Photographer Application and Policy

Photographers, please dowload and return the following application: Annual Photographer Pass Application, and return to our Wedding Coordinator via e-mail to weddings@elizabethangardens.org, or fax to 252-473-3244

Fee is $200.00/year + admission to The Gardens for all members of parties.  Pass allows for five visits annually; advance reservations are required.

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY, download here: Wedding Photography Policy

• There is a $50/hour studio fee for use of The Elizabethan Gardens for professional photographers and videographers.  This fee also applies to parties utilizing amateur photographers if there is no current contract between The Gardens and the representative requesting its use for photography sessions.
• The representative will be responsible for paying admission for all members of the party for the photography session.
• Reservations must be made at least 48 hours in advance to ensure there are no conflicts.
• If the wedding is being held at The Gardens, the studio fee is included in the site rental.  However, if pictures are to be taken at a time different from the wedding or rehearsal, reservations will need to be made.
• All photographs must be taken along regular pathways and public areas.  Climbing trees, walls, or sculptures is strictly forbidden.  The party paying is solely responsible for any damages done to The Elizabethan Gardens during this session.
• Use of images taken may be used for promotion of the photographer’s business as long as The Elizabethan Gardens is given credit as the location when possible.
• Corporate advertising and unlicensed images taken of The Elizabethan Gardens for advertising or other purposes are not allowed without the express written permission of The Elizabethan Gardens.  Specific fees for filming or other special uses of The Elizabethan Gardens’ imagery will be negotiated on a case by case basis by the Executive Director.
• Reproduction of any images of The Elizabethan Gardens for sale as posters, postcards, note cards, DVD’s, videos, CD’s or any other media image is expressly forbidden without the written consent of The Elizabethan Gardens.
• Sculptor Jon Hair retains all copyrights to commercial images of the sculpture of HRH Queen Elizabeth I located in The Elizabethan Gardens.  Permission for reproduction of this image must be obtained in writing by the sculptor in advance at: John Hair Studio of Fine Art, 20000 Norman Colony Road, Cornelius, NC 28031 or jhstudio@aol.com

The Elizabethan Gardens is a 501-c3 non-profit organization.