First
We meet, by phone or on Zoom
I am a firm believer that a couple should connect with their photographer, trust their photographer, and be excited about the entire process. That starts with an actual conversation, not a contract.
Congratulations on making a beautiful decision.
It is time to begin planning the wedding you have dreamed about. You will book your venue, meet your decor artist, find the dress and the suit. All of it matters. What you also need is a photography team that will not miss a beat while you are living it.
These photographs are yours to have and to hold, and to carry with you through the whole of your marriage. When the day ends, the celebration does not have to. The love you share will live on in the moments we capture together.
This is one of the most important days of your life, and I would be honored to serve you on it.
Widgy Normil Photographer and Owner
Every person should be framed in the moments they have felt the most loved and cared for.
How we work together
Photography is not just a service on your list. It is a relationship. Here is every point where we talk, long before I ever raise a camera on your wedding day.
After booking
Your engagement session
This is how you warm up to the camera, so you are ready on the wedding day. By the time the wedding arrives, my couples feel more like friends, and that creates a safe, relaxed environment for photographs.
8 weeks before
The questionnaire
I email you a questionnaire for more detail about you as a couple. This is how I understand your love story, and how your day gets photographed like yours instead of like anyone else's.
1 month before
I call your coordinator
My team stays in close contact with your planning and coordinating team so we are all moving at one smooth beat. I confirm your photo session is built into the wedding schedule, so the focus on the day stays on the two of you.
4 weeks before
Final payment is due
Full payment for photography services is due four weeks prior to your wedding day. Nothing financial is hanging over the last month of planning.
1 week before
One last walkthrough
I contact you to go over the session details one final time and make any last minute changes. Then you get to go be a bride and groom.
Your Day, Hour by Hour
A timeline is the difference between a happy day and a rushed one.
Here is what I am photographing, and when. Use it to build your schedule with your planner.
One hour before the ceremony
Getting ready
The start of a magical day. We arrive an hour before the ceremony for the bride and her bridesmaids, and the groom and his groomsmen.
Alongside
The details
Close frames of the rings, the florals, the gown, and anything else you feel is important to document. Set them aside for me in one place and this part takes minutes.
If you choose it
The first look
A few moments alone, seeing each other for the first time in your wedding attire. It brings tears and it brings smiles.
Around the venue
Portraits
Individual frames of each of you, then the two of you together. I guide you through a number of poses, inside and outside wherever possible.
Right after portraits
Wedding party and family
The bridal party, then immediate family, then extended family. One favor: tell everyone the time in advance. It is the single biggest thing that keeps this part on schedule.
The ceremony
Two become one
Photographed from many angles. Every major moment, including the vows and the first kiss.
Once dinner is served
A moment to yourselves
The room is full and the night is loud. I keep an eye out for the quiet minute the two of you steal in the middle of it.
Until the grand exit
Let the celebration begin
Photographs throughout the reception: the first dance, the speeches, the cake cutting, the bouquet toss, and your grand exit.
Moving pictures
A mix of wedding days and engagement sessions. Tap any film to turn the sound on.
Barbara and Sony · Solomon and Janel · Joy and Kelvan
The work
This is what your gallery looks like. South Florida weddings, intimate celebrations and destinations further afield, every frame hand-edited by me.
Your engagement session is where the nerves go.
This is the fun part. Think about where you met, what you love doing together, the places you keep going back to. Are you sports fans, music lovers, adventurous? Parks, museums, beach, city? All of it tells me what kind of session you are after.
It is also the rehearsal. You get comfortable in front of a camera here, so that on the wedding day you are not thinking about one at all.
Typically you may do up to 3 attire changes depending on the length of your session. Engagement sessions run 1 to 3 hours based on what you want included, such as location changes and theme. If you are having professional makeup done, and I do recommend it, factor that into your schedule before the session time. Gentlemen, a fresh tape always makes life easier. My approach is to capture the natural candid moments between you both, which is what gets you comfortable in front of the camera.
Wear an excited smile first. Keep in mind that you are getting married, and these moments last a lifetime. The outfit, the location and the theme should all be a reflection of the two of you. Ladies, bring flats. Gentlemen, bring an extra set of arms. Bring every outfit you have selected, formal or casual, both work. You are also welcome to bring props you would like to use during the session.
To design the right photography package for your wedding I need a few things: the date, the time of day, the ceremony and reception venues, the size of your wedding party, your colors and theme, and your expected guest count. More than that, I want to hear your love story. How did you meet? How did the proposal happen? Did you cry? Knowing who you both are is what lets me photograph your story instead of a generic one.
Investment
Collections
Every collection is delivered through an online gallery you can download in full resolution. Prices are starting points, and we tailor from there.
Collection One
Standard
Starting at$5,000
- 6 hours of coverage
- 300+ images
- High resolution digital files
- Online downloadable digital gallery
Collection Two
Deluxe
Starting at$7,500
- 8 hours of coverage
- Up to 800 images
- 35 high end edits
- Online downloadable digital gallery
Collection Three
Luxury and Destination
Starting at$10,000
- 12 hours of coverage
- 3 photographers
- 1,000+ images plus 55 high end edits
- 2 hour engagement session included
- Crystal flash drive
- Online downloadable digital gallery
Films
Videography booked alongside your photography collection. Every package includes a highlight film.
Six hours
1 videographer · highlight film · full day coverage from 5 to 30 minutes
From$1,800
Eight hours
2 videographers · highlight film · full day coverage from 30 minutes to 1 hour
From$2,700
Twelve hours
2 videographers · highlight film · full day coverage from 1 to 2 hours
From$3,999
Add to any collection
The pieces couples ask for most often, priced so you can plan around them.
- Engagement session one
- $7751.5 hours · 2 outfits · 50 edited images
- Engagement session two
- $1,7503 hours · 3 to 4 outfits · 100 edited images
- Day after session
- $1,799A private photoshoot in your wedding attire on a separate date from the wedding. Also known as trash the dress.
- Rehearsal dinner
- $1,2003 hours of coverage of your pre wedding celebration
- Additional photographer
- $100 / hr5 hour minimum
- Drone photography
- $500Subject to venue approval and local airspace rules
- 12x12 hardcover album
- $2,50030 pages · 50 photographs
- 10x10 hardcover album
- $90020 pages · 30 photographs
Getting married outside the United States?
Let us talk. There is a custom international pricing program, and yes, I travel.
Questions
The things couples ask me first.
Complete the contact form. Once it is submitted, I send over the information to get the ball rolling.
For photo shoots, a minimum of 2 to 4 weeks, as the schedule fills quickly. For weddings, 6 to 12 months in advance.
Absolutely, yes. For travel outside the United States there is a custom international pricing program.
We do. A team of several photographers and lighting assistants, so your day is captured in every aspect.
Yes, for the most part. I guide you throughout the entire session, so you never have to wonder what to do with your hands.
For standard photography sessions, 2 to 4 weeks. For weddings, 6 to 16 weeks, with sneak peeks during the first week. That window is what lets me edit your photographs to the finest detail and prepare prints and albums.
It varies by wedding, but expect somewhere between 300 and 700 images from your day. I go through every single frame and narrow them down so the gallery tells a better story.
Yes. Film packages run from 6 to 12 hours of coverage, starting at $1,800.
Immediately after the wedding your images are backed up to multiple hard drives. I then sort through thousands of frames for the gallery that best tells the story. Blurry and underexposed frames are deleted.
In the event of a postponement for any reason, I will do my best to accommodate your new wedding date. Alternative dates depend on availability and on the nature of the original date. If I cannot accommodate the new date because of an existing conflict, I will substitute a lead photographer along with a second photographer. Every team member is trained to uphold the Widgy Normil Photography standard.
What to have ready
Bring these to our first conversation and we can shape the right collection for your day on that call.
Check Your Date01
Your wedding date and time of day
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Ceremony and reception venues
03
Size of your wedding party
04
Your colors and theme
05
Expected guest count
06
Your love story and your budget range
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:22
I believe in the biblical definition of marriage between one man and one woman, and that belief is reflected in my business practices. As a business we believe that all patrons should be treated with dignity and respect, and we endeavor to reflect that in all of our encounters.
South Florida and Worldwide
Let us find out if your date is still open.
Tell me about your day. I will come back with availability, and we will set a time to actually talk.