List Of Things Tat Need To Be Consider B4 Sign Up A Bridal Shop

1. Check the albums by the PG at the BS. See whether you like the style. Whether you want yours to be the same.
• Local PG/ KL – Name of PG:
• Style - Artistic, Black n White etc
• If the PG you opt for resigned before your PS and you do not like the photography style of the new PG, can you ask for refund for the PS portion and look for your own PG? If yes, how much is the refund?

2. Gown
• Choose from any of the gowns in the store? VIP gown? Designer gown?
• Number of gowns supplied for the Photo Shoot and actual day wedding for both the bride and the groom?
i. Number of WG and EG for PS : ____________________________
ii. Number of WG and EG for AD : ____________________________

• Any bride maid gowns supplied? VIP, SVIP, designer gowns?
• How many gowns can be taken for outdoor shooting?
• AD tea dress/kua available?
• Extra suit and pant provided for PS & AD for Groom?
• AD father and father-in-law’s suits
• AD mother and mother-in-law dress
• Can you choose the WG or EG with full lace, beads or embroidery?
• Shoes, don forget. Ask who supplied?

3. Reliability of the BS:

4. Payment terms:
• Deposit –
• Balance of payment: When?
• Payment terms. Please ensure staggered payments and the last one upon collection of albums to be safe.
• Check the security deposit needed for AD gowns.
• Check the cleaning charges paid by who, like dry clean all gowns after photography session, after actual day etc. Coz gowns sure got smudge no matter how careful the gowns being handled.

5. The number of poses: The more the better. Poses: __________ 70-80poses? Request for e-photo design" (where they will use the computer effect to crop your photos into a nice background.
• Usually in KL rate, for the price of below RM3000 is around 60 poses. Price of RM3000 to RM7000 is about 100 to 120 poses.
• Top up price: ________________ (without soft copy)
• With soft copy: ____________________________________
• If you have a lot of poses u would like to have but unable to print out, get the soft copy. You can print out in future if you like it. Else if they can give u ALL the pic’s soft copy, even be better.

6. Album size and the number of poses in each album, full page or design.
• In soft copy, unedit, edit without design or with design? _____________
• Album size: ________________________________________________
• Number of albums ___________________________________________
• Normally comes in 2 albums, some 3. again, check the size, number of pose, full page or design.(to avoid the need to upgrade albums)
• The finishing of the albums. See the samples to ascertain the one that you want so that you dun have to top up later to convert (same thing applied to your bedroom wedding photo, coz they have rough and smooth surface. Ask them show u a sample of it).
• When can you collect the album? Ask them to give u a time to collect it. Let them know you wan to collect it at when, for example before wedding day to show to relatives.
• Mini album (repeated poses as big album) free?
• Is there any pages limitation on the wedding album? If yes, how much do they charge for each additional page?

7. Album material __________________________________________________
• Normally for the big album, it comes in cardboard. So for 20 to 30 pages, may be very heavy. You can have alternatives such as PVC material. (cardboard to PVC upgrade cost about few hundred)

8. The big photo for the bedroom.

• Ensure the size is the one that you want. Bear in mind the room size and also the design of the photo (portrait or landscape).Check the material of the photo, some BS used normal photo paper, but better in canvas. Canvas is more lasting, and it will cost few hundred to upgrade if not negotiated properly. The frame, do you like the material? (photo paper to canvas, frame upgrade, also can cost few hundred)
• 8R table top

9. Other goodies-photos :
• Ji Mui Photos, How many poses?
• Smaller size photo with frame. Make sure you get sufficient for yourself. If extra better still.
• Ji Mui photos can come in individual photos or designs one as well.

10. Softcopy.
• Check how many softcopies you can get back. ALL?
(Normally at least the total number of poses your package has).
• Check the format of the softcopies. Original format, or jpeg files, or other reduced format? (make sure the copy they give u is original files that can be wash into large prints, as large as your bedroom wedding photo)
• Design softcopy or individual ones?
• Touch up or untouch up? (Format, some reduced size format you can use to re-print to bigger size photo; (make sure u have the original untouched photo and if possible touch up photo also) original untouched if u don’t like the way they touch up and wan to ask another bridal shop to touch up it for u. Touch up is for u to reprint in case yr photo destroyed and u wan to reprint exactly the same perfectly touch up photo.
• Some BS only give design softcopy, so cannot use to DIY slideshow if want; touch up, some BS give untouched copies only
• Can the extra cost for additional photo be lowered if exceed certain quantity?
• Can you get the negatives back

11. DVD.
• Check if you like their sample DVD. How many poses included.

12. PS process.
• Any fresh flowers used? Any other choices [Other props, i.e. kites? (if have to ownself prepare fresh flowers have to be aware of the cost)]

13. AD hand bouquet and others.
• Check the type of flowers if you like them.
• The decoration for wedding car.
• Any corsages for family and groom, bestman and bridesmaid.
• Actual day bridal car decorations (may or may not include usage of car on actual day)

14. Trial make-up (important, if they agree, one wk or earlier, tell the make up artist what u want and ask they design the kind of look you wan together with the make up design and may be can test it out before wedding day)
• AD make-up and hairdo for morning and night session?
• Free use of accessories - AD and PS

15. Outdoor PG – charged extra if change to different date due to rainy day?

16. Actual day
• Ribbons for accompanying cars (remember to prepare ribbon for car group when go to bride’s house and to bridal shop on AD morning)
• Corsages

17. Free Guestbook (Buy or they supplied, number of books and pages, pen)

18. Actual day photography 200-1000pcs with 4R prints and album
• Proposed minimum 500-1000pcs with 5R prints and 2-3 Pocket albums
• Touch up photos / soft copy
• Or free 5 x 5R
• How many PG? one or two on AD?
• (timing of tea session, get the phone number of your make up artist in case they are late or their boss contact number – not office number)

19. Are they quoting you nett price?

20. How much is the extra charge if MUA were to arrive before 7am on AD?

21. How much does it cost for the use of ampoule and eyelashes? And hair setting for man and hair perming for lady?

22. After actual day, how soon need to return the gown back to the shops? Uncleaned gown given back?

23. Car is they provide or you provide? If you provide car, must come to your house to decorate it or …? If they provide car, get the driver’s number and request what time they should arrive. Who is your driver for the morning and night session?

24. AD morning session, the photographer will follow the ceremony until finish? Any hours of session specified?

25. MV -how long per session they make for u?

26. REMARKS:
• Add this to the contract - ‘IF PHOTOS OUTCOME IS NOT UP TO YOUR SATISFACTION, CUSTOMER MAY REQUEST TO RESHOOT


ACTUAL DAY WEDDING

1. Number of gowns supplied Actual Day wedding for both the bride and the groom? [*Need 1 WD and 2 EG / Kua (AM & PM)]
i. Number of Wedding Gowns: ____________________________
ii. Number of Evening Gowns: _____________________________

2. Any bride maid gowns supplied? VIP, SVIP, designer gowns?

3. Any flower girl dress supplied? [* Need 3 dresses]

4. AD tea dress/kua available?

5. Extra suit and pant for Groom on AD?

6. AD father and father-in-law’s suits?

7. AD mother and mother-in-law dress?

8. AD handbouquet and others.
i. check the type of flowers if you like them.
ii. the decoration for wedding car.
iii. any corsages for family and groom, bestman and bridesmaid.

9. Trial make-up (important, if they agree, one wk or earlier, tell the make up artist what u want and ask they design the kind of look you wan together with the make up design and may be can test it out before wedding day)

10. AD make-up and hairdo.

11. Free use of accessories - AD and PS

12. Actual day bridal car decorations (may or may not include usage of car on actual day)
i. Ribbons for accompanying cars (remember to prepare ribbon for car group when go to bride’s hs and to bridal shop on AD morning)
ii. Corsages

13. Actual day photography 200-1000pcs with 4R prints and album
i. Proposed minimum 500-1000pcs with 5R prints and 2-3 Pocket albums
ii. Touch up photos / soft copy
iii. Or free 5 x 5R
iv. How many PG? one or two on AD?
v. (timing of tea session, get the phone number of your make up artist in case they are late or their boss contact number – not office number)

14. How much is the extra charge if MUA were to arrive before 7am on AD?

15. How much does it cost for the use of ampoule and eyelashes? And hair setting for man and hair perming for lady?

16. After actual day, how soon need to return the gown back to the shops? Uncleaned gown given back?

17. Car is they provide or you provide? If you provide car, must come to your house to decorate it or …? If they provide car, get the driver’s number and request what time they should arrive. Who is your driver for the morning and night session?

18. AD morning session, the photographer will follow the ceremony until finish? Any hours of session specified?