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Dear Bride To Be, Congratulations to you on becoming engaged to be married! This web page is something I think you will enjoy reading. Having photographed over 1000 weddings, I am anxious to share with you how you can guarantee that you will have a fun and romantic wedding day - full of love, emotion and beauty with no stress! But first things first. The information on this web page is not for every Bride To Be, so lets save you some time and decide if this is for you! If you are looking to arrange a typical wedding - where spending the least amount of money possible is the most important thing - where stress and confusion fill the day - where the guests hardly get to see you - where you are the "person in charge" so you're constantly putting out "fires" and solving problems - that when it's over you are so completely exhausted that you can hardly smile...Then this web page is not for you. Thanks for visiting, but you really don't need to read any further. I'm serious you know. This is frankly the way most weddings go. Every bride has a beautiful storybook wedding in her imagination, but rarely does she have the experience necessary to plan it. So she reads magazines and talks with equally inexperienced friends to put it all together. Then she wonders why the wedding day was so hectic that she never had time to enjoy it! On the other hand... If you're a bride who believes your wedding day can be PERFECT - where you are surrounded by experienced professionals - where fun and romance are the most important things as you enjoy the most beautiful and emotional day of your life - where you actually enjoy every minute of your day and become the most beautiful bride your friends and relatives have ever seen - if you value spending quality time with your guests - and when the day is over your memories are filled with happiness and joy... Then this is going to be the best web page you have ever read - Really! You realize that the people you choose to support your wedding need to be of the highest professional caliber - people with vast experience who you can trust to cover all the bases and get it right the first time. A Different Way of Wedding Photography. My name is Michael Thresher and I LOVE weddings! I've been photographing them since I was 16. (That's over 40 years ago, but I try to keep that a secret!) I run River Street Photography which is very busy with children, families and high school seniors, so I don't need to photograph weddings. In fact, I limit my weddings to no more than 1 in any given month and a limit of 5 per year. I photograph weddings because I WANT to, because I love the emotion and romance of weddings and because a few select brides simply won't accept anything less. Now it's important to understand that the way I approach wedding photography is a little different than most photographers. Typical wedding photographers think all they are supposed to do is take thousands of shots and whatever happens, happens. That's not it at all! I believe wedding photography should go way beyond that. You see, your wedding day should be one of the best days of your life! Why
My Real Life Experience is the Best I have to confess that in my early years as a wedding photographer, I too had a very shallow view of weddings. I thought, like most other photographers, that as long as I knew how to be technically proficient with a camera and lights, that was all I needed. Then one day the inevitable happened and I found myself on the other side of the camera! My own wedding experience revealed some incredible secrets about wedding photography and I realized that there was way more to it than just being a guy with a camera! You see, I'm a romantic kind of guy. I love my wife more than words or deeds can ever express. But my wedding day was such a blur that I vaguely remember anything about it! The stress level exceeded all expectations, and to make things worse, our photographer didn't help at all. If anything, he ADDED to the stress level by constantly being in our faces, taking us away from our guests, and convincing us that if we didn't do what he said, we wouldn't have photos to remember our day. Well, needless to say, driving away from our reception, feeling like I had just visited an alien world, I decided then and there that I would never do that to another bride and groom as long as I lived! Why
Is River Street Photography Believe it or not, the photographer you select can make or break your wedding day. Believe me, it's not about the photographs! It's about YOUR WEDDING DAY! It's about how you feel on your wedding day and how smoothly and romantically everything goes. You see, your photographer plays a huge part in this, from the pre-wedding planning, to the way he treats you and your loved ones during the day, through the completion of a totally unique storybook wedding album. Your photographer MUST have a plan to enhance the emotion, romance, and love, and have a vision of how important it is that you enjoy your wedding day. You see, most new brides don't realize that photographs are an emotional connection with the past. They have a magical ability to recall the feelings experienced at the time they were taken. Your photographer's images will either recall memories of a day of incredible stress, or a day of incredible beauty and fun. Which do you want? The
Secret to Having a Wonderful Wedding OK, it's not really a big secret... It's simply choosing the skill and vision of our wedding team for your big day. It's relying on us to "make your day" and receive the beautiful photographs we create as an added blessing. Our unique blend of traditional, romantic, and documentary style photography always puts your enjoyment first. Michael creates a portrait environment that families love, and captures your emotions and relationships as they really happen. The resulting collection of images tells a wonderful story of your wedding day. If you're still reading this web page, chances are that you want everything I have been talking about for your own wedding. You may not need to read any more stories to convince yourself that we may be the "right photographer" for you. If so, do one thing right now - simply call us at 509-782-3554. I will be happy to check our schedule and see if we are available for your wedding date. If it works out, then we'll arrange a time to visit our studio, see some samples and chat about your particular needs - no cost and no obligation. It's true that seeing is believing, and we would love the chance to begin a long and lasting relationship built upon your choosing us as your wedding professionals. But Don't Put It Off Even One Day! Our weddings are very limited and only the first to call will have the best chance of getting an open date. Here's What To Avoid At All Costs! I photograph and attend more weddings in a year than most people do in a lifetime and have witnessed just about every disaster you can imagine. You may not be able to have us as your photographer, so here are a few things that might prove very valuable when choosing your photographer: Meet the Photographer - IN PERSON! You may not realize that many studios hire part time photographers to photograph their weddings. We're seeing many high school and college kids, friends or relatives being given a digital camera and sent to a wedding with one instruction: "if it moves, shoot it"! This means that you go to a studio, talk with a salesperson, look at their samples, and make a decision without really knowing who will be photographing your wedding! I hope you realize that if it's not just the right person interacting with all your family and guests, your day can quickly be ruined! Just so you know, every bride who hires us gets us! That's Michael as the lead photographer with Mary and/or Angela as creative director and support photographers. We work as a team devoted just to you. What's Their Guarantee? What happens if you aren't thrilled with your photography, or the way you and your friends were treated, or if the photographer decided at the last minute to not show up? Yes, this happens all the time! Especially in this "digital age" where amateurs think all they need is a fancy camera to make some extra money on the weekend. But then someone invites them to the lake for the weekend and they bail out at the last minute. This is of the utmost importance! The guarantee (make sure it's in writing!) tells you just how committed they are going to be in taking good care of you, and doing a great job. And, just so you know, here's our guarantee:: You will be THRILLED (not just 'satisfied') with how we represented you and your family at your wedding, and also THRILLED with your photographs, or we will do whatever necessary to have you be THRILLED with them, or we will return ALL YOUR MONEY. Period. No hard feelings either. We want you to LOVE everything we do for you! You see, we understand that you can't do this over again. This is a "one-time-thing" and everything MUST be perfect! Only a photographer with a proven track record would ever consider making such a guarantee. You deserve the best and we have the ability to deliver MORE than your ever expected! Be SURE you hire an EMOTIONAL STORY TELLER - an artistic photographer whose images combine to tell the EMOTIONAL STORY of your family, your friends, and your wedding day. This is really important, if you are looking for photographs which will bring PRICELESS MEMORIES back to your mind for years and years to come! And here's why this is so important! If an artist is an EMOTIONAL STORY TELLER, there's a really good chance that he will be compassionate about building the romance, beauty and emotions of your day. You see, only a true romantic can truly understand how important this day is to you, and how perfectly you want it to go. And a true romantic will be sensitive to NOT INTERFERING WITH THE EMOTIONAL ROMANTIC FLOW OF YOUR DAY! I could tell you so many horror stories here. But let me just mention one so you understand how important this is. Not long ago, I heard about a photographer who was hiding behind some flowers up at the altar (something that I will NEVER do!) and dropped a lens on the hard floor with a huge crash, and then swore out so loud that everyone heard it! (Hint: This was obviously not a romantic EMOTIONAL STORY TELLER!) By the way, my brides tell me that they really love the way I capture images that they didn't even remember seeing me do it! Be Sure Your Photographer is 100% Yours! Many photographers try to cram as many weddings into a weekend as they can. This means that they must rush from an early wedding to your wedding and then rush to get to another. This type of photographer simply cannot be creative and tuned into the emotions love and romance of your wedding because they are always thinking about what's next. They simply won't have the sensitivity, enthusiasm and energy to be able to capture those feelings. By the way, I ONLY photograph ONE wedding per month. You get me exclusively for the day, regardless of the package you choose. If you need me to stay longer than what you originally planned, chances are high that it will be no problem. I understand how important this day is to you, and I am there for you! This also means that I'm rested, energetic and enthusiastic about what I will be doing for you. As I mentioned earlier, I photograph weddings because I LOVE them, not because I have to do them. And since your's is the only wedding on my book, I'm not tired or "burned out on your important day. Be Sure the Photographer You Hire has a Team. This means that he isn't going to be trying to work alone to photograph your important day. You see, doing a really super, romantic, EMOTIONAL STORY of your day requires a huge amount of planning, care, and effort. More effort than just one person can do. Most packages we offer include either my Creative Director Mary, who also is my wife and partner, and/or my assistant and daughter Angela, who has been active in our wedding photography since her teenage years. They share a HUGE responsibility during the day, and their being part of my team is a big part to the secret to our success in wedding photography. They have a unique eye for creating images "behind the scenes" that when combined with my images, make our albums truly amazing. They also make certain that you look fantastic, helping you with your dress and flowers so they look PERFECT, keeping the wedding party and family looking great and "on stage" for your portraiture, making sure your day goes smoothly, and making sure you're having the time of your life. We are a TEAM. A team that guarantees that you not only have a great time on your wedding day, but also assures you of having wonderful memories. If You Ever Talk with a Photographer Who Says This, Run Away as Fast As You Can! If you hear, "Your photographs are all you will have after the wedding is over. Your flowers will be dead, your cake will be eaten, etc. - but you'll have your photographs! They are the most important thing about your wedding!" This is NOT the photographer for you! Why not? Because if he says that, he has a completely false impression of his importance, and will try to run your day and take charge! Don't let that happen! Because the photographs ARE NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING - the romance, emotions and relationships are the most important thing! The first time your
groom sees you is the MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY! Don't ever let a photographer tell you that his role is the most important part of your wedding - that's just plain rubbish. When you choose us to photograph your wedding, you're REALLY paying for us to be there for you. We know how to take all the pressures and tensions out of the way. You know that we are there and that we truly care about you, and will help you with EVERYTHING so the day goes perfectly. That's really what our brides are paying us for. The beautiful photographs we capture are really just an added "bonus"! You see, if you, your husband (there's a great word!), and your family and guests are all having a wonderful time, you will be more beautiful than you have even dreamed you would be. And, by the way, your photographs will be WONDERFUL, too, because you looked so wonderful and were having such a great time. See how it all "fits" together to result in a wonderful day, and wonderful photographs? You really can't separate them! Emotional
Family Portraits Make Your In my humble opinion, the tender fabric of your life is sewn together with beautiful, emotional moments between you and your loved ones, and I want to capture and express all those wonderful moments for you in your wedding volumes - and accomplish this while building the emotions and romance of your wedding day. Here's What To Do Immediately! Pick up the phone and call right now. Ask us if we still have your wedding date available. Here's the problem - because we are so well known and respected in the community, and because our wedding service is so limited, it is very possible that we will not be open for your date. BUT YOU WILL NEVER KNOW UNLESS YOU CALL! If it happens that we are available, there's absolutely no cost and no obligation just arrange a time to visit our studio and chat about your plans. We can show you samples and give your plans a real boost. DO NOT WAIT EVEN ONE DAY ON THIS! If you agree with and like what we have shared on this web page, call us NOW. There is NO CHARGE AND NO OBLIGATION for this call! Let's just chat a bit, see if your date is still available, and then, if and only if you would like to, we can set up a time to get together in person and talk about your wedding. There is no charge or obligation for this, either. Unique River Street Benefits:
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