Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Website currently under construction & down...

So sorry folks! My website is currently undergoing construction, and will not be back up until the start of the New Year. Feel free to email me (info@danettekennethphotography.net) for any questions you may have, or to book a session, wedding, or other portraits.

May you and your family have a Merry Christmas and blessings for a prosperous New Year 2014!!!

Wednesday, April 3, 2013



Check out our new pricing guide and Weddings Tab! We've got some new price changes for 2013! Check the Wedding price packages below, and then head on over to the website for more details!

Ultimate Wedding Magic - $2000 (Becoming VERY popular!!!!)
Full day of continuous wedding day coverage
High-resolution images on a disc, with print release
$125 print credit
Your choice of either: 2 – 5x5 Coffee table books or 1 – 10x10 Coffee table album
1 – 11x14 print of your choice image
Free Engagement session
Wallet-sized photo of your choice, from the engagement session, for every Wedding guest (up to a maximum of 500)
1-hour Boudoir session
Certificate for maternity session
Travel expenses: Any travel outside a 30 mile radius of my location is an additional 65c per mile (overnight stays may be required & charged to client, if travel is required over 200 miles).
A non-refundable down payment is due at time of booking to reserve your spot. This is half the total cost. The remainder is due the week of the wedding. Please allow at a max, 8-12 weeks for your pictures to be delivered.

Wedding Magic - $1500
Up to 12 hours of continuous wedding day coverage
High-resolution images on a disc, with print release
$100 print credit
A 5x5 Coffee table book
1 - 11x14 print of your choice image
Travel expenses: Any travel outside a 30 mile radius of my location is an additional 65c per mile (overnight stays may be required & charged to client, if travel is required over 200 miles).
A non-refundable down payment is due at time of booking to reserve your spot. This is half the total cost. The remainder is due the week of the wedding. Please allow at a max, 8-12 weeks for your pictures to be delivered.

The Vows - $1000
5 hours of continuous wedding day coverage
High-resolution images on disc, with print release.
$75 print credit
1 – 11x14 print of your choice image
Travel expenses: Any travel outside a 30 mile radius of my location is an additional 65c per mile (overnight stays may be required & charged to client, if travel is required over 200 miles).
Half the final package cost (including any travel costs) is considered the down payment and is required at the time of booking (this is non-refundable). Remainder cost of package is due the week of the wedding.
Please allow 8-12 weeks for your pictures to be delivered.

The Kiss - $500
3 hours of continuous wedding day coverage
$50 print credit
1 – 11x14 print of your choice image
Travel expenses: Any travel outside a 30 mile radius of my location is an additional 65c per mile (overnight stays may be required & charged to client, if travel is required over 200 miles).
Half the final package cost (including any travel costs) is considered the down payment and is required at the time of booking (this is non-refundable). Remainder cost of package is due one week prior to your wedding date.
Please allow 8-12 weeks for your pictures to be delivered.

The Promise (Engagement portraits) - $300
$50 print credit
2 hours of shooting
Photo disc of 20 images with a print release
A non-refundable down payment is due at time of booking to reserve your spot. This is half the total cost. The remainder is due before picture disc is mailed out.
NOTE: Engagement picture session is free, when the "Ultimate Wedding Magic" package is purchased!
Please allow at a max, 4-6 weeks for your pictures to be delivered.

The Night Before (Wedding Rehearsal pictures) - $200
Up to two (2) hours of shooting
$50 print credit
Travel expenses: Any travel outside a 30 mile radius of my location is an additional 60c per mile (overnight stays may be required & charged to client, if travel is required over 200 miles).
A non-refundable down payment is due at time of booking to reserve your spot. This is half the total cost. The remainder is due the week of the wedding.
Please allow 8-12 weeks for your pictures to be delivered.

After the Honeymoon (Trash the Dress session) - $300
$50 print credit
2 hours of shooting at a location of your choice
Photo disc of 20 images with a print release
A non-refundable down payment is due at time of booking to reserve your spot. This is half the total cost. The remainder is due before picture disc is mailed out.
Please allow at a max, 4-6 weeks for your pictures to be delivered.

Additional Wedding Information
Want Engagement photos? Add a session onto your package for $150.
Interested in “Trashing your Wedding Dress”? Add it onto your package for $150.
Complete set of 100 untouched 4x6 proof prints $100
Coffee table books:
Add a 5x5 Coffee table book for $100
Add a 10x10 Coffee table album for $200
Need a special gift for your groom? Add the Eye Candy package for just $150.
Do you need additional coverage than what your package calls for? Add on $50/per every half-hour of coverage. This will be billed under a separate invoice, if not ordered at the time of the package. Invoice should be paid in full before images are ordered.
A second photographer is available upon request with advance notice of at least three months and will be included in your quote.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

It's Wedding Season! {Wirtz-Utsler}


It's Wedding Season - summertime, perfect for weddings!

Featuring pictures from the {Wirtz-Utsler Wedding}










Monday, June 6, 2011

Tips for your Wedding Day: Wedding Gifts

Brides and Grooms out there, beware of the suspicious guest(s) at your reception!

What's becoming a highly popular subject with thieves - stealing wedding gifts - it's on the rise, and YOUR WEDDING could be their next target!!!

Though it's unpleasant to think you're vulnerable at your own reception, the reality is that a wedding crasher or staff member can all-too-easily get away with stealing your gifts when everyone else is distracted and having fun.

Sad to say, this happened at my own wedding. We had cards and gifts stolen, that totalled up to being over $1200 missing and gone. :(

Prevention tips - my top 3 suggestions, followed by other tips:

1) Create an Online Registry: Have the presents sent directly to your house. The BEST way to prevent your gifts being stolen, is to get the word out and about that you prefer gifts to be sent/delivered to your home, or your parents' home(s).

2) Place your Gift table far away from any exits: It may seem out of place, but I suggest to place it near your cake table - somewhere where it'll be closely watched! This also makes it more difficult for someone to walk up and steal the gifts!

3) Hire Security: If you are expecting 200+ guests to attend your reception, or you are having it in a high-traffic place, take into consideration to hire a Security guard. This will prevent possibly theft, and he's also there to help control those rowdy drinkers, that may decide that your reception should be a drunk-fest! :(

Other tips:

A) You can forgo having a gift table all together. Make sure to make note of this in your invites - that guests may either hand their cards directly to you (at reception), or mail their cards/gifts to your home, or noted address.

B) Ask a close friend or relative to be the gift attendant, and make sure they do their job, by placing all gifts in a secure locked room, or trunk of car, distant from the reception.

C) Consider buying Wedding Insurance. This will cover, should any gifts get stolen - but make sure to report your stolen wedding gifts immediately!!! (This was something we didn't do, because we didn't open up all our gifts until after a couple days after our wedding!).

D) Open your gifts at the end of the reception. Make note of this in your invitations, that you'll be having a gift opening after all the celebrating - invite guests to stay for the fun!

And should you spot a wedding crasher/thief, make sure you're not nicey-nicey to them. Alert family members to keep an eye on them, have someone tell them to leave and/or call the police.


If this happens to you, please report it to the authorities IMMEDIATELY. Unfortunately, we didn't do this, but wish we would have! Contact the reception site manager to see if they found any gifts and/or if their security camera system (if any) picked up any unusal looking guests.

The toughest part will be when you're about to send out Thank You notes to your guests. It will be hard to explain the situation to them, not knowing if they got a gift for you/what they purchased for you. Send handwritten notes to each one of them, thanking them for their attendance at your wedding and helping to share the joy with you both. We found this part to be extremely hard for us. Be prepared to answer plenty of questions, should you both decide that you want to tell your guests about the situation.



Sunday, May 22, 2011

All the Lovey Dovey stuff (WEDDINGS)

I've been so fortunate to start shooting weddings and celebrations of the sort. I love being in the mix of all that lovey dovey stuff. The smiles, the tears, a hug or two and lots of laughter. What a joyous celebration it is, when two people come together, join hands and become one working unit!

Here's a few of my favorite shots from the recent wedding of Nicole and Ray Iliff (Cedar Falls, Iowa):







Saturday, April 9, 2011

Easter Basket Special

Celebrate Springtime, with our Easter Basket Special!

Here's what you get:

(2) 8x10; (3) 5x7; (4) 4x6 and (1) sheet of wallets
Plus, (2) photo magnets for your fridge, locker or wherever!

Available to purchase with the above special:
Image disc with your shots taken, including a print release - normally $50, special $30!