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Photography Guidelines

Guidelines for Photographers & Videographers

Please review the following guidelines carefully before your arrival at Meredith Manor.
Vendors
Guidelines
You have been contacted because a couple has reserved their wedding at our venue and the management of Meredith Manor would like to convey the following guidelines. These will coordinate this event with your company, our venue and any other vendors involved. As professionals, we ask for your full cooperation while at Meredith Manor. Upon contracting the couple and prior to coming to the venue, please provide Meredith Manor with a certificate of insurance (COI) naming Meredith Manor as additionally insured. You can email it to the couple that you are photographing at Meredith Manor.
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Prior to the Ceremony

The couple has been given a specific arrival time of 3 hours prior to the ceremony time. They should be letting you know what time that is so that this is not an issue. There are additional fees charged for their coming in earlier than the agreed upon and allotted arrival time — so we would please ask that the photographer/videographer not tell them other times to arrive.

If your company has not been here before, you may arrive earlier the day of to scout the grounds, or make an appointment in advance of the wedding day to plan out the picture areas.

The couple, bridal party, and the parents must be inside the Historic Barn and out of contact with guests — thirty minutes prior to the ceremony starting. The couples have been made aware of this and we will be reminding them at that time.

Prior to the ceremony, when the bridal party is outside for pictures, they are not to go past the bronze metal gazebo at our "overlook" and down the driveway for pictures — this causes major problems with arriving traffic. The fenced-in yard of the house on the south side of the property is off limits. Please ask if you're not sure about any of the boundaries.

Our management will show you where you can store your gear, have your meal and answer any other questions. Please use them as your contact person after meeting them upon your arrival.

3 hr early arrival 30 min barn rule Stay within boundary
2

During the Ceremony

During the ceremony, please be as unobtrusive as possible at all times.

Do not walk in front of the couple or the attendants, go inside or behind the gazebo, or block the view of the guests.
Stay unobtrusive No gazebo entry Don't block guests
3

After the Ceremony & At the Reception

Following the ceremony and if there is no receiving line, the couple and the bridal party are escorted to their horsd'oeuvre area for Cocktails & Horsd'oeuvres where they can take a 10-minute break away from the guests and then begin picture taking.

Once the guests are cleared from the wedding site into their C/H area, the bridal party can go back out on the grounds for pictures. You will have approximately 45 minutes between the ceremony end time and the time pictures need to be over. A manager will let you know the exact time to keep the event on schedule.

The timing with the DJ and the management for the reception itinerary will be discussed and coordinated with them and any other vendors. The couples have paid for you to have a meal and the vendors are served following the guests.

If you have lights on tripods for flash, etc. that are "unmanned," they must be secured via bungee cords to our wooden beams in the main Country Barn rather than having the tripod legs sticking out. Please ask our management for assistance with the bungee cords.

Please do not take the bride and groom out of the reception area at any time without prior communication with the management and the DJ.

All vendors must vacate the property within 30 minutes after the end time of the event.
10 min couple break 45 min photo window Secure tripod lights Vacate in 30 min
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Have questions? We're happy to help.

Send your COI or reach out to Mimi
before your wedding day visit.

Email Mimi
or
610-469-1700
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