Our In-Park Bridal Portrait Site is Up!

[acwinsett]

The photos are up from our in-park bridal portraits in Magic Kingdom and Epcot.

Click here if you would like to see a few our favorites.

OR

If you would like to see all of them, you can visit the DPS website:

http://collages.net/disneyweddings
Event: Winsett / Churchill Bridal Portrait
Password: 1971

Our thoughts?

Brian and I are in agreement, the photos are nothing and less and nothing more that what we expected. Of 223 photos, there are about 40 that will be awesome once we do a little extra PhotoShop work on them. To us, that is perfectly acceptable.

Our photographer was Ty, and he was really good at choosing locations and framing the shots. He's also good with PhotoShop. He used a really great camera with good lenses. And he was a nice person to work with.

Ty could use a little improvement in the area of posing subjects. After our experience with Misty, we were a little "spoiled" that she would notice all of the "little things", fixing every strand of hair, facial and body angles, and the dreaded flabby arms and "muffin tops". That being said, Misty had given us "training" that we will continue to use when we take photos from now on, regardless of the photographer, so that helped . . . A LOT!

My biggest complaint was that my hair was split up in a lot of the photos. We're going to have to grow me some new hair in PhotoShop to fill in some gaps!

And this is a personal issue for me, but I was unhappy with my arms and shoulders in some of the photos. I'm very sensitive about my arms. No matter how much I work out, I can't seem to get my upper body in shape. This is remedied in photos by keeping arms extended and stretched away from my body. As Misty says, "flat arms are fat arms", and in a lot of these photos my arms were mushed against my body or another object. Ew! But, again, we can use the magic of PhotoShop to correct some of this. And I should have asked Ty to be mindful of this when we started . . . so, as a word of advice, let your photographer know if you have "hot buttons" that you'd like to avoid so they can be on the lookout for that.

If you're trying to decide whether these photos are worth the money, it truly does depend on your personal circumstances. Here are some of the factors we considered:

- The investment for us was $1170 ($1300 minus a 10% special discount that was going on at the time) plus $750 for the high-resolution DVD of images plus $195 hair and makeup, plus about $120 for a new boutonniere and floral refresh

- We went in knowing that these photos were not going to be immaculate quality. We had seen previous samples and understood the photographer's constraints as they related to working around all of the other things that were happening in the parks.

- We went in knowing that we have PhotoShop software, and Brian is highly skilled with it. (I'm a "beginner", almost "intermediate" user. Brian can work miracles with it.) This is the appeal with getting the disc of images. Ty told he would include the source files in addition to the retouched files on the disc for us so that we could "play" with them. That's really cool . . . a lot of photographers don't like it when other people "mess with" their work.

- We're probably also more critical than most given our professions. As they say, the best doctors make the worst patients!

Just one other thing worth mentioning . . . they never told us the photos were ready to view. I didn't receive email or anything. I've just been checking the site each day since Christmas. Our BEO said that the login would be "Winsett / Churchill Wedding", but that didn't work. When I saw that Jennifer's photos were up said "Bridal Portrait" instead of "Wedding", I decided to give "Winsett / Churchill Bridal Portrait" a shot. It didn't work on Friday, but last night it worked! I guess if I hadn't seen Jennifer's, I would have had to call them eventually to figure out what's up . . .

So, anyway, I hope you enjoy and find this review helpful!

 

[Ann117]

Thanks so much for sharing this information. I am having a photo session in Epcot and MK as well and I asked for Ty. Ill keep all this stuff in mind I am really worried about these shots but figure its once in a life time chance. Also I looked at your pictures before reading what you wrote and did not notice the hair or any of the complaints you had I think we are all to critical of ourselves. You looked beautiful!

 

[ZipADeeEm]

Andreah! Thank you so much for all of the information you shared! It is super helpful!

You looked beautiful--just breath-taking!

I have the same concern about my arms (and my back!)--why did I pick a strapless dress and not a long-sleeved one?!?! And my kettlebell work-outs can only do so much! I only wish I could do photoshop, too

Could you tell me where the "tree shot" is? It looks so Southern, with the Spanish moss hanging from trees.

Thanks again for sharing these tips for future brides!

 

[amyy]

Wow You look so beautiful. Thank you for all the tips (including the breakdown on price)

 

[acwinsett]

Andreah! Thank you so much for all of the information you shared! It is super helpful!

You looked beautiful--just breath-taking!

I have the same concern about my arms (and my back!)--why did I pick a strapless dress and not a long-sleeved one?!?! And my kettlebell work-outs can only do so much! I only wish I could do photoshop, too

Could you tell me where the "tree shot" is? It looks so Southern, with the Spanish moss hanging from trees.

Thanks again for sharing these tips for future brides!

You're welcome for the info, and thanks for the kind words!

The "tree" shot is actually in front of the entrance to Epcot. If you're in the front of the parking lot looking toward the ticket counters the tree line is on the left side. Ty asked if we minded trying this out . . . it's something he had been envisioning for awhile, but hadn't had a chance to try it yet. We were happy to experiment

 

[raysnkaysmom]

wow..those were amazing...and fwiw... your arms and such looked great!!!

Congrats!

 

[Dr.Cinderella]

Hi Andreah! Wow the photos are beautiful, and you look gorgeous! I think you got some really unique and beautiful backgrounds and shots! I hope mine will turn out as great as yours! Thats awesome that you can play with them with Photoshop too! I still dont even know what it is haha. Cant wait to see your Misty photos!!
Marissa

 

[dhay]

Your pics came out very nicely! Thye are some of the best I have seen. I totally agree with you on Misty. She was always giving tips on how to look my best too. I can't wait to see your Misty pics!!

 

[a1tinkfans]

Beautiful! Congrats to you both.

I just loved pix 21, the black and white....so pretty........

 

[BecBennett]

You have beautiful photos, and now I think I want an Epcot shoot too!!

Did you do both MK and Epcot on the same day? Does that mean you had to get up super super early?

It will depend on how we're going for our budget as to whether we book the shots or not, but I'd really like them...

 

[ChocoKat]

Thanks so much for sharing Andreah!
You and your DH looked fabulous.

I feel your pain regarding quality of photos, it comes with the territory. I am anxious about our MK photo shoot I have heard so many mixed reviews and seen so many different results, but I am hoping for the best.

Thanks again for sharing your beautiful photos and for the price breakdown, really helps place it on a budget scale!

 

[tiggerrifficheidi]

Your pics are gorgeous! I particularly love the ones of you in the restaurant in France!

 

[kcampbell]

Your pics are gorgeous! I particularly love the ones of you in the restaurant in France!

I have to agree with Heidi- the staircase shots in France are particularly beautiful. As were the tree shots outside EPCOT. I think you have stunning pics and it's even better that you both are so good with PhotoShop. It'll make the great pics spectacular!

 

[Disneychix]

Your photos look amazing IMHO!
I like the MK ones. The colors are great!

 

[flowerbelle]

Beautiful photos Andrea!!! Thanks for sharing the information...which makes me wondering...can I ask when you had your photos taken? I had my MK bridal shoot on 12/13 and I haven't heard anything from them yet...I don't even know my username or password. It wasn't on my BEO. Because our weddings were so close, I'm guessing you had your photo shoot close to mine. Also, did you have to request for the high resolution DVD? I guess I never received word of any of this...do they usually just send you all the photos if you didn't request for anything else?? I'm really curious now because I naturally thought they sent you all the pictures on a disc. Thanks so much for sharing again!! YOU looked GORGEOUS!!!

 

[acwinsett]

Thanks for the feedback . . . As I revisit them, I'm enjoying them more and more.

Did you do both MK and Epcot on the same day? Does that mean you had to get up super super early?

Yes, we did them both on the same day. We woke up at 2:30am and Patricia showed up for hair and makeup at 3am. Our photographer was scheduled to pick us up at 5:30am, but due to a sick daughter he ran about 45 minutes late. We went directly from the Magic Kingdom to Epcot and were done around 9:30 or so.

Thanks for sharing the information...which makes me wondering...can I ask when you had your photos taken? I had my MK bridal shoot on 12/13 and I haven't heard anything from them yet...I don't even know my username or password. It wasn't on my BEO. Because our weddings were so close, I'm guessing you had your photo shoot close to mine. Also, did you have to request for the high resolution DVD? I guess I never received word of any of this...do they usually just send you all the photos if you didn't request for anything else??

Sure! We took our photos on December 10th, three days before you. Our photos have been up for about 48 hours or so - so yours should be up any day now. As far as your username or password, you can try the following:

Website: http://collages.net/disneyweddings

Username: BridesLastName / GroomsLastName Wedding (with a space before and after the forward-slash)

Password: 1971

If that doesn't work, try replacing "Wedding" with "Bridal Portrait" - that's what ended up working for us.

As far as packages and products, I haven't received any information other than a brochure which didn't mention anything about a high-resolution disc. But, we did speak with Ty about it when we were there. I'm gonna see if Brian will call them tomorrow and order the disc.

 

[*Nessa*]

Ahh Andrea, thank you so much for sharing your pictures, I wish our pics were as beautiful as yours. We too had Ty but we only had the MK shoot, it didn’t even occur to me that we might have been able to book an EPCOT shoot, I wish it had.

I completely agree with your comments about Ty, he was lovely but I wish we had done research ourselves on staging & how to pose for photos and also different locations. We ended up with 78 pics total (of which 3 of them I would show to others just as they are, we have another 5 or so which might be ok after some photoshop tweaking), but taken at only 10 different spots around the castle. So in reality we paid for 10 different photos and the other 68 are duplicates taken at the same places, with slight differences.

I too have a question, I hope you don’t mind, we had our shoot on 14 Dec and I guess because we are international, someone selected photo’s for us, put them in an album and dropped this & the DVD to our hotel before we left. I really didn’t like the photo’s they picked for us and we gave the album back & agreed we would choose our own photo's, album etc. My question is, will they do any photoshop tweaking for us if we ask? Or would we have to pay extra for that? I’m a bit stuck and don’t know what to do as we don’t have enough photos (I like) for the album and I don't know what we should do

 

[acwinsett]

Thank you so much!

I too have a question, I hope you don’t mind, we had our shoot on 14 Dec and I guess because we are international, someone selected photo’s for us, put them in an album and dropped this & the DVD to our hotel before we left. I really didn’t like the photo’s they picked for us and we gave the album back & agreed we would choose our own photo's, album etc. My question is, will they do any photoshop tweaking for us if we ask? Or would we have to pay extra for that? I’m a bit stuck and don’t know what to do as we don’t have enough photos (I like) for the album and I don't know what we should do

From what I read, they will do minor touch ups automatically (removing blemishes, etc.) for any photos that you order. You can also request additional custom Photoshop work at a rate of $50 per hour. I think if you had something specific that you wanted done, you could call for a cost estimate.

 

[flowerbelle]

I completely agree with your comments about Ty, he was lovely but I wish we had done research ourselves on staging & how to pose for photos and also different locations. We ended up with 78 pics total (of which 3 of them I would show to others just as they are, we have another 5 or so which might be ok after some photoshop tweaking), but taken at only 10 different spots around the castle. So in reality we paid for 10 different photos and the other 68 are duplicates taken at the same places, with slight differences.

I too have a question, I hope you don’t mind, we had our shoot on 14 Dec and I guess because we are international, someone selected photo’s for us, put them in an album and dropped this & the DVD to our hotel before we left. I really didn’t like the photo’s they picked for us and we gave the album back & agreed we would choose our own photo's, album etc. My question is, will they do any photoshop tweaking for us if we ask? Or would we have to pay extra for that? I’m a bit stuck and don’t know what to do as we don’t have enough photos (I like) for the album and I don't know what we should do

Wow, that's interesting that they selected photos for you in your album without you even choosing the photos?? I never thought they would do something like that. I naturally thought that they let you choose the photos you want in your album (since it is your album after all) and also give you a disc with all the photos in it. Isn't that what they do for the price you have to pay?? Can someone let me know?? Is that your experience Andreah?? Thanks in advance!!

 

[*Nessa*]

Thank you so much!
From what I read, they will do minor touch ups automatically (removing blemishes, etc.) for any photos that you order. You can also request additional custom Photoshop work at a rate of $50 per hour. I think if you had something specific that you wanted done, you could call for a cost estimate.

Great thanks so much Andrea, we got very little info about the whole process (we didn’t even know the cost till after the shoot) so I wasn’t sure. But I will definitely call Karen and see if they will tweak some of our photos. As we did talk quickly about the possibility of removing photo’s from the album & replacing them later, but she was fairly adamant that it couldn’t be done without damaging the album & photo’s. So getting them fixed first would be much safer.

Wow, that's interesting that they selected photos for you in your album without you even choosing the photos?? I never thought they would do something like that. I naturally thought that they let you choose the photos you want in your album (since it is your album after all) and also give you a disc with all the photos in it. Isn't that what they do for the price you have to pay?? Can someone let me know?? Is that your experience Andreah?? Thanks in advance!!

I didn’t even occur to me either that they would select what photo’s went in the album, however the packages & conditions are different for overseas brides, & we don't get to view them online either so maybe it’s the normal process