T&C

Terms and Conditions

Booking and Payment Terms

The booking becomes binding upon acceptance of the quote and payment of a deposit amounting to 30% of the total fee. By paying the deposit, you secure your wedding date and agree to these Terms and Conditions.

The remaining balance must be paid in full no later than 14 days before the wedding. Earlier payment is possible at any time, either as a lump sum or in several instalments.

In the event of late payment, the photographer is entitled to make the provision of her services conditional on full payment, or to deliver already completed images only once full payment has been received.

Scope of Services and Description

The couple chooses one of the available photo packages, each of which includes a set number of hours. In the planning form, the couple indicates the desired start and end time of the photographic coverage.

The packages include an estimated number of fully edited photos. The actual number may vary depending on the schedule, duration and events of the wedding day. The stated number therefore does not constitute a claim to a specific minimum number of images.

The photographer selects the images based on her professional expertise, experience and artistic judgement. The selected images are edited in the style of the photographer’s portfolio. The look of the images is natural, timeless and authentic. Extensive beauty, skin or face retouching is not part of the service. Once the final edited images have been delivered, the photographer’s service is considered fulfilled; subsequent change requests or further editing are not part of the assignment. The couple acknowledges that neither raw files (RAW files) nor unedited images will be handed over.

Special image requests, such as a couple’s shoot, a first look, group photos or specific moments during the ceremony, are communicated to the photographer via the planning form. The photographer will do her best to accommodate these requests. However, due to the timing of the day, local conditions and requirements set by registrars, clergy or venues, their implementation cannot be guaranteed in every case.

Changes to the Services

The photographer is booked for the time period agreed in the planning form. Additional hours can be booked on site by arrangement and will be charged at the price per additional hour stated in the quote.

Delivery of the Photos

A small selection of the edited images will be made available to you shortly after the wedding as a sneak peek in a private online gallery.

The complete gallery with the fully edited images will be provided within 4–6 weeks after the wedding. The images are delivered as JPG files in high resolution and print quality in a password-protected, private online gallery. The gallery allows the images to be downloaded in high quality and can be shared with family and guests. The online gallery remains available for 90 days from the date it is made available. We recommend downloading and saving the images locally within the 90 days; after that period, there is no guarantee of continued availability.

Image Rights and Usage Rights

The copyright to all images created by the photographer remains with the photographer at all times.

By booking, you grant the photographer the right to use and publish the images created at the wedding for self-promotion on her own website, on her social media channels, in blogs, on business cards and for competitions.

The photographer respects the couple’s privacy. If you do not want individual images to be used publicly, you can notify the photographer in writing at any time (email is sufficient). Images that have already been published will be removed promptly from the photographer’s own channels at the couple’s request.

Should the photographer wish to use the images commercially beyond this, in particular to sell or license them to third parties, this requires the couple’s explicit written consent.

The above usage rights apply accordingly to images showing wedding guests, provided they were taken as part of the wedding coverage. This includes in particular overview shots in which guests appear as a group from a distance (e.g. the entire outdoor ceremony) and individual persons are not the focus. We ask the couple to briefly inform their guests in advance that photographs will be taken at the wedding.

For images in which individual guests, especially children, are clearly recognisable and the focus of the image, the photographer will always obtain the consent of the couple or the parents before publishing.

The couple has the right to use the images they receive without restriction for private, non-commercial purposes, in particular for printing, for private photo books, and for sharing on their own social media.

Liability

The photographer is liable for damages only in cases of intent or gross negligence.

No liability is accepted for events beyond the photographer’s control, in particular force majeure, official orders, extreme weather conditions or other unforeseeable events.

Should the photographer be unable to provide the agreed service due to illness, accident or force majeure, her associate photographer will step in, working in the same photographic style. Should the associate photographer also be unavailable, the photographer will make every effort to arrange a suitable replacement photographer with a similar style. If no suitable replacement can be found, the photographer’s liability is limited to the full refund of all amounts already paid, including the deposit.

The photographer takes reasonable technical precautions to secure the recordings and has suitable backup equipment available during the photographic coverage. In the unlikely event of a complete or partial loss of the recordings, for example due to a technical defect, theft or other unforeseeable events, liability is limited to the amount paid for the assignment.

Liability for indirect or consequential damages is excluded.

Cancellation by the Client

The client may cancel the booked photography service at any time in writing. In the event of cancellation, the following cancellation fees apply, depending on when the written cancellation is received:

• More than 120 days before the wedding: no further cancellation fee; the deposit remains with the photographer.
• 91–120 days before the wedding: 50% of the agreed total amount.
• 61–90 days before the wedding: 75% of the agreed total amount.
• 60 days or fewer before the wedding: 100% of the agreed total amount.

Payments already made will be credited towards the cancellation fee due. In the event of cancellation, the deposit is retained in every case.

Cancellation by the Photographer

Should the photographer be unable to provide the agreed service for reasons other than those named under “Liability” (illness, accident, force majeure), she will inform the couple in writing as early as possible. In this case, the photographer will endeavour to arrange a suitable replacement photographer with a similar style. If no suitable replacement can be found, or if the couple rejects the replacement, all payments already made, including the deposit, will be refunded in full.

Postponement of the Wedding

Should the wedding have to be postponed due to illness, accident, force majeure or other important reasons, the booked assignment can be transferred to the new wedding date where possible. This requires that the photographer is available on the new date. A postponement is possible once only.

If the new date is not available, the postponement is treated as a cancellation of the original assignment and the cancellation terms set out above apply.

Place of Jurisdiction and Applicable Law

This agreement is governed by Swiss law. The place of jurisdiction is determined by the statutory provisions.

Final Provisions

Amendments or additions to this agreement must be made in writing and require the consent of both parties.

Should individual provisions of this agreement be or become wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.