BOOKING
For all regular sessions, a 50% non-fundable session retainer is required to book and hold the date for your session and serves as a cancellation fee. However, the fee can be credited towards a future session. The remaining balance is due thirty (30) days before the session date.
For corporate events and concerts, a 50% event retainer is due immediately to book and hold the date of your event and serves as a cancellation fee. Thereafter, half of the remaining balance is due three (3) months before the date of the event and the final balance is due one (1) month before the date of the event.
PAYMENT
All retainer fees, 50% of full package negotiated, must be paid immediately to officially book a session and other packages. Payments can be paid via money order, certified check, PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, or AMEX. If paying by certified check, checks must be cleared and any unclear check or if a bank denies the charge, a service fee of $50 will be assessed to cover bank fees plus whatever balance is due must be paid by cash. If payments are not made, a 2% interest fee will be charged per month until payment is made. Please note, if paying retainer fees by certified check, it must clear prior to reserving and booking a session date.
CANCELLATION POLICY
For regular sessions, client forfeits their session retainer and the 50% paid to book the session date will act as a cancellation fee. As previously stated, the fee can be credited towards a future session if the client reschedules the appointment by calling 72 hours prior to the date of session and re-booking at an agreeable date and time.
For corporate events and concerts, if for any reason the Client cancels before the date, Elle Blanche Photography will keep the event retainer fee paid to hold the event date as a cancellation fee. Cancellation must be made in writing, signed by the contracted parties, and sent via Certified Mail by the United States Post Office. However, if the client wishes to change the event date, we will do our best to accommodate and no cancellation fee will be charged if the new date is available and within five months of the original event date. Otherwise the new date will be subject to current rates if applicable. If we are not available for the new date, the original contract will be cancelled and subject to the cancellation policy.
If Elle Blanche Photography cannot perform this Contract due to fire or other casualty, strike, act of God, or other cause beyond the control of the parties, or due to photographer’s illness or emergency, then the photographer shall return the retainer fee to the Client but shall have no further liability with respect to the Contract. This limitation on liability shall also apply if photographic materials are damaged in processing, lost through camera or other media malfunction, lost in the mail, or otherwise lost or damaged without fault on the part of the photographer. In the event Elle Blanche Photography fails to perform for any other reason, Elle Blanche Photography shall not be liable for any amount more than all monies paid.