Choose the story you want to keep.

We calculate round-trip driving mileage from our home office at 1304 Hillside Drive, Vestal, NY 13850 to the primary wedding venue and back. Essential collections include the first 50 round-trip miles and Premium includes the first 60. After that, one-artist collections are $1.67 per billable mile and teams of two or more are $2.85 per billable mile. The estimator provides a planning amount, and we verify the route before preparing the proposal.

A ZIP code cannot tell us the actual driving route. The full primary venue address lets Google Maps calculate a more useful round-trip estimate from Vestal. BlackTie Brothers does not save that address from this calculator unless you choose to contact us. Multiple venues, tolls, parking, lodging and unusual access needs are confirmed separately.

We do not add sales tax or a card-processing fee to the collection amount shown. Your estimate changes only when you choose more hours, artists, travel or optional experiences, or when a logistical need is identified before the proposal is signed.

Six hours can cover the ceremony, portraits and core reception moments when locations and timing are compact. Add time when you want getting ready, a first look, multiple locations or later reception events. Travel between properties uses coverage time, so send us a rough timeline and we'll protect the irreplaceable moments first.

Essential protects the main story with a leaner team. Premium adds simultaneous coverage, engagement experiences, more finished pieces and keepsakes. When couples already want those additions, Premium can cost less than adding them one at a time. See the side-by-side value calculations.

Your WED is a dedicated BlackTie support person who helps both partners--especially the bride--with the dress, veil, bouquet, posing, people-gathering, timeline and small emergencies. The role supports the photo and film experience.

No. Your WED complements a professional wedding planner and venue coordinator. The WED focuses on personal support for the couple and a smooth media experience, not full event planning, vendor management or venue operations.

Premium Wedding Film and Premium Photo + Film include complete coverage of the ceremony, reception entrances, speeches and first dances, in addition to a shorter 5-10 minute story-driven highlight. Essential film collections can add the complete key-moment film for $595.

Essential photo collections receive five edited previews within one week. Premium photo collections receive 30 previews in about 2-4 weeks. Film collections receive a 30-90 second teaser in about 2-4 weeks. Full galleries are typically ready around four months and final wedding films around six months. Peak-season volume can affect timing; your agreement confirms the schedule.

Yes. Extra hours, artists, complete key-moment films, longer edits, raw footage, drone, albums, booths and content creation can be considered. Some additions depend on staffing, production timing or venue rules, so ask before assuming an item will remain available.

Black Label adds 100 complimentary round-trip miles to both separately calculated trips. That gives the wedding-day media team and the Magic Mirror team their own 150-mile allowance with Essential or their own 160-mile allowance with Premium. When Magic Mirror is booked without Black Label, its separate trip uses the collection's normal 50- or 60-mile allowance and the one-artist rate of $1.67 per billable mile.

After availability is confirmed, we prepare your proposal. Signing the agreement and paying the reservation amount secures the date. Standard payment is 50% to reserve and the balance by the wedding day. Flex Pay can begin with 30% and spread the remainder over a no-interest plan of up to six months. Paying in full by check earns a 1.5% discount.

No. Your venue or city, ceremony time, likely locations and the moments you care about most are enough to begin. We can help you choose a sensible starting point before the timeline is final. Tell us what you know so far.

Drone coverage is subject to law, safety, weather, airspace, location access and venue approval. A flight cannot be guaranteed before conditions are known. If a drone cannot be used, the team prioritizes the strongest safe and permitted coverage available under the signed agreement.