I am based in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. I am perfectly fine traveling a few hours outside of town. Any further is considered on a case-by-case basis due to familial responsibilities.
No. Unedited, raw photos are not a finished product. Without edits, the photos would not have the professional look you desire and would not be something I would be okay with attaching my name to. It is my responsibility to provide you with a finished product, one that you will love, and one that I am proud of.
As photographers, we try to optimize settings on scene, such as lighting, color balance, and sharpness. However, what we actually shoot versus what we (and you) envision in our minds is usually different. Thus, we edit. And the editing process can be very lengthy.
For me personally, I edit approximately 10-20% of the photos I take. So, that means I go through a lot of photos and pick out the best of the best to edit. That, in and of itself, is very time intensive.
I'm a perfectionist, so I spend a lot of time looking over each photo with a fine-tooth comb. I get very close in detail; those pet hairs on your jacket disappear, that patch of hair you missed shaving, zits/temporary red marks on your skin, also gone. Lighting, color tones, contrast, sharpness, etc. are carefully adjusted so you look your absolute best. I do not edit so that it does not look like you, rather so that you are proud and confident to display your photos. Once I'm "finished", I look through them all again on another day, so that I have fresh eyes looking for things I may have missed and ensuring color tones look just right.