New Options and Prices for 2010 & 2011   

                Chris Bates Professional Wedding Photography is friendly, fun, relaxed and enjoyable. Contemporary and Reportage styles are available in full Colour, Sepia, Black and White and Black and White with Selective Colour replaced.

Platinum Options

Photographs will commence approximately 1 hour before the ceremony, with full coverage of your wedding day and venue up to the wedding breakfast.

Platinum Wedding with preview images saved on disc: - £295.00                                                                                                                           Price includes all your preview  photographs,  approximately 400+, saved on DVD-R with full copyright permission to print or copy as you wish. Images can be viewed on most DVD players, downloaded to your pc or Apple Mac and printed, and printed and copied at most high street and professional printers.  Preview images print at 6" x 4".

Platinum Wedding with high resolution discs: - £695.00                                                                                                                                     Price includes all your high resolution images,  approximately 400+, saved on DVD-R with full copyright permission to print or copy as you wish. Images can be viewed on most DVD players, downloaded in high resolution to your pc or Apple Mac and printed, and printed and copied at most high street and professional printers.  High resolution images can print up to A0 size (46"8' x 33"1') .

Platinum Wedding with 30 professional prints: - £695.00                                                                                                                                    Photographs will commence 1 hour before the ceremony, with full coverage of your wedding day up to the wedding breakfast. Price includes all your  preview images,  approximately 400+, saved on DVD-R with full copyright permission to print or copy as you wish and 30 x 10" x 8" professional prints. 

Platinum Wedding with high resolution discs and 30 professional prints: - £995.00                                                                                        Price includes all your  high resolution images,  approximately 400+, saved on DVD-R with full copyright permission to print or copy as you wish. Images can be viewed on most DVD players, downloaded in high resolution to your pc or Apple Mac and printed, and printed and copied at most high street and professional printers.  High resolution images can print up to A0 size (46"8'x 33"1'). Price also includes 30 x 10" x 8" professional prints.

Diamond Options

Photographs will commence 1 hour before the ceremony  with full coverage of your wedding day and wedding breakfast, speeches, additional guests arriving, your evening reception, first dance and night time entertainment.

Diamond Wedding with preview images saved on disc: - £495                                                                                                                        Price includes approximately 700+ preview Photographs saved on DVD-R with full copyright permission to print or copy as you wish. Images can be viewed on most DVD players, downloaded to your pc or Apple Mac and printed, and printed and copied at most high street and professional printers. Preview images print at 6"x4".

Diamond Wedding with high resolution discs: - £895.00                                                                                                                                           Price includes approximately 700+ high resolution Photographs saved on DVD-R with full copyright permission to print or copy as you wish. Images can be viewed on most DVD players, downloaded in high resolution to your pc or Apple Mac and printed, and printed and copied at most high street and professional printers.  High resolution images can print up to A0 size (46"8' x 33"1') .

Diamond Wedding with 40 professional prints: - £895.00                                                                                                                                   Price includes approximately 700+ preview images saved on DVD-R with full copyright permission to print or copy as you wish and 40x 10"x8" professional prints.

Diamond Wedding with high resolution discs and 40 professional prints: - £1,105.00                                                                                 Price includes all your  high resolution images,  approximately 700+, saved on DVD-R with full copyright permission to print or copy as you wish. Images can be viewed on most DVD players, downloaded in high resolution to your pc or Apple Mac and printed, and printed and copied at most high street and professional printers.  High resolution images can print up to A0 (46"8'x 33"1'). Price also includes 40 x 10" x 8" professional prints.

Weddings in excess of 250 guests for the ceremony: Priced on application                                                                                                       Weddings of this size may require 2 photographers.  

Celebrity Weddings: Priced on application                                                                                                                                                                Security and Discretion is assured to the highest standard and all Legal contracts of copyright & publicity will be adhered to. Agents welcome.

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Additional Options:

Prints: You have a choice of full Colour, Sepia, Black & White and Black and White with Selective Colour replaced. All professional prints are produced in high gloss with Matt as a no cost option. Canvas and various other materials are available and priced on request. All artwork, multiple imagery and digital enhancement is included in the price.

6" x 4"   prints at £3.99 each.                                                                                                                                                                                               7" x 5"   prints at £5.99 each                                                                                                                                                                                         8" x6"    prints at 10.99 each                                                                                                                                                                                               10" x 8" prints at £14.99 each.                                                                                                                                                                                          Additional sizes up to A0 available, price on application.

High Resolution Discs: - £500 if purchased after the wedding date                                                                                                                   All your images saved in high resolution with full copyright permission to print and copy as you wish. High resolution images will print up to A0 (46"8' x  33"1') 3 copies are supplied with each order.                                                                                                                                                                                  Wedding  Albums:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The Luxurious Quality Albums recommended by Chris Bates are the creation of one of the Worlds Premier Album Manufacturers. Italian Designer, Mario Acerboni has clients such as Gucci, Bentley, the Vatican, the G8 and the Royal Family to name but a few. For further information, please check out www.italianweddingalbums.com or contact Chris Bates.

  13" x 13" Burgundy Milano Album with matching case. Available with 30 - 100 10" x8" images

 13" x 13" Black Milano Album with matching case. Available with 30 - 100  10" x8" images

  13" x 13" Pearl Milano Album with matching case. Available with 30 - 100 10" x8" images

. 13" x 13" Ice Diamond Milano Album with matching case. Available with 30 - 100 10" x8" images

2010 Prices:                                                                                                                                                                                                                     30 page £180                                                                                                                                                                                                                       40 page £210                                                                                                                                                                                                                      50 page £240                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Larger Albums priced on application.  

What's next and what's included?

An appointment will be made to meet with Chris Bates in Leamington Spa where he will listen and advise.  There is no obligation at this point. Should you choose Chris Bates as your Wedding Photographer, simply fill out an order form and pay a £100 deposit to secure your date. Chris Bates will meet with you again approx 1 month prior to the Wedding date to re-fresh and finalise your Photography requirements. On the day of your Wedding, full coverage will be provided to your selected option and your high resolution discs will be posted to you asap. Should you require prints, Chris Bates will discuss layouts, sizes, digital enhancement etc, providing full advice. Wedding Albums purchased through Chris Bates will be delivered by hand. If you supply your own album, your high Quality Photographs will be sent by recorded delivery or delivered by hand. Prices are inclusive of Travel Expenses etc. There are no hidden extras!

Booking and Payment Details:                                                                                                                                                                                      A £100 deposit will secure your booking and the balance of your option is payable 1 month prior to the Wedding day. Photograph orders will be invoiced upon delivery. Due to the nature of advanced bookings, the deposit is non refundable.

Please contact Chris Bates for friendly, informal, professional advice with no obligation.