Terms & Conditions:
I. Agreement
This agreement incorporates the entire understanding between client and photographer. Any modifications to this agreement must be made in writing and agreed by both parties.
II. Arrangements
The exact timings and total fee shall be agreed upon and confirmed over email. The client and photographer agree that punctuality and cooperation are essential. Photography begins at the agreed start time and finishes at or before the agreed finish time. Extra time requested on the day will be charged at £200 per 30 mins.
III. Artistic license & co-operation
Lily shall be granted artistic license and photographer's judgement regarding posing, lighting, locations used and editing style. Requests to re-edit images that total more than 20 images will be chargeable at a rate of £10 per image.
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IV. Payment schedule
A booking fee of £500 is required within 3 days of completing the booking form. The remaining balance is due 4 weeks before the event. If the remaining balance is not paid before the event, images will not be supplied until payment is received.
V. Right to cancel
The client has the right to cancel this agreement within 14 days of completing the booking form and/or sending the deposit. The full booking fee will be returned. Cancellation after this 14 day period will result in loss of deposit. Lily reserves the right to cancel in extenuating circumstances only. In this situation the full amount of monies paid will be returned and a list of substitute photographers provided.
VI. Copyright
English Copyright Law states that the copyright of photographs remains with the photographer. The client accepts that Lily may use photographs on her website, social media, advertising, in magazine articles and wedding blog submissions.
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VII. Client's usage
The client has unlimited but non-exclusive rights to use the photographs. Selling, publication or any commercial use of the photographs is not allowed without prior written permission from Lily. The client is not permitted to pass on images to any third party, such as suppliers, that will be used for marketing or advertising purposes without written consent and a commercial usage contract in place, as agreed by Lily.
VIII. Limit of liability
In the unlikely event that Lily is unable to perform her duties according to this agreement, Lily will make every effort to secure a replacement photographer. If in this situation, a replacement photographer is either not found or rejected by the client, the liability is limited to Lily refunding all monies paid back to the client. This liability also applies to the damage, theft or loss of equipment which results in the inability to provide final images.
IX. Safety & harassment
In the event that Lily experiences any inappropriate, hostile or offensive behaviour from any person at the event, she reserves the right to leave the event or ask for the offending person to be removed from the premises immediately.
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X. Responsibility
Lily is not responsible for compromised coverage due to external factors out of her control (such as extreme weather, lateness or unwillingness of guests, schedule complications and venue restrictions). Lily will make a good faith effort to capture all requested photographs, but is not accountable for failure to deliver images of specific individuals or objects.
X1. Change of date / event cancellation
The client agrees to notify Lily as soon as possible should a change of date occur. Lily will try to accommodate date changes however if she unable to and she is notified of the change of date after the 14 day cooling off period, the booking fee is non-refundable.
On completing of this booking contract form, Lily will reserve the date and time for the client and not take another booking on the same day. Therefore, all booking fees are non-refundable even in the unfortunate situation that the event is cancelled for any reason.
X11. Country of jurisdiction
This is a legally binding contract. The contract represents the entire understanding of the requirements, schedule and payment terms for the wedding photography services for the client's event. If there are any disputes or actions resulting in legal proceedings related to this contract, such actions shall take place in and be subject to the laws of England and Wales.