Thursday, November 19, 2009

Nashville Wedding Planner: Vendor Feature: McCoy Made Photography

I have had the pleasure over the last 3 months to really get to know Mark and Noelle McCoy of McCoy Made (http://www.mccoymade.com). You might remember them from their previous name of McCoy Studio. Their new name and website are very user friendly and I just love their video blog series "Mondays with the McCoy's." In fact, here is the Monday with the McCoy's that we were featured on!




Here are some questions I as
ked the McCoy's in our interview!




1.
Who are you and what do you do?

We are Mark and Noelle McCoy, of MCCOY MADE. We are a husband and wife photography team who travel the globe doing what they love to do, capturing couples uniting themselves in marriage.



  1. What budgets do you work with?

We will try and work with anyone! But, we do have a base starting point that we believe is geared towards the bride who is recession savvy but still wants fabulous imagery. We take on a limited number of weddings per year, therefore ensuring that we work with brides who love our work and who like our personalities!


  1. How many weddings have you been involved in?

So far for 2009 we have shot 25 weddings and we will 5 more this year!



  1. What is one of your strengths in the industry?

Being a husband/wife team, we like to take pride in the fact that we pay just as much attention to the groom as we do the bride! There will always be two perspectives of the same moments, and we can be in two places at once. We have started several new polices for 20

10 here in our studio, one of our favorites is that we will be scheduling your GALLERY PREMIERE within two weeks of your wedding date! So, everything will be completely edited and ready to go shortly after you return from your honeymoon.



  1. What makes you different from other vendors in your category and why should a bride and groom hire you?

The most important difference MCCOY MADE has that no one else has, is us. We take our jobs very seriously, but we love to laugh at ourselves as well. We strive to serve people with our hearts, and keep communication lines open.

Our style is simple but we believe that our images speak volumes. We always take time to get to know our clients so that their gallery can be a personal reflection of who they are. While we cover weddings in a journalistic way, we don’t like to limit ourselves by a “genre” of photography. We are hands off and unobtrusive in our coverage, but we do believe that there is a time for gorgeous casually posed images of the bride and groom and bridal party. We understand that family images are heirlooms that record your family in one of the most important events of your life.


  1. What areas of Middle Tennessee do you service?

We serve all of Middle Tennessee, and beyond! We have captured a bride and groom in Italy, and at the latter part of the year will travel to Guatemala to cover a wedding!


  1. Describe your favorite wedding or special event you have worked with?

This one is hard. I don’t think we’ve worked with a bride and groom that we didn’t fall in love with! Our favorite part of any wedding, is the people. But, if we had to pick just one, it would be a wedding we shot this past summer on a horse farm. The farm was theirs, and the horse drawn buggy the bride arrived to the outdoor ceremony in, was theirs. They all wore cowboy boots, and the groom wore a Stenson hat. All theirs. They were so true to who they are, not a single detail was a forced replica out of the latest magazine. That it made the entire event special (and more fun to be a part of and capture)!



  1. Do you have any money saving tips to offer couples planning a wedding?

Do your homework. Hire a coordinator. One option that we offer, is that a bride can register with us! People can buy gift certificates to be put towards helping the bride and groom purchase their pictures or album after the wedding!


  1. One more last piece of wisdom for the couple…

Always interview people. For photography, knowing that you “click” is important (no pun intended!). You want to get along, and feel comfortable, with your photographer, as they will be with you all day long. Always ask to look at sample wedding albums so you can get a feel for what you’re signing up for.


Thanks Guys! If you are looking for a photographer, definitely give Mark and Noelle a call! They are wonderful and funny people and even better photographers!



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