Well hello there! What an exciting time for you as your prepare for your upcoming wedding! I’m super glad that you found me! My name is Christina Hastings, and I’m so grateful to be a professional storyteller who captures memories that will last for generations! I believe that getting to know the couples I work with is the best way to ensure you have a stellar experience (plus I genuinely enjoy making new friends) so I’d love for us to get to know each other!
M y F a m i l y
- I’ve lived in the greater Austin, Texas area my whole life, and I truly love it here.
- Travel is a major love of mine so even if you’re getting married far from Austin, I’m all game for traveling to your wedding!
- I love trying new things. New experiences. New cultures. New food. New photography techniques. New locations. I’m always up for an adventure!
- My family is absolutely priceless, and I love them all to pieces: my wise dad, my
industrious mom, my two hilarious older brothers, my two sweet sisters-in-love, my
energetic nephews, and my scrumptiously adorable niece.
- Jesus is my Rock, and I pray for every couple I photograph.
I’m sure your mind is racing with all that needs to be planned. It’s all very exciting but it can also
be somewhat overwhelming. You’re planning the day that you’ve been anticipating your whole life
and yet you only get one shot at it! By the time you get the hang of it, the planning is over!
My
goal as a wedding photographer is to make this one aspect of the planning process simple.
Photography is more than just images, it’s a real part of your day. Not only do you deserve
beautiful images, you also deserve an amazing photographic experience. When my couples feel
comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera, that results in authentic, beautiful images!
Your
wedding day is an experience from beginning to end and your photography is a huge part of that
experience—shouldn’t it be fun? and enjoyable? and natural? I think so! My goal is to not only
capture memories for my clients, it’s to create an experience that they will never forget.
M Y
P H I L o S O P H Y
One way I ensure that my brides and grooms enjoy the BEST photographic experience
possible is through forming a relationship with my couples. A bride and groom should
connect with their photographer, trust their photographer and be EXCITED about the
whole process!
After booking, I love getting to know my clients through an ENGAGEMENT
SESSION that helps them warm up to the camera so that they are ready to rock on the
wedding day! By the time the wedding day approaches, my clients feel more like friends
and that creates a safe and relaxed environment for photography! Now that you know a little
bit about my philosophy, you can continue reading to find more detailed information about
THE WEDDING EXPERIENCE!
B U I L D I N G A
R E L A T I O N S H I P
Complimentary Engagement Session
Second Photographer
8 Hours of Wedding Day Coverage
High-Resolution, Edited Digital
Images
Online Viewing Gallery
Print Release
60 Miles of Travel for wedding day
60 Miles of Travel for Engagement Shoot
$3395
The Wedding Experience
with 8x8 20 page Legacy Album
$3655
T H e W E d d i n g
E x p e r i e n c e
Upgrade Album size to 12 x 12
Add $150
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Duplicate 8 x 8 parent Albums after first
$240 each
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Additional Coverage
$300 per hour
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Bridal Session
$350
E N H A N C E M E N T S
D E T A I L S
Applicable sales tax will be added to the final total. The sales tax rate for weddings in Texas is 8.25%.
An $800 deposit and signed contract is due to reserve
one’s date.
Travel fees apply for weddings and engagement
shoots located more than 60 miles outside of Austin, Texas.
Contact: christina@christinahastings.com
I believe in touching photos. And by that, I mean both definitions of the word “touching.” As in both emotionally rich photos as well as literally being able to touch, hold, and feel your photographs. I believe there’s something magical about curling up together on the sofa and leafing through pages of a
leather-bound album filled with memories of the best day of your life.
Relive it cuddled under a warm blanket together.
Relive it when you’re home by yourself, and you miss him while he’s traveling.
Relive it with your friends when they come over for dinner and you’re chatting around the coffee table in your living room.
Relive it with your mom by giving her a parent album of her own as a special birthday, Christmas, or Mother’s Day present.
Relive it with your children some day when they ask you about what your wedding day was like.
Relive it with your granddaughter as she sits on your knee and begs you to pull out “Gramma and Grampas's wedding book" again.
Why Invest In a
Legacy Album?
I believe in wedding albums becoming family treasures, and because of that I believe in investing in high-quality, well-built albums that feel amazing in your hands and are made to last.
I offer a complimentary engagement session to every couple I work with because in addition to providing you with beautiful images, it gives us an opportunity to get to know each other, lets you become comfortable with my shooting style, and teaches you how to pose, model, and interact so that you’re naturals on wedding day and don’t need quite as much instruction from me! It is an optional, complimentary gift so if you choose not to do it, this won’t affect the overall price. Shoots are typically about 90 minutes long, and I’ll deliver an online gallery of downloadable images about three to four weeks after the shoot.
I average 75-100 images per hour that I’m shooting a
wedding, and will deliver your high-resolution images via an online gallery around 45-50 days after your wedding. You will have the ability to print, share and download your images as much as you want. I believe in freely sharing photos because that is what I would want if I were in your shoes!
I love being both interactive and discreet throughout
the wedding day. During portrait time you can trust me to
guide everything in order to get through all of the photos
while staying on schedule. There will also be moments
when you shouldn’t even know that I’m there such as
during the ceremony, dances, toasts, etc. I’m a storyteller
so I try to capture real, emotional moments, but I also
know how to bring out the best in people too.
Once I have answered any questions you may have and
you have decided that the Christina Hastings Photography
Wedding Experience is exactly what you’re looking for, the
next step is the contract that I will email you to print and
sign. You can either mail it, or scan and email it to me.
The $800 deposit can be made online through ZellePay or
you can mail me a check. Then your date will be secured
and you’ll be an official “Christina Couple”!
E N G A G E M E N T S
D I G I T A L F I L E s
S H O O T I N G S T Y L E
B O O K I N G
I’m so glad and so honored that you contacted me! Enjoy this season of engagement and get excited about your BIG DAY because it’s going to be fabulous! Plan and prepare but just remember that at the end of the day, you’re marrying the love of your life and that’s what really matters. Congratulations on your engagement, and I look forward to hearing from you!
