Ralph West Photography
Prepared for Liddy & Jack
A wedding worthseeing twice.
Saturday, May 1, 2027 · University Heights and Painesville, Ohio
Your Day · 01
What I heard from you
Planned by you.
Done right.
A noon ceremony at Gesu in University Heights, then the reception at 2:00 PM at the Painesville Township Park Community Center, on the lake. You are planning every detail yourselves.
- Getting ready together at your apartment, six minutes from the church.
- You see each other first, so the main portraits happen before the ceremony.
- Your family from Mexico, welcome in two languages. Hablo español también.
You shared your Pinterest board
What I see in it, and my plan.
Golden light
Warm, low, backlit
That is my signature. At the park the lake does the work, and sunset is about 8:20 PM if you want a few minutes at the pier.
The veil
Long and flowing
The Gesu aisle and the lakeshore are both made for it. Tell me how long yours is and I plan the frames around it.
The aisle
Gesu, front to back
A wide frame down the aisle, then close frames of the two of you at the altar, before the guests arrive.
Your people
Laughter, then the lineup
A relaxed group on the church steps, plus the loud, laughing one in between. Who is standing with you?
The details
Bouquet, rings, heirlooms
I shoot the small things in soft window light. Bring anything with a story, a family piece or a keepsake.
Getting ready
A quiet room, soft light
I find the best window in your apartment and keep it calm and unposed.
Thank you for sharing it. I use your board to understand your taste, never to copy another photographer's pictures.
Your Day · 03
Doing it all yourselves?
I will be the one thing
you never worry about.
Organized, professional, and ahead of every moment. You will have the full agenda in hand before the day arrives.
Your Day · 04
Your day, planned
A first sketch of May 1.
10:00 AM
Getting ready
Together at your apartment, I move between you for the quiet moments
11:00 AM
Portraits before the ceremony
About 30 minutes, spots chosen ahead, nothing for you to figure out
12:00 PM
Ceremony
Gesu Catholic Church, University Heights
2:00 PM
Reception
Painesville Township Park Community Center, about 40 minutes from the church
6:00 PM
Wrapped before sunset
Sunset is about 8:20 PM, so there is light to spare if you ever want more time
A proposed shape, not a script. We set the real minutes on our 30-day call, and if the night is rolling, we adjust on the spot.
Your Day · 05
Your venues
Two places,
mapped for you.
Church of the Gesu
2470 Miramar Blvd, University Heights, OH 44118
2470 Miramar Blvd, University Heights, OH 44118
Community Center at Painesville Township Park
1025 Hardy Rd, Painesville Twp, OH 44077. A large hall with a wooden dance floor, on the Lake Erie shore with a 200-foot pier.
1025 Hardy Rd, Painesville Twp, OH 44077. A large hall with a wooden dance floor, on the Lake Erie shore with a 200-foot pier.
Photos are from the venues' own websites (Church of the Gesu, Lake Metroparks). The warm hall on the bottom right is a mood image, not the room itself. I walk both spaces and map the light before May 1.
Gesu, a gold and marble aisle made for walking
Gesu, stained glass that glows
Painesville Township Park, the pier on Lake Erie
Mood, a warm hall, string lights, your people
You asked for this
Portraits before
the ceremony.
Most couples save portraits for after. You want them done first, and that works beautifully.
- About 30 minutes of just the two of you, with the spots already chosen.
- Then you walk in relaxed, and the rest of the day is yours to enjoy.
- Prefer after the ceremony? While guests head to the reception, we have 30 to 45 minutes. Your call.
How I work
Warm, golden,
and invisible.
Editorial imagery with real light and a warm golden finish. On the day itself, you will barely know I am there, and you will love what you see.
- One photographer, one consistent eye. I only book one wedding a day. The day is yours.
- You get a bonus hour at the end. I drive straight to your apartment, so instead of an early hour, the extra hour goes on the end of your day.
- If the party is rolling, an hour before I wrap I check in, and you decide on the spot whether to keep going.
Your two options
Pick the one that fits your day.
My most booked
The Golden Hour
$1,800
8 hours, plus one extra hour at the end of your day
- ✓Getting ready through the reception, one photographer
- ✓Full editorial gallery, every image, edited and unedited
- ✓Sneak peeks in 7 days, online album, full print release
- ✓Gallery within 6 weeks by contract
- ✓Drone aerials included at no cost
Adds an engagement session
The Full Day
$2,100
9 hours, plus a whole separate shoot
- ✓An engagement session, up to 2 hours, wherever you like ($600 on its own)
- ✓Full ceremony, speeches, dances, and send-off
- ✓Sneak peeks in 7 days, same online album and print release
- ✓Priority editing, gallery within 5 weeks
For the day you described, the Golden Hour covers everything. The Full Day is the pick if you want the engagement session too.
Your deposit is in
May 1, 2027 is reserved for you.
Received
$200 deposit
Paid October 11, 2026 by Zelle. Thank you, your date is reserved and the $200 comes off your total.
Remaining
$1,600 balance
The Golden Hour, $1,800. $700 at signing brings you to 50% and your day is booked. The final $900 is due April 1, 2027.
Included
No surprise fees
Edit time and gallery hosting are all included in your package price.
Your Day · 10
From here
How we lock it in.
- ✓Your $200 deposit is received, and May 1, 2027 is held for you.
- ✓You chose the Golden Hour, with an extra hour at the end and drone aerials included.
- 3I send a simple photography agreement, everything in writing, right after this call.
- 4You have 48 hours to pay the 50%, and your day is booked.
- 5A detail call about 30 days out, your timeline to the minute.
- 6On May 1, 2027, I meet you at your apartment, and we make your day.
Your Day · 11
Ralph West Photography
May 1, 2027
Let's make something
worth seeing twice.
Liddy and Jack, I would be honored to photograph your day. A noon ceremony, a lakeside celebration, and your family from near and far. Your date is held, and I cannot wait.
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