“What is the plan if it’s supposed to rain the day of our session!?”
…or…
“I just checked the forecast for our session on Thursday and it’s supposed to rain, what do we do!?”
Totally valid question! Rain tends to be enemy #1 of a photography session, so believe me, I get it! When it comes to the possibility of rain, my policy is that if there is a 50% chance of rain or higher during the time we will be shooting, I will reach out to you to see if you’d like to proceed as scheduled, move to a different location, or find my next available date. Since the weather can change rapidly, we will generally wait until 4 hours before our session to make a call! I promise, 8/10, the weather will change numerous times between now and then!”
We will wait to make the final call until either the night before your session (if it’s a morning shoot) or 4 hours before your session (if it’s an afternoon shoot). This is simply because the weather is SO unpredictable and is constantly changing up to the minute… we want to wait until as close to the session as possible so we have as accurate of a prediction as possible. *There is one caveat to this part of the policy and that’s if my client is coordinating with another vendor (say, hair and makeup or a particular venue!) who needs more notice. I ask that let me know what sort of time frame the vendor needs and we can work around it!