Fiander Foto: Covid-19 & Photography
As we continue to live with Covid-19, my photography clients’ safety is a top priority and with that, I wanted to share some information about how Fiander Foto is being compliant with the guidelines set forth by the CDC, WHO, and the Bermuda Government for Covid-19. We will be continuing our safety measures to help stop and slow the spread of this disease. Within this blog post, I also share a link to our Covid-19 Leniency Policy.
Safety First, Y’all.
As we continue to live with Covid-19, my photography clients’ safety is a top priority and with that, I wanted to share some information about how Fiander Foto is being compliant with the guidelines set forth by the CDC, WHO, and the Bermuda Government for Covid-19. We will be continuing our safety measures to help stop and slow the spread of this disease.
First and foremost: our team is 100% vaccinated and boosted! We know this is a personal decision for everyone to make & respect all of our clients’ choices. For all of us at Fiander Foto, getting the vaccine was the right decision to help protect ourselves, our clients, and those around us.
A healthy distance of 6 feet will be kept during the photo shoot. All are encouraged to use hand sanitizer before, after, and/or during the session. All are encouraged to wear masks during the “in-between” moments of the photo shoot; meaning - when you’re not having your photo taken. For example, we may walk from “point a” to “point b” - which is a good time to pop the mask back on. I typically shake hands with folks at the start of a shoot, although to prevent the spread of germs, I will avoid physical contact with clients and offer a cheerful smile and an “air” high-five. Although things are a little different now, a photoshoot can still be a fun experience and yield beautiful images!
Covid-19 Leniency Policy
As Covid-19 is now a “known” factor, we have adjusted our Covid-19 Leniency Policy accordingly. This Policy is updated on a regular basis; please click “here” to access. Clients are encouraged to review their contract for information on how to reschedule and/or cancel a photo shoot due to Covid-19 should the need arise.
SPRING SALE - Wedding Albums
SALE DATES: MARCH 27 - APRIL 4, 2022
We’re hosting a SPRING SALE on wedding albums purchased á la carte! Save now on either a 14x11 or 10x10 album! These Albums include between 30-40 photos, come with a matching box, and shipping is included within the USA! To read more about our albums, please click “here”.
SALE DATES: MARCH 27 - APRIL 4, 2022
We’re hosting a SPRING SALE on wedding albums purchased á la carte! Save now on either a 14x11 or 10x10 album! These Albums include between 30-40 photos, come with a matching box, and shipping is included within the USA! To read more about our albums, please click “here”.
14x11 = now $75 OFF
10x10 = now $50 OFF
Kindly note: the sale does not pertain to albums purchased as a package.
Happy Holidays - Out of Office
We hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season! We’ll be out of the office during the winter holiday season through Tuesday - January 4. We look forward to responding to your email and inquiries when we return.
We hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season! We’ll be out of the office during the winter holiday season through Tuesday - January 4. We look forward to responding to your email and inquiries when we return.
Photo by the ever-so-talented: Sam Hurd Photography
Holiday Parties: Now Booking - 2021
The Holidays are fast approaching; can you believe it? 2021 has been one heck of a year and I think it’s fair to say: we all deserve a little break… a safe key break - but, a break nonetheless! With that in mind, we’re offering sweet deals on photo packages for Corporate and Private Holiday Parties! Check out our awesome package deals below. If you don’t see a package that suits your party - fear not - we can also create a custom package for you!
The Holidays are fast approaching; can you believe it? 2021 has been one heck of a year and I think it’s fair to say: we all deserve a little break… a safe key break - but, a break nonetheless! With that in mind, we’re offering sweet deals on photo packages for Corporate and Private Holiday Parties! Check out our awesome package deals below. If you don’t see a package that suits your party - fear not - we can also create a custom package for you!
“Three French Hens” Package
3 Hours of Event Photo Coverage - $1900
(Coverage for 3 Hours + the Edited High-Res Files delivered via Online Gallery)
Add On 2 Hours of Photo Booth (PB) - $500
(Two Hours use of the Photo Booth + Images Delivered to Guests’ Cell Phones & Online Gallery of Images)
$2400
“Two Turtle Doves” Package
2 Hours of Event Photo Coverage - $1400
(Coverage for 2 Hours + the Edited High-Res Files delivered via Online Gallery)
Add On 2 Hours of Photo Booth (PB) - $550
(Two Hours use of the Photo Booth + Images Delivered to Guests’ Cell Phones & Online Gallery of Images)
$1950
“Partridge in Pear Tree” Package
1 Hour of Event Photo Coverage - $700
(Coverage for 1 Hour + the Edited High-Res Files delivered via Online Gallery)
Add On 1 Hour of Photo Booth (PB) - $600
(One Hour use of the Photo Booth + Images Delivered to Guests’ Cell Phones & Online Gallery of Images)
$1300
I’d love to hear more about what you have planned for your holiday party! Before selecting a holiday photo package, let’s check out our online Event Client Questionnaire. Please click on the button below to access the Questionnaire:
Wedding: Kristie & Jeremy - Annandale, VA
Happy Anniversary to Kristie & Jeremy!
It’s not everyday you get to photograph your childhood friends’ wedding… and it’s certainly not everyday you get to photograph part of the wedding at your own parents’ house. For this reason, this wedding was an emotional one to capture. Kristie and I - along with her brother, Scott - grew up together. I was either down at their house or they were up at ours. We spent Saturday nights and holidays together, swam on the same teams, fished our neighborhood creek together, terrorized the neighborhood on bicycles together, and got into good-ole fashion mischief together.
Who doesn’t love a “homegrown wedding?”
It’s not everyday you get to photograph your childhood friends’ wedding… and it’s certainly not everyday you get to photograph part of the wedding at your own parents’ house. For this reason, this wedding was an emotional one to capture. Kristie and I - along with her brother, Scott - grew up together. I was either down at their house or they were up at ours. We spent Saturday nights and holidays together, swam on the same teams, fished our neighborhood creek together, terrorized the neighborhood on bicycles together, and got into good-ole fashion mischief together.
When Kristie introduced us to Jeremy - I knew he was the right guy for her. After courting each other for a few years (and with a pandemic raging), they decided it was time to tie the knot. For reasons important to the bride and groom - their wedding date could not wait! For any couple who planned a 2020 wedding (and actually got married in 2020) - I think it’s fair to say that the couple’s decision to wed was not taken lightly.
Oddly enough, when I first heard of Kristie’s wedding, I already had a plane ticket in hand because I was flying home to help my folks with a “family matter”. It seemed “fate” had two reasons to bring me back in good ole Northern Virginia; one to assist my folks and two - to capture Kristie’s special day. Within a matter of weeks, Kristie and Jeremy planned a Micro “Covid Safe” Wedding; taking every precaution reasonably possible. The ceremony was held at Green Spring Gardens in our hometown of Annadale, Virginia.
Photo: Fiander Foto | Venue: Green Spring Gardens
Bride’s Dress: BHLDN | Guitar: Joe Fiander |
Content: Yoga Instructor - Akilah
I had a wonderful time working with Akilah on this photo shoot! I’ve tried yoga a handful of times, although after photographing Akilah - she made me want to jump right back into the practice. While her career started in the field of law, she left her desk-job to pursue a new path. As we walked around Coney Island and Ferry Reach, she told me her backstory and goals for her newly founded yoga instructor position. To learn more about her business, please check out her website.
I had a wonderful time working with Akilah on this photo shoot! I’ve tried yoga a handful of times, although after photographing Akilah - she made me want to jump right back into the practice. While her career started in the field of law, she left her desk-job to pursue a new path. As we walked around Coney Island and Ferry Reach, she told me her backstory and goals for her newly founded yoga instructor position. To learn more about her business, please check out her website.
Maternity: J & M - St. Regis, Bermuda
Y’all. There are some amazing coconut palm trees at the St. Regis. Let’s go check ‘em out!
I met up with Jenny and Mark at Bermuda’s newest hotel - the one and only St. Regis - to capture their babymoon and celebrate the upcoming arrival of their daughter. We had blast during the photo shoot! Not only did we create amazing images but we also formed a friendship - which is always the best part of my job! I look forward to their return as a family of three in the near future!
Y’all. There are some amazing coconut palm trees at the St. Regis. Let’s go check ‘em out!
I met up with Jenny and Mark at Bermuda’s newest hotel - the one and only St. Regis - to capture their babymoon and celebrate the upcoming arrival of their daughter. We had blast during the photo shoot! Not only did we create amazing images but we also formed a friendship - which is always the best part of my job! I look forward to their return as a family of three in the near future!
Wedding: M & C - Private Home, Bermuda
Who doesn’t love a backyard wedding? Furthermore, who doesn’t love a backyard wedding with a gorgeous water view on Memorial Day Weekend?! I first met Maddy - the founder and owner of Novah Swimwear - and Caleb at a New Years’ Eve Party at The Loren Resort, where Jim and I were working the photo booth. In the Fall of 2020, they reached out about wedding photography! Finally, the day came when Maddy & Caleb said “I do” at her parents’ house in Bermuda. Days after the wedding, the couple hosted an amazing wedding celebration on The Zara.
Who doesn’t love a backyard wedding? Furthermore, who doesn’t love a backyard wedding with a gorgeous water view on Memorial Day Weekend?! I first met Maddy - the founder and owner of Novah Swimwear - and Caleb at a New Years’ Eve Party at The Loren Resort, where Jim and I were working the photo booth. In the Fall of 2020, they reached out about wedding photography! Finally, the day came when Maddy & Caleb said “I do” at her parents’ house in Bermuda. Days after the wedding, the couple hosted an amazing wedding celebration on The Zara.
Photography: Fiander Foto
Decor: Class Act Designs | Florals: Flowers by GIMI
Catering: Take Five Ltd. | Bar Tenders: Blind Pig Bermuda
Wedding: K & B - Chanler at Cliff Walk - Newport, RI
Spring is the perfect time of year for daffodils, rabbits, and weddings in Rhode Island! Kayleigh and Brian tied the knot at The Chanler at Cliff Walk just as all the florals in Newport were bursting!
I first began working with K & B in May of 2019, while I was in Scotland photographing a wedding. Despite the time-zone difference, my initial phone call with Kayleigh was about two hours long; it felt as though I was speaking with an old friend who was planning her wedding. They came to Bermuda for a pre-planning trip and we scheduled an engagement session - that they nailed! Wedding plans were moving along “swimmingly” and then - Covid. Like so many other couples, Kayleigh and Brian held out hope that their April 2020 wedding in Bermuda would occur, although we know how that story went. So… K & B re-planned their wedding - not once, not twice, but three times; finally, moving the wedding from Bermuda to Rhode Island. So - off I went to join K & B in New England with my luggage, camera gear, my mom - aka my trusty travel companion to assist while Jim stayed home with our cats! K & B’s spring time New England wedding was magical - from the daffodils in bloom to the weather - the day could simply not be beat!
There are some couples you have the opportunity of working with who magically - become life-long friends. I can easily say this of Kayleigh & Brian. Many congrats to Kayleigh & Brian on this special time in their lives! Thank you both for allowing me to be a part of it!
Photographer: Fiander Foto | Venues: The Viking Hotel & The Chanler at Cliff Walk
Bride’s Dress: Maggie Sottero’s “McKenzie” | Bride’s Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Dresss: 3 Graces’ Bridal | Tuxes: Jos. A. Banks | Dinner Jacket: Ralph Lauren
Best Dog: Tucker | Flowers: Sayles Livingston Designs | Hair: Lindsay Cardinale from Natural Creation
Make-up: Michelle Vince | Band: Mark Greel Band | Harpist: Shelley Otis
Happy 1st Day of Spring!
This time of year, I always think back to the many visits my family and I made to the Tidal Basin to check out the Cherry Blossoms Festivals and see the blooms. Four years ago, my mom and I went downtown to check out the trees. After driving around for what seemed like an eternity, we found parking. Mom and I waltzed around the sidewalk, took a bunch of photos, visited the Dr. Martin Luther King’s Monument, and enjoyed the rays of sunshine coming down.
This time of year, I always think back to the many visits my family and I made to the Tidal Basin to check out the Cherry Blossoms Festivals and see the blooms. Four years ago, my mom and I went downtown to check out the trees. After driving around for what seemed like an eternity, we found parking. Mom and I waltzed around the sidewalk, took a bunch of photos, visited the Dr. Martin Luther King’s Monument, and enjoyed the rays of sunshine coming down. We even bumped into our cousins who were there doing the exact same thing; checking out the Cherry Blossoms. We had a blast! That past trip in 2017 was the last time I was able to see the Cherry Blossoms in person. With the Cherry Blossoms Festival being online this year, I’m stoked to be able to participate again. To learn more about the Cheery Blossom Festival online, click on the button below: