Economic Alternatives:

It is worth noting that we are probably the most reasonably priced truly high quality wedding photography service
in the St. Louis area. You always maximize your bang for the buck with us to put it in colloquial terms. However,
for those who need to absolutely maximize economic considerations - this is very pertinent advice:

1) First, Check out the "Economic Alternatives Section" on our prices page:

    These offerings are excellent values - the "Assigned Featured Photographer" is an especially good value
    during off season since pricier talent is often available and wants to keep busy. Our studio has an
    excellent reputation in general - you will receive excellent service from a well seasoned photographer and studio.

    The "Young Talent" offering is always a bargain, but especially so during the heart of the wedding season
    in Spring and Fall. These are talented young photographers.

    The "Pictage.com" offerings are also great super economic bargains, both for economical photography service
    and for super bargain coffee table style albums.
    

2) Check out also our Specials:

    The Specials page can offer special discounts that may make a difference to you, such as "off season"
    discounts or "getting close to the season and want to finish filling up the calendar" discounts.

    Also, don't be afraid to ask for a discount if you are getting married on a Friday or Sunday.
    You never know.

3) Check out the "Book Bound - Soft Page", the "I-Mount - Hard Page"
    and the Pictage Willowbook Coffee Table Style Albums:

    These are probably our greatest bargains in terms of bang for the buck wedding albums.

    Regardless of which of our three coffee table style albums you choose - you get the same phenomenal
    custom design work by our team of professional graphic artists: sample designs.

    The "Pictage.com" offerings are also great super economic bargains, both for economical photography service
    and for super bargain coffee table style albums including their own design service - these albums are not designed
    by our in-house graphic artists - but the prices can't be beat! They include leather covers and flush print hard pages.

    If you desire a traditional wedding album, you might check out the "Futura Bound Art Leather" album.
    It is the biggest bang for the buck in traditional matted albums - it has recently been substantially modernized
    and upgraded in several ways from what it was a year ago. Those clients who have gotten one have been
    very pleased. Please note that the price pages album information section includes links to images of these
    albums and sample designs of the coffee table style albums.

    Our parent's album offerings can also be considered as economic alternative wedding albums.

4) Also: Try calling up and asking for a deal! . . .or try bidding for our services!

    Have some really creative ideas (or creative opportunities) planned for your wedding and convince us we can't
    miss out on a chance to capture really great images - we all live for that.

5) Get a deal on the large files and do your own thing:

    Many clients just pay for the photography and save money by not getting the "catalog proof book" but use that
    money toward acquiring the large files instead and then do their own thing. Or you can take advantage
    of a one time opportunity we have of purchasing a hundred 4x6 images for just $225 and use those images
    in creating a great "scrapbook type" album. We will probably soon have a sample of this type of album soon -
    we may even carry one soon.

6) If you have the funds available, consider paying as much up front as possible:

    Many clients pay up front for the photography and save money - typically 5-7% off early payments.
    Ask us what you could save on your contract for early payments.