All About Photographers and Videographers Part 13

[sparklingjewel]

Sis sparklingjewel that engagement session in Paris was beautiful! And the ring was just, WOW! Was that 2 or 3 carats?

Yeah beautiful and i bet it also costs a fortune haha! As for the ring, naku im sure it's lampas 2-3 carats.. baka over 5 ang TCW nun, the center stone is actually flanked all around by relatively big side stones too. May muscle na siguro ring finger nya. Hahah

[wednesdei]

Hahaha secure Bob na para di kana magisip.  Also do mention to use their drone when they shoot. It is included in the contract but sometimes they dont, like my with sisters SDE.

Sino ba choices mo photogs?

Sis ang pinagpipiliin ko; Foreveryday (110K), J Lucas Reyes (142K) or Chestknots (168K).

[Chili1113]

wednesdei: Whats included in the 142k of J Lucas Reyes sis? Why so expensive? Does this include a prenup? Or extra parent albums?

[karenmaechua]

I vote for Foreveryday Photography! #fanmode hehe. I also like J Lucas but based on the reviews here and on how they communicate with me through email, Gail is really really nice and his customer service is superb. That's very important for me because I want my wedding to be something I can really enjoy HTH!

Sis ang pinagpipiliin ko; Foreveryday (110K), J Lucas Reyes (142K) or Chestknots (168K).

[janagirl]

Sis, my basis is yung portfolio lang nila sa website (didn't have interaction with any of them cos di ko sila afford lahat hehe). I'd go for Chestknots. Theirs is the most natural looking for me.

[ninja8]

either Chestknots or Jlucas   Super baet ni Jayjay and Carlo. Carlo does Team B na ha? Wouldve gotten them kaso ours is an auspicious wedding date and peak month. Yoko silang hiwalay. tee hee!.

Wait is this the rate with prenup? my sister got that rate for 165k booked 2013 with prenup from Feliz

agree with chili1113 parang mahal yng 142k for Jlucas

[hallerski]

Sis ang pinagpipiliin ko; Foreveryday (110K), J Lucas Reyes (142K) or Chestknots (168K).

For me, I'd go for Chestknots.   The post processing is not too harsh and not too wiped out

[wednesdei]

wednesdei: Whats included in the 142k of J Lucas Reyes sis? Why so expensive? Does this include a prenup? Or extra parent albums?

Wala pa sis. Additional 10k pag may parent album pa. If siya kasi kukunin ko eto yung package + add on na kukunin ko kaya aabot ng Php142k.

100K
15x10 handmade album with 40 pages
JLR and 2 senior photographers
10 hours wedding coverage
High resolution images in usb drive

+

30,000
Engagement
One-on-one session with JLR
3 hours engagement coverage
High resolution images in disc

+

P7,000     
Box of 150 5 x 7 Filmtastic™ prints

+

P5,000      
Onsite Filmtastic™ slideshow with music

[wednesdei]

I vote for Foreveryday Photography! #fanmode hehe. I also like J Lucas but based on the reviews here and on how they communicate with me through email, Gail is really really nice and his customer service is superb. That's very important for me because I want my wedding to be something I can really enjoy HTH!

True! Sa email lang din kami nagcocommunicate ni Gail and he seems really kind. Lahat ng tanong ko very promptly niyang sinasagot. Even when I requested him to send me the picture of the album, sinend nya agad. If sulit package talaga ang paguusapan, sa kanya talaga yung pinaka complete na sa 110k rate.

110K
photocoverage by Gail + 2 photographers
unlimited digital shots
high resolution photos in DVD
40 pages 12x12 album with layout of images
onsite wedding vlideshow
2-4 hr engagement shoot (w/in Metro Manila)
engagement/pre nup looping show
8"x8" 20 magazine type prenup/album
(1) 16x20 framed blow up print
(2) pcs 6"x6" 40 pages parents' album
150 pcs 5R prints

When I browsed kasi Foreveryday, I really liked naman their wedding photos pero sa prenup photos, parang nakukulangan ako (just me ha). Ayoko naman na magkaibang photographers ang kunin kasi feeling ko sa prenup shoot ako makakbuild ng rapport sa photographer ko. hay!

[wednesdei]

either Chestknots or Jlucas   Super baet ni Jayjay and Carlo. Carlo does Team B na ha? Wouldve gotten them kaso ours is an auspicious wedding date and peak month. Yoko silang hiwalay. tee hee!.

Wait is this the rate with prenup? my sister got that rate for 165k booked 2013 with prenup from Feliz

agree with chili1113 parang mahal yng 142k for Jlucas

Eto inclusions nung Php168K package ng Chestknots:

Wedding photography service
Dvds of hires, selected and enhanced photos
onsite slideshow
Choice of 40 PP Traditional album with (2) parents' album or 150 PP Contemporary album with (2) parents' album
Prenup photography service
Prenup photo slideshow

Php208k naman if magavail ako ng Lifestyle by Feliz engagement styling (with 3 sets of clothing)

Actually Chestknots ang parang top choice ko. Siguro if okay discount/freebies nila sa Themes n Motifs Bridal Fair this Sept 12-13, baka sila na ang kunin ko.

[sparklingjewel]

^I am obviously biased for Chestknots since I and several of my friends booked them, haha. But I'll just give honest feedback. I like JayJay and he answers my emails directly even when he's abroad. The pictures i think will speak for itself. Ayoko rin sana magkaiba pang supplier for wedding and prenup, pero hindi ko lang afford their prenup rate hehe. Ganda ng gawa nila though sa cousin ni fiance, they never go overboard with the editing. Bright, but not washed out.

http://chestknots.com/engagements/aaron-and-kady-prewedding

^Chili1113 May i know how much si Caliber for prenup? Im considering him Jaja, Chestknots, Catilo, Toto, and Mark Cantalejo all beyond my budget for now. Im getting heartbroken looking for one...

[ncs]

Actually Chestknots ang parang top choice ko. Siguro if okay discount/freebies nila sa Themes n Motifs Bridal Fair this Sept 12-13, baka sila na ang kunin ko.

Hello, ang alam ko ang Bridal Fair na pupuntahan nila is the Getting Married Bridal Fair this November 14-15 at the SMX. Maybe you can ask them if they can extend to you their discounts/freebies that they'll be offering sa fair.

[ninja8]

Nagmahal na pala although i didnt expect quite jump in rates. Go for Chestknots! Jayjay tells funny stories pa when he shoots you para matawa ka. Minsan kase it reflects daw sa pictures when youre nervous most esp when youre about to walk down the aisle. My sister was breathing hard after preps and Jayjay had to calm her down. Pati ako tawang tawa sa mga kwento nya. Hes very likeable 

at ang mahal nadin ng rates ni JLucas for prenup. Wait ano yung filmtastic prints?

Still undecided where to do our prenups kaya wala pang nabobook. Meron kayang magpreprenup samin ng December???  Sana meron

[sparklingjewel]

^ I see. Ugh, everyonee i like is really 25k or above for prenup! If Caliber is 25k, so is Toto and Mark. Chestknots is 28k, and Catilo and Jayson&Joanne are 30k.

I'm trying really hard to limit myself for this item so i said kung kaya 15-20k budget. But on that rate i can only afford the likes of Camzar, Nicolai, Ruffa&Mike, Manny&April. Which dont pass naman fiance's standards. Im getting tired looking. Si Caliber nalang kaya since they are friends? Haha baka he can give us a preferental rate like he offered us a discount on his wedding rate if we'll book him. Shall try!

[ninja8]

@chili1113 thank you for this. Its so nice!!!Does he do this for every couple or is it on top of their package though parang mas bagay to for weddings. Thats his selling point pala 

[wednesdei]

Sadness hindi pala magjojoin ang Chestknots sa Themes N Motifs bridal fair. Mga sis may kakilala ba kayo na nagbook sa Chestknots sa bridal fair? Ano kaya discounts/freebies nila? Sayang din kasi.

Btw, I askes Chestknots kung okay lang wala ng parents' album. Pumayag naman sila. Bale Php155k daw and 25% pala down payment nila.

[sparklingjewel]

In the past year of preps I usually go to bridal fairs just to look around. I only saw Chestknots in one--- Getting Married bridal fair of Kutchie Z. That was in Jan 2015 i think and she holds it twice a year lang. I booked Chestknots in Oct 2014 just to make sure i get my slot.

[Chili1113]

@chili1113 thank you for this. Its so nice!!!Does he do this for every couple or is it on top of their package though parang mas bagay to for weddings. Thats his selling point pala 

I think JLR does it for every couple or every shoot he does. It used to be that you needed to pay extra 10k to get a disc of all the images he edited into filmtastic mode. BUT now in his recent packages parang that add-on option isnt there anymore. So I guess he just gives you a copy na automatically of the edited versions. But since I signed up in 2014 pa, I added extra pa for the disc of filmtastic prints.

[ncs]

Sadness hindi pala magjojoin ang Chestknots sa Themes N Motifs bridal fair. Mga sis may kakilala ba kayo na nagbook sa Chestknots sa bridal fair? Ano kaya discounts/freebies nila? Sayang din kasi.

Btw, I askes Chestknots kung okay lang wala ng parents' album. Pumayag naman sila. Bale Php155k daw and 25% pala down payment nila.

Hello, alam ko sasali sila sa November na bridal fair. They usually give 3-5k discount daw pag sa fair. you can ask them kung pwede na nila i-extend sayo. That's what i did para ma-book ko na sila and hindi ko na kailangan hintayin yung November

[wednesdei]

^hi sis. Oo nga eh, I asked them and Carlo said na they will join nga daw the Getting Married bridal fair this Nov. They will be giving out promos daw during the bridal fair pero he doesn't know pa daw what if ever.

Btw, anong package ang kinuha mo sa kanila? And how did you go about with paying the down? Nakipagmeeting ka ba muna sa kanila?