Weddings2024-03-05T18:16:27-05:00

Book Your Wedding Online

PHOTOGRAPHY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Thanks so much for choosing me to photograph your wedding! This page will provide all the information you need to reserve your wedding date. There are two steps, sending the wedding form below and sending the retainer. Once those two steps are in, your wedding date is reserved!

Please keep in mind that this Wedding Form below is not the actual contract. The data will be used to fill out the contract which will then be sent to you for digital signatures. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Step 1: The Wedding Form

Please fill out this wedding form. All fields marked with * are required. The wedding date can be reserved even if not all the fields are filled out.

The Bride's Details

The Groom's Details

The Bride and Groom's Details

Your Address After The Wedding

The Ceremony Details

The Reception Details

The Ceremony and Reception Details

The Wedding Date

Photography Start Time

Photography End Time

The Wedding Date, Photography Start Time and End Time

Thanks for filling out this wedding form! The data in this form will be used to fill out the Photo Agreement, which is a contract that will be sent to your emails for digital signatures. The filling and sending of this form is considered an intent to sign and after the retainer is paid, the studio will reserve your date! By submitting this form you agree to these terms.

Step 2: Send the Retainer

Below on the left is the link to the retainer for Standard Wedding coverage. The link on the right is for A La Carte packages that have been discussed ahead of time. Once the Wedding Form and the retainer are sent in, your wedding date is reserved!

This is the retainer for the Wedding package.

This is the retainer for A La Carte Wedding packages.

Payments by Venmo can be sent to: @Josef_Samuel. Payments by mail can be sent to:

Josef Samuel Photography, 4015 S. Main St. 2424, South Bend, IN 46680.

Congrats! Your Date Is Reserved!

HERE ARE THE NEXT STEPS

Alright, your date is reserved! Soon, after we finalize the wedding details (if not already) I will send you the Photo Agreement via Adobe Sign, which is a digital signing service.

You’ll receive an email to sign the pdf agreement, then after you sign it, it will automatically come to me to sign. Once we all sign, we will get signed copies sent to our emails automatically.

No need to sign up or create an account! After the Photo Agreement has been signed, we can schedule a meeting at least a week before the wedding just to confirm the wedding day schedule, weather, locations, or any other updates.

The wedding balance is due 14 days before the wedding date. It can be sent through this page on the Custom Balance page. Then we’re all set!

Family Group Ideas

HURRAY! YOUR WEDDING IS BOOKED, WHAT’S NEXT?

At some point before the wedding we’ll need to look at this checklist but no worries it doesn’t need to be done right away. These are a helpful ideas for family groups and will make the time for posed family group photos be as efficient as possible. On average we can fit about 18-20 different groups in a 30 minute window. Please fill out the starred fields along with your selections; let me know if you have any questions!

The Bride's Family

The Groom's Family

The Bride and Groom's Details

The Bride and Groom's Families

The Ceremony and Reception Details

Other Groups

The Wedding Date, Photography Start Time and End Time

Thanks for filling out this wedding family portrait ideas form! If there are any groups or combinations that you'd like and aren't listed above, please write them in the box above.

Frequently Asked Questions

HAVE A QUESTION? THERE’S AN ANSWER!

If your question isn’t answered in this section, please reach out to me through the contact form below!

1. What is your pricing for weddings & engagements?2022-01-03T21:06:06-05:00

Please visit the wedding information page for wedding photography pricing and details. Do you only need coverage for the ceremony? Perhaps just some portraits? We can start with 1 hour of coverage and work our way up to a full day of coverage. Engagement photo sessions are $300 and include up to 2 hours of photography coverage. There are no limits to locations or wardrobe changes! Please schedule a meeting with me so that we can go over the full pricelist information with you.

2. How can we reserve our date?2022-01-04T00:02:18-05:00

Weddings can now be conveniently booked online through the weddings page. To sum up, my studio would need the filled out wedding form and a retainer. Both can be done quickly online, super easy!

3. Do we get the high resolution files?2022-01-04T00:04:59-05:00

For every shoot, I provide the high resolution digital files via Dropbox, Google Drive, or Amazon Drive where they will be backed up in the cloud. If you can, please make a backup of the files when you receive them. Of course I also keep physical backups on my hard drives in case something happens. The files come without watermarks, symbols, or copyright text and are available to you for printing, posting on social media, and/or use for any personal project.

4. When is the wedding balance due?2021-03-16T21:29:54-04:00

After the retainer has been sent, the wedding date is reserved. Following that the wedding balance deadline is two weeks before the wedding date.

5. Do you have an assistant?2021-03-16T21:17:52-04:00

To be as inobtrusive as possible, I normally work without assistants. However, that could change if the client wishes to have a second photographer or a slideshow at the reception.

6. Have you photographed at the Notre Dame Basilica?2021-03-16T21:32:20-04:00

Yes. I’m very experienced at the Basilica and on campus. There are several rules at the Basilica and timing/punctuality is very important as there are multiple weddings at the Basilica during the weekends. So no worries! I can help guide, suggest ideas, and keep things moving along so everything is met according to the necessary timeframes. I have a lot of experience in this area!

7. Will Josef Samuel be the photographer?2021-03-16T21:18:17-04:00

Yes. I’ll be the primary photographer at your wedding :)

8. How many pictures do you take at weddings?2022-01-04T00:07:43-05:00

On a full day wedding event, I typically deliver 1000-1300 photos to the client. This is after narrowing it down and removing the blurry photos and blinkies. All photos are corrected for brightness, color temperature, cropping and straightening, sharpening, and other corrections.

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South Bend Notre Dame Wedding Photographer Josef Samuel

About Josef Samuel

I’m a professional wedding, portrait & event photographer and website designer based in South Bend & Notre Dame Indiana. I also love to travel and have visited numerous countries around the world. I am very passionate about what I do and would love to talk to you about photographing your wedding or event. Looking forward to working with you!

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MY PHOTOGRAPHY WORK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, FOX & FRIENDS MORNING SHOW, FEATURED IN THE NOTRE DAME MAGAZINE, IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, and MORE

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