thank you cards are available from Bravo Photographers any time after the wedding date..

Q: Can we order albums and thank you photo cards if you were not our wedding photographer?
A: Bravo Photographers will print or create thank you cards and wedding albums even if you did not hire a Bravo Photographer to photograph your wedding day.

Q: Can you suggest a location for engagement photos?
A: Engagement photos should reflect something unique about each couple and therefor your Bravo Photographer will help to arrange a perfect location for your engagement shoot.

Q: If you are not available to be our wedding photographer, can you recommend other wedding photographers with similar to your style?
A: Bravo Photographers are available anywhere in the world and usually have enough photogrphers to photograph your wedding.  If a Bravo Photographer is not available to photograph your wedding day, then we can recommend another photographer in Toronto or the G.T.A.