Terms and Conditions

We are excited that you have chosen EVOKE to photograph / videotape your upcoming wedding. We intend to take great care of you. Should you ever feel that we are not meeting your expectations, please let us know. We will do all that we can to accommodate your request. The most important thing to us is to make you happy….Really. The completion of this web form constitutes an agreement, between EVOKE Photography & Video, Inc, hereby referred to as “EVOKE” and client for wedding photographs/video to be taken at the stated date(s) and time(s) and location(s) which will be outlined in a contract. For this reason, if the client chooses to cancel the event anytime between the “First Payment Date” and/on event date all payments are non-refundable. All Portrait Sessions are 1 hour long and scheduled on Monday thru Friday during business hours for studio and vary according to lighting for locations sessions. Some locations (i.e. Galveston, Conroe) will have travel fees and scheduling limitations. 100% of total package and/or added services are due prior to event date. The order or any portion of the order shall not be given to the client until client’s balance is paid in full. Any payments made past due date may incur late fees. Any unredeemed album, reprint credit, package contents or services will expire for redemption one year after the wedding date and are not eligible for a monetary refund. Bridal & Engagement Sessions are generally one hour long. Based on availability, overtime for a Session is $75/hr if needed. Overtime Photography Coverage on the day of the event is $175/hr if needed. The sale is considered to be final and non-refundable once the photographs and/or video are taken into client’s private possession. Clients are encouraged to view photographs and/or video prior to departure. Client hereby grants EVOKE carte blanche (sole discretion) with respect to all services rendered in conjunction with this agreement including but not limited to photography /video services, wedding album design, and video editing. Although EVOKE will make the best attempt possible to capture all of your desired wedding photographs/video, no specific event is ever guaranteed to be captured or captured in its entirety. Client is not guaranteed to receive “requested photographer and/or videographer” on event date. EVOKE reserves the right to substitute “requested photographer and/or videographer” with a photographer and/or videographer of our selection, for any reason at our discretion. If something occurred at the wedding that the Client does not want to appear on the videotape / wedding album, Client must instruct EVOKE in writing within seven days preceding the event date. Any editing changes to the wedding video must be requested in writing within five days of delivery of DVD(s). After six days from delivery, the Studio is not liable for any change request or errors. Video editing errors made by EVOKE are corrected at no charge (i.e spelling, technical errors). Changes that are not the result of errors will be made at a rate of $135 per hour for editing labor and duplication fees. Allow an additional 10-12 weeks for reedits. Additional images added to the wedding album above the contracted amount stated on this contract will be billed at $15 per image. It is understood that EVOKE is the exclusive official photographer / videographer retained to perform the services requested on this contract. All photography images and video footage remain the exclusive property of EVOKE. In signing this contract, Client is acting as an agent for all persons in attendance at the event and grants EVOKE all rights, included but not limited to: display, broadcast, exhibition, promotion, and advertising use of all images / video produced under this contract without notice or compensation to client or any person at the event. Client additionally agrees to provide general notice to all guests and service providers that the event will be photographed / videotaped. With this notice, and by virtue of their attendance, all guests and service providers acknowledge and give EVOKE permission for the use of their images / video for reasons outlined above. Furthermore EVOKE warrants that the Client has retained the legal rights to anything EVOKE will videotape / photograph including photos, audio, music and any other elements used at the Client’s event. Client agrees to indemnify and hold the Studio harmless for any loss, damage, or liability for infringement of any rights arising from the use of photos or video. Client assumes all responsibility for obtaining any necessary permission, clearance permits, access to, hook up fees and admission which may be required to photography / video the event. One week after delivery of your video, the original / edited footage and any associated digital media created as a result of this contract will be erased permanently from all storage devices. Two years after the event date, photography originals and edited images / albums or any associated digital media created as a result of this contract, will be permanently deleted from all digital storage devices. Client retains the right to purchase photography originals at the current rate for a period of two years following the event date stated on this agreement. In such an event, EVOKE will still maintain the promotional rights outlined in the “Exclusive Rights” section of this contract. In the unlikely event that EVOKE cannot perform, present to this agreement for any reason, including but not limited to camera / video camera malfunction, post production mistakes or disaster, no show at event, or any other reason, EVOKE shall return the paid portion of the contract to the Client but shall have no further liability with respect to the agreement. In no situation will EVOKE be held financial liability in excess of contract amount. Additionally, this agreement is subject to binding arbitration. In the event of a dispute between the parties relating to this agreement, the parties or their representatives will meet promptly to resolve the dispute amicably. Neither party shall have the right to bring the suit to court. This agreement incorporates the entire understanding of the parties. Client stipulates that they did not rely on anything other than the wording of this contract to enter into this binding agreement. Any modifications of this agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties. EVOKE makes no warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to the work or property that is the subject matter of this contract.