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Below is a list of our most frequently asked questions. If you do not see your question on the list, please feel
free to contact us. It is our desire to give you the answers you need to move forward with your wedding
planning and celebration.
Q: When should I reserve a date for my ceremony?
A: Because destination beach weddings are very popular on Florida's Emerald Coast, we recommend
reserving your date as soon as you have made your decision to have a beach wedding. Our weekend
dates fill up very quickly during the spring and summer months. We will let you know our availability on
your selected date prior to scheduling a telephone consultation. A date is not considered reserved or
scheduled until a 25% deposit has been received.
Q: How do I schedule a consultation?
A: Knowing that most of our weddings will be destination weddings and our brides and grooms will reside out
of town, we will schedule a mutually convenient time for a telephone consultation to discuss your wedding
needs and answer any questions you might have. Phone consultations may be scheduled by submitting an
inquiry through this website, by e-mailing weddings@sandsational-ceremonies.com or by calling
850-502-9593.
Q: Is a deposit required to reserve a wedding date?
A: A 25% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a date for your ceremony. This deposit will be
applied to your wedding package price, the balance of which must be paid fourteen days prior to your
ceremony date. A date is not considered reserved or scheduled until a 25% deposit has been received.
Q: What forms of payment do you accept?
A: We accept cash, checks, money orders and most major credit cards. Credit cards and electronic checks
may be used for reservations and wedding package fees, as well as orders of prints and enlargements
through our online galleries. There will be a $50 fee applied to any returned check. Should a check be
returned unpaid that was used as a deposit to secure a session or wedding date, this session or wedding
date will be released until adequate deposit payment is received.
Q. How do we obtain a Florida marriage license?
A. Florida marriage license requirements are available on this site and may be accessed through the
navigational bar above or by the clicking on the following link.
Florida Marriage License Requirements
If you are not a Florida resident, it is possible to obtain your Florida marriage license by mail through an
independent agent. This process takes approximately two months and is more costly, but is an option for
those unable to visit a Florida county clerk office on a weekday. We will provide information on this process
to our clients, if desired.
Q: What happens if it rains on the day of our wedding?
A: Some say rain on your wedding day is good luck ... Obviously THEY are not the ones who planned for
months and paid for your beautiful event. Unfortunately we can neither control nor predict the weather. If an
unexpected rain shower appears on the day of your wedding, we will make every effort to relocate to a
covered venue. We will keep an eye on the weather in the days leading up to your ceremony and keep you
informed as to the forecast so we can work together, if needed, on a "plan B".
Q: What beaches are included in your service area?
A: We will provide wedding and photography services on all beaches between Destin and Panama City
Beach. This includes all of the Beaches of South Walton along Scenic Hwy 30A (Inlet Beach, Rosemary
Beach, Seacrest, WaterSound, Seagrove, Seaside, Watercolor, Grayton Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Blue
Mountain Beach, Dune Allen, Sandestin, Miramar, and Seascape). We will also provide services in the state
parks in Walton County, such as Grayton Beach State Park, Deer Lake State Park and Eden Gardens State
Park. A nominal fee will be charged for travel outside our service area.
Q: Will there be other people on the beach during our ceremony?
A: Most of the beaches in Northwest Florida are public beaches, therefore it is likely there will be others,
outside of your guest list, on the beach. During our initial telephone consultation, we will discuss the times
that are "low-traffic" on the beach you have selected for your ceremony to provide you the greatest
opportunity for a more personal and private event. It has been our experience that beachcombers enjoy
witnessing a beach wedding from a distance and will not disturb your private festivities other than to possibly
offer you congratulations on the lifelong commitment you have made to each other.
Q: What style of wedding photography do you use?
A: We employ a combination of traditional and documentary photojournalism. This approach blends the
many unique details of the day with the formal posed traditional portraits of family, friends and the bridal party.
We shoot continuously throughout the ceremony in an unobtrusive, documentary style and coordinate the
traditional posed portraits at a time agreed to by the bride and groom.
Q: Is your wedding photography digital?
A: Each wedding is photographed digitally. Professional digital photography has evolved to the point that it is
equal to or superior to film photography and offers greater options with regard to photofinishing, custom and
collage prints, color on black & white prints, etc.
Q: What type of equipment do you use?
A: We use professional grade Nikon digital equipment, lenses and lighting. Back-up cameras and lighting
equipment is always on hand should an unexpected equipment malfunction occur.
Q: What type of portrait finishes do you offer?
A: Shooting each wedding digitally offers a broad range of finishing options. Most popular are standard
color, black & white and sepia toning. Unless otherwise requested, proofs will be presented in a combination
of the popular finishes to give you an idea of how your portraits will look in each. Regardless of how your
portraits are proofed, they may be printed in any of the finishes noted above.
Q: How many pictures will you take during our wedding?
A: Because we shoot digitally, we are not limited to a certain number of poses or "exposures" during your
wedding. We do not have to spend time changing film or cameras, instead spending the entire wedding
shooting. We will capture every detail of your wedding as it unfolds to provide you an album that will be
cherished forever.
Q: When will our proofs be available for viewing?
A: Electronic proofs from your wedding will be available within ten business days of your vows. A link to your
private electronic gallery will be e-mailed to you that you may use to access your gallery. This link may also
be shared with family and friends. Wedding albums and prints will be shipped to you within fifteen business
days of your event.
Q: Do you provide negatives or digital files from our wedding?
A: We do not believe in the concept of "informal photography", which requires you to develop the film from
your wedding and have prints or enlargements made at a lab of your choice. While there are many labs
available for discount print production, such as drug stores, supermarkets, and department stores, these labs
vary widely in print tone, color and contrast, which may lead to poor quality portraits of this very special time in
your life. Our portraits, in all sizes, are professionally color-balanced, cropped and printed to provide archival
quality photographic memories that will last forever. Because we agree that portrait prints and enlargements
from your beach wedding should not break your bank (or your beach wedding/honeymoon budget), we offer
our professional portrait prints and enlargements at rates much lower than our competitors. We do offer CDs
containing low resolution images for use in e-mails, electronic media, etc.; however, these will not produce
high quality photographic prints.
Q: We've reviewed your website and we still have questions.
A: Please send us an inquiry or give us a call (850.502.9593). We'll be happy to promptly answer any
questions and provide you with the information needed to move forward with your beach wedding plans.
free to contact us. It is our desire to give you the answers you need to move forward with your wedding
planning and celebration.
Q: When should I reserve a date for my ceremony?
A: Because destination beach weddings are very popular on Florida's Emerald Coast, we recommend
reserving your date as soon as you have made your decision to have a beach wedding. Our weekend
dates fill up very quickly during the spring and summer months. We will let you know our availability on
your selected date prior to scheduling a telephone consultation. A date is not considered reserved or
scheduled until a 25% deposit has been received.
Q: How do I schedule a consultation?
A: Knowing that most of our weddings will be destination weddings and our brides and grooms will reside out
of town, we will schedule a mutually convenient time for a telephone consultation to discuss your wedding
needs and answer any questions you might have. Phone consultations may be scheduled by submitting an
inquiry through this website, by e-mailing weddings@sandsational-ceremonies.com or by calling
850-502-9593.
Q: Is a deposit required to reserve a wedding date?
A: A 25% non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a date for your ceremony. This deposit will be
applied to your wedding package price, the balance of which must be paid fourteen days prior to your
ceremony date. A date is not considered reserved or scheduled until a 25% deposit has been received.
Q: What forms of payment do you accept?
A: We accept cash, checks, money orders and most major credit cards. Credit cards and electronic checks
may be used for reservations and wedding package fees, as well as orders of prints and enlargements
through our online galleries. There will be a $50 fee applied to any returned check. Should a check be
returned unpaid that was used as a deposit to secure a session or wedding date, this session or wedding
date will be released until adequate deposit payment is received.
Q. How do we obtain a Florida marriage license?
A. Florida marriage license requirements are available on this site and may be accessed through the
navigational bar above or by the clicking on the following link.
Florida Marriage License Requirements
If you are not a Florida resident, it is possible to obtain your Florida marriage license by mail through an
independent agent. This process takes approximately two months and is more costly, but is an option for
those unable to visit a Florida county clerk office on a weekday. We will provide information on this process
to our clients, if desired.
Q: What happens if it rains on the day of our wedding?
A: Some say rain on your wedding day is good luck ... Obviously THEY are not the ones who planned for
months and paid for your beautiful event. Unfortunately we can neither control nor predict the weather. If an
unexpected rain shower appears on the day of your wedding, we will make every effort to relocate to a
covered venue. We will keep an eye on the weather in the days leading up to your ceremony and keep you
informed as to the forecast so we can work together, if needed, on a "plan B".
Q: What beaches are included in your service area?
A: We will provide wedding and photography services on all beaches between Destin and Panama City
Beach. This includes all of the Beaches of South Walton along Scenic Hwy 30A (Inlet Beach, Rosemary
Beach, Seacrest, WaterSound, Seagrove, Seaside, Watercolor, Grayton Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Blue
Mountain Beach, Dune Allen, Sandestin, Miramar, and Seascape). We will also provide services in the state
parks in Walton County, such as Grayton Beach State Park, Deer Lake State Park and Eden Gardens State
Park. A nominal fee will be charged for travel outside our service area.
Q: Will there be other people on the beach during our ceremony?
A: Most of the beaches in Northwest Florida are public beaches, therefore it is likely there will be others,
outside of your guest list, on the beach. During our initial telephone consultation, we will discuss the times
that are "low-traffic" on the beach you have selected for your ceremony to provide you the greatest
opportunity for a more personal and private event. It has been our experience that beachcombers enjoy
witnessing a beach wedding from a distance and will not disturb your private festivities other than to possibly
offer you congratulations on the lifelong commitment you have made to each other.
Q: What style of wedding photography do you use?
A: We employ a combination of traditional and documentary photojournalism. This approach blends the
many unique details of the day with the formal posed traditional portraits of family, friends and the bridal party.
We shoot continuously throughout the ceremony in an unobtrusive, documentary style and coordinate the
traditional posed portraits at a time agreed to by the bride and groom.
Q: Is your wedding photography digital?
A: Each wedding is photographed digitally. Professional digital photography has evolved to the point that it is
equal to or superior to film photography and offers greater options with regard to photofinishing, custom and
collage prints, color on black & white prints, etc.
Q: What type of equipment do you use?
A: We use professional grade Nikon digital equipment, lenses and lighting. Back-up cameras and lighting
equipment is always on hand should an unexpected equipment malfunction occur.
Q: What type of portrait finishes do you offer?
A: Shooting each wedding digitally offers a broad range of finishing options. Most popular are standard
color, black & white and sepia toning. Unless otherwise requested, proofs will be presented in a combination
of the popular finishes to give you an idea of how your portraits will look in each. Regardless of how your
portraits are proofed, they may be printed in any of the finishes noted above.
Q: How many pictures will you take during our wedding?
A: Because we shoot digitally, we are not limited to a certain number of poses or "exposures" during your
wedding. We do not have to spend time changing film or cameras, instead spending the entire wedding
shooting. We will capture every detail of your wedding as it unfolds to provide you an album that will be
cherished forever.
Q: When will our proofs be available for viewing?
A: Electronic proofs from your wedding will be available within ten business days of your vows. A link to your
private electronic gallery will be e-mailed to you that you may use to access your gallery. This link may also
be shared with family and friends. Wedding albums and prints will be shipped to you within fifteen business
days of your event.
Q: Do you provide negatives or digital files from our wedding?
A: We do not believe in the concept of "informal photography", which requires you to develop the film from
your wedding and have prints or enlargements made at a lab of your choice. While there are many labs
available for discount print production, such as drug stores, supermarkets, and department stores, these labs
vary widely in print tone, color and contrast, which may lead to poor quality portraits of this very special time in
your life. Our portraits, in all sizes, are professionally color-balanced, cropped and printed to provide archival
quality photographic memories that will last forever. Because we agree that portrait prints and enlargements
from your beach wedding should not break your bank (or your beach wedding/honeymoon budget), we offer
our professional portrait prints and enlargements at rates much lower than our competitors. We do offer CDs
containing low resolution images for use in e-mails, electronic media, etc.; however, these will not produce
high quality photographic prints.
Q: We've reviewed your website and we still have questions.
A: Please send us an inquiry or give us a call (850.502.9593). We'll be happy to promptly answer any
questions and provide you with the information needed to move forward with your beach wedding plans.
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