Ask if outside photographers are allowed
Some resorts and planners include a house photographer, or they limit outside vendors. Ask, in writing, whether you may bring Bella Vita for photography, for film, or for both. Ask it before you pay a venue deposit.
Ask about access, including the day before
The team arrives before the wedding to scout the ceremony and portrait places. Ask whether they can walk the site the day before, where they can leave equipment, and how early they can enter on the wedding morning. A resort that allows photographs but not an early load-in changes the timeline.
Ask about fees
Ask whether the venue charges an outside-vendor fee, a meal for vendors, or a permit for a drone. Get the amount and who pays it. Do not assume a fee from another resort applies to yours.
Ask where cameras can stand
Ask where a photographer can be during the ceremony without blocking guests, and where a film camera can stay for the length of the service. If the ceremony is on a beach, a lawn, or a terrace, ask which of those places are actually reserved for you.
Send the answers with your inquiry
When you write to Bella Vita, include the venue’s answers on outside vendors, access, and fees. That is what the quote is based on, together with your date and the events you want covered.
Have a venue in mind?
Share the destination venue and what they have already told you about outside photographers. We’ll say whether we can be there.
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