Every wedding with Stephen is about telling a story - the story of a new beginning, a new family, a promise and a future. Stephen uses a documentary approach to shooting. He captures the special moments as they happen without interfering with them, while taking time to capture portraits of the special people involved in your big day. Working with a professional graphic designer, Stephen takes the photos and displays them for you in a beautifully hand made album by Cypress Albums. The images are laid out in the album to tell the story of the day as it happened and to give you and your new family a lasting memory of the story that you've started together. Because Stephen knows that your story doesn't just start the day of your wedding, every wedding package comes with your choice of an 'extra session' to help capture some of the excitement leading up to your wedding. The extra session can be an engagement (Stephen's favorite!), a bridal session, bridal luncheon or rehearsal dinner (other options available upon request).
In order to capture the whole story and not miss pieces, Stephen is there shooting from the time you start getting ready until you drive away from the reception (no matter if that's 3 hours or 13!) capturing the day in it's entirety. You will receive a disk of high-resolution images so that you can print as many as you'd like (along with a letter giving you permission to have them printed), and Stephen even includes a 'web-size' folder for you to upload to facebook and send in e-mails more easily. Stephen will also make a beautiful and easy to use 'Selects' gallery on his website for you to share with friends and family and will include a 'Proofing' gallery for your relatives and friends to purchase prints easily. When you book a wedding with Stephen DeVries Weddings you're not just getting photos, you're getting a timeless record of your big day‚ the beginning of a new story that you are embarking on, and one that Stephen is excited and honored to get to tell.