A. Session Fees & Deposit Client agrees to pay photographer the entire non-refundable deposit amount at the time of booking to secure their appointment date and time. The deposit for any wedding package above $500 is $500. Anything less than $500, then entire amount is due at the time of booking and is non-refundable. The total wedding fee (including deposit) covers the time and talent of photographer, basic retouching and creative editing of images, as determined by the photographer, and images (amount depending on session) to be stored, and correspondence. The rest of the agreed upon wedding package amount is due on or before the wedding date. Additional editing is available at additional expense to be determined by photographer. B. Location Costs & Fees If there are any costs/fees associated with the location the client has chosen for their session, you, the client, will be responsible for those fees. The photographer will not guarantee or arrange payment on any location. Creative fee covers travel within 60 miles of Brunswick, GA. Any location outside of these limits will be subject to an additional charge of $2/mile as part of the agreement. Photographer lodging is also the responsibility of the client. C. Rescheduling Client may reschedule a wedding due to unforeseen circumstances, however, the new wedding date cannot be guaranteed by photographer as there may be other sessions or ceremonies already booked. Deposit remains non-refundable even if the photographer is not available for the new wedding date. D. Re-shoots / Refunds Your photographs are a part of the package you have selected. Once the session has taken place, no refunds will be given as your fee covers the actual session, travel time (if any), editing, and storage of photos. All deposits are non-refundable from the time of booking. E. Archive After 6 months all photos will be purged from photographer’s hard-drive, except as needed for promotional purposes, to be determined by photographer at photographer’s sole discretion. Photographer is not responsible for loss or damage to the digital files due to circumstances beyond photographer’s control. F. Payment Leslie Hand Photography accepts cash, check, or PayPal. Orders will not be processed and sessions will not be booked until deposit in full is received. The rest of the wedding package amount is due on or before the wedding date. G. Damage Photographer is not responsible for the damage of photographs after delivery to client, including damage caused during transit by US mail. Client assumes all responsibility for the safety of all portraits upon receipt. H. Model Release I hereby give to Leslie Hand Photography the absolute and irrevocable right and permission with respect to the photographs that he/she has taken of myself and/or my minor child and/or products in which he/she may be included with others: a) To copyright the same in the photographer’s name or any other name that he/she may select; b) To use, re-use, publish and re-publish the same in whole or in part, separately or in conjunction with other photographs, in any medium now or hereafter known, and for any purpose whatsoever, including (but not by way of limitation) illustration, promotion, advertising and trade, and; I hereby release and discharge photographer from all and any claims and demands ensuing from or in connection with the use of the photographs, including any and all claims for libel and invasion of privacy. I. Liability Photographer is not responsible for any injuries inflicted upon any participating parties at any time prior to, during, or after the session for any reason. Client(s) will be responsible for their children and for themselves and release photographer from any claims against their person or their business. J. Copyright & Penalty Leslie Hand Photography retains all copyrights to all images created during client’s session. The following is not allowed: publication of your photographs (i.e. entering in contests), selling or altering of your images without the photographer’s written permission. It is illegal to copy, scan, download, print, share, alter, or otherwise steal any image created by Leslie Hand Photography during client’s photo session. This applies to "sneak peek" images, images posted in an online proofing gallery, blog, Facebook, or hard copy images. If client steals images via any method listed above, or any other method, client will be invoiced for the cost of EACH digital image client has stolen, at photographer’s current price per digital file. K. Session Requests *No cameras/camcorders/any type of recording device (this includes cell phone cameras) are allowed during the session unless prior arrangement has been made between client and photographer, including a written agreement. The photographer will not continue if there are other cameras or video taping during the session.*Session starts at the agreed upon time. It is strongly encouraged that client arrives 15 minutes prior to the start of session. This allows for any last-minute feeding, changing, and relaxing before session begins. *Please do not bring any children not being photographed to the session. *Please make sure hair is combed and face is clean and free of runny noses or eyes. *Please avoid eating or drinking red or orange food or drinks before session, as red and orange tend to leave a stain on the face. L. Photo Turn-Around Time Please allow up to 5 weeks to process and deliver your photos. A link to your online album will be sent to you within this time. M. Photo Selection by Client Client has two weeks from the day the online album is delivered to select images. After two weeks, client's online album will be deleted and there will be a re-uploading fee of $35 for re-uploading the images for online selection on photographer's website. This fee will be paid via PayPal by the client prior to images being uploaded. Should you still fail to select your images after 1 additional weeks, the images will be removed and an additional $50 will be billed to the client to have them re-uploaded again. If a client fails to select their images in one additional week's time, images will be deleted permanently and will not be re-uploaded for selection. However, client may purchase the entire album for $350 - this is the only way digital images will be delivered at this point. Type "agreed" to continue.