About

My name is Dawn McNally and I have a non-traditional, candid approach to my wedding photography. When photographing a wedding, I shoot a combination of candids, posed candids, traditional formal shots and fun pictures.

I stay until the end of your reception because I do not think that you should feel rushed or that any professional you hire should have control of your wedding day. Your wedding should be on your schedule, not your photographer’s.

I have worked all over the Carolinas in the past 11 years with a concentration on the Huntersville, Concord and Charlotte area of North Carolina, as well as Rock Hill, Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina. My rates are extremely reasonable and my results are unique, eye-catching, and memorable.

 Package Includes:

No hour limit ~ I will arrive 1-1/2 to 2 hours prior to ceremony and stay until whenever you want ~ never an “overtime charge”. Additional charge applies if you request photographer arrive earlier than 2 hours prior to the ceremony.

No site limit

ALL proofs in a proof album ~ average (but not limited to) 350-450 proofs

3 sets of customized high resolution CDs containing all of your wedding images ~ this gives you a set, as well as a set of CDs for the parents

ALL COPYRIGHTS! This enables you to have complete control and freedom of your images, as well as the benefit of extremely inexpensive prints and enlargements at wholesale prices

3~8×10 enlargements of your choice, created to your specifications (black and white, sepia, parts in color, etc.).

Your proof album will contain color pictures as well as several that I will turn black and white and/or sepia. I also spend hours doing photoshop work to your images (cropping, brightening), as well as adding in some effects, so you have more variety in your album. When this is done, the original color version will still remain intact and all of these pictures will be put on your custom CDs as well.

* Extensive photoshop work, such as removal of facial imperfections, taking objects out of your pictures, etc., is not included in my price.

Philosophy and Details:

I do not charge overtime, and I would never book another job on your wedding day. My job is to document your day ~ however long that is, and however many pictures that calls for.  I don’t believe a photographer should put a limit on the number of photographs that are taken for an event as important and unpredictable as a wedding. My focus is making sure you get great wedding pictures.

My pictures are not copyrighted. This enables my customers to get extremely inexpensive prints and allows me to concentrate on being a photographer, not a salesperson.

Every job I book, I shoot.  I would never send an “assistant” to shoot your wedding. I do charge travel fees for travel over 1 hour from my location (Lake Wylie/South Charlotte area) and these travel fees vary based on circumstances (if hotel is needed, etc.).

I book on a “monthly capacity” basis. This is the maximum number of weddings that I am able to shoot per month while maintaining the ability to provide quality work on your images, as well as great customer service for my couples. Enjoying my job and customers is more important to me than how much income I can squeeze into a month! This means that even if I have your particular date available, I will not accept the contract if I have already reached that particular month’s capacity of bookings. The Charlotte area has many Friday and Sunday weddings as well as Saturday, so certain months can fill up quickly!