Booking, payment and delivery: the practical answers
What couples and families usually ask before they book, in one place.
How do I hold a date?
Choose a date in the availability calendar. It is held for you for 72 hours while we talk, and nothing is paid at that point.
What reserves the date?
A signed agreement and the booking payment: 30% of the price for a wedding, 50% for a session. For a wedding, the remaining 70% is paid no later than 30 days before the day; for a session, the rest is paid on the day.
How can I pay?
By bank transfer, by Bizum, or by card through a secure Stripe link that I send with the invoice — your card details go straight to Stripe and I never see them. Cash is accepted when the whole booking is under €1,000, the limit Spanish law sets for cash payments to a business. All prices include 21% VAT.
What if we need to cancel or move the date?
You can cancel free of charge within 14 days of signing, as long as the date is more than 30 days away. A wedding can be moved to a new date once, free of charge, if you ask more than six months before and I am free on the new date. The full terms are in the agreement, which you can read before you book.
And if you cannot come?
If I ever have to cancel, you get back everything you paid, plus an amount equal to your booking payment.
When do we get the photographs?
Within 7 days, in a private online gallery that stays available for 12 months — download everything in that time. You receive high-resolution files without watermarks and the right to print and share them for personal use. I edit every photograph myself; unedited RAW files are not included.
How many photographs?
600 for a full day (10 hours), 400 for a half day (6 hours), 200 for an elopement (2 hours), and 100 for a couple, family, portrait, car or boudoir session. Every one is individually edited.
Is travel included?
Within 100 km of La Herradura, yes. Beyond that, travel is €1 per kilometre, each way, and an overnight stay is agreed in advance. Extra hours on a wedding day are €250 each, if I am free.
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When, where — and how it should feel
Dates go early for May, June and September. Send the date, the place and the feel you have in mind. I usually reply within minutes — at night or during a shoot, first thing the next morning or as soon as I finish.
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