Do we get all the raw photos as well as the edited ones?

trust me you dont want the RAW photos haha. RAW photos are taken rather than JPEGS to allow for a professional level of editing when needed without losing data (resolution). RAW photos are very large file sizes and most normal phones/laptops/computers cant open them. The RAW files are processed first to tweak the lighting and crops to ensure all skintones and features of the sky and foreground are all detailed and clear. RAW files are also generally darker than ideal to allow for the editing process. Im sure you would be welcome to have them but you wont use them. Your photographer will edit all the photos for you then if extra editing is needed you can ask. If you book a professional experienced photogrpaher they will ensure all your RAW's are backed up for you anyway, just in case you ask for some type of extra editing in future. Sometimes my couples ask a few years later to remove a person..... musta been a friendship breakup.... haha anyway hope that helps! 

This is a great question, it depends on the photographer you have chosen. Some photographers may allow you to see the RAW files and pick the photographs you would like edited or they will select the photos for you. I personally run my pre-wedding consultation calls with my clients so that I can see if our artistic styles vibe. If you like the creative choices of the photographer when viewing their portfolio then I imagine you will love the photos! Personally, I prefer to retouch all of my photographs that I give to my clients to give them the extra wow factor when they see them for the first time! 

I don’t provide Raw images ever as I need to make the edits very special and it reflects quality 

Thats a big NO... and the reason why is - a raw file is not my finished photograph, taking a photograph is the easy part, but the editing process is where the magic begins..

I like to give you all the shots edited in very high res. 

If there is a special request I will try to make it happen. 
I shoot in good light to have minimal editing and to have a beautiful timeless film looking result. 

Most professional photographers will retain all copyright and artistic license over their images, so wont give you their RAWs. You are paying them for their professional expertise to edit your photographs - so that's what you get provided with professionally edited JPGs.

I explain it to my couples in this way, that in the "olden days" we took images on film and then developed them in a dark room, now we take digital RAWs that get developed in LIghtroom or Photoshop! RAW images can be flat and a bit dull to look at - that's why professional photographers have to do post processing to produce the gorgeous photographs that will grace your wedding album or walls of your home.

Hope this helps. Karen

From me personally, you will receive all high resolution, print ready, digitally edited images from the day. You won't need to pick which ones get edited.

I do not provide RAWs simplay because:

1. You will be unable to use this file type anyways (they're not the same as a picture format).

2. The editing is what shows you my style and my business. It's also a reputation. If I was to hand over RAWs and have someone else choose to re-edit, it can be detrimental. 

3. You pick a wedding photographer not just on their style of photography, but also on their style of editing the images once captured.

I provide unlimted images from the day. I do not pick a limited number:

1. This takes too long for me to do, and I always end up with more favourites i'd rather keep lol

2. My favourites may not be your favourites. I'd rather let you as the couple pick your own favourites. This goes for albums and prints also. I personally only provide unlimited digitals. I like to let you choose which ones you want printed up.

3. On a standard wedding day, usually 5-8 hours, you can end up with 1000-4000 images captued throughout that day. On average, you will receive 2/3s of this.

Please view the  original RAW photo files as being like the canvas on which a photographer then creates their art. It feels like a really naked experience sharing any RAW files, and every photographer is creating their own expression of art through their own work. Not all photos make it to the final cut for various reasons, and we only want you to have the best.

If a photographer were to hand over their RAWS, they could be edited in ways that aren't authentic to that photographer, and not be a true representation of their work, therefore 99% of photographers will decline any request for the RAW images, and only provide their edited files and work.

Most professional photographers don't provide raw files to their client.

If you want raw files from your photographer, it normally implies there is something about the photographer's finished product that you don't like, and you should have a conversation with your photographer about your concerns. 

Absoloutely, every image is fulled edited and you get them in B&W as well as the high resolution colour version. All the highlight images 60 or 80 (package dependant) Also have additional filtering to really make them pop.