How To Choose Your Wedding Photographer

It’s the rare woman who’d go into marriage without giving careful thought and consideration before making the move. I believe brides (to be) ought to pay the same or similar amount of attention in the choice or selection of their wedding day photographer.

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This short posting is to help the intending bride make a wise choice of which photographer she’ll entrust the memories of her wedding day to.

1. BRIDE, KNOW THYSELF

Before you can find which photographer best fits you, YOU must of a necessity be absolutely clear about WHO YOU ARE! No not your name or your address! Rather, you must be absolutely clear to and with yourself about YOUR own individual feelings, dreams, fears, hopes and aspirations.

You must honestly embrace them as your own. These aree the things that formed you – molded you.

For example, if you are the bright,bubbly, effervescent type, then

2. TIME

Give yourself good time to find the man – oops – the photographer of your dreams.

The reason the good photographers are (already) booked up is just because of that – they are good!

So, give yourself a headstart – start looking for AND book your wedding photographer EARLY!!!

3. Know your pocket

A High Quality product is exactly that because it’s either made by/of:

1. High quality materials/components

2. High quality processes

3. High quality personnel

or various combinations of the above.

Now, none of the above mentioned “ingredients” can be cheap! Or, have you ever had of a dirt cheap original piaget wrist watch? that’s exactly what I thought! There just is not, and can not be a top notch product at rock bottom price! Okay. Okay. Not unless it’s stolen, of course!

But you get my point?

If it’s really that HIGH in quality then, it must of a necessity be expensive.

A note of warning here, though. “Expensive”, of course is RELATIVE!

Relative to what? To the size of YOUR pocket of course!

Right now, a Mercedes Maybach 62S is VERY< VERY EXPENSIVE for me at US$ 500,000:00! Oh boy!!

But to you, it might not be!

As a bride, you must have a frank, down to earth acquaintance with your pockets and know what realistically you can afford per your wedding day photography.

Long story cut short?

Have a REALISTIC budget.

4. Do your due dilligence AKA RESEARCH!!

Don't just take your cousins friends word for it – ask to SEE the wedding album! Use the www, facebook, google anything and everything at your disposal. Believe, not just anyone would do. If you don't agree, you wouldn't be reading this posting. Or would you?

5. Meet with the Photographer(s) in PERSON

After you've carried out your research (use the INTERNET and of course, WORD OF MOUTH), you can narrow your selection to a handful.

Call these "finalists" up, and schedule a face-to-face meeting (if possible). If that's not possible in time nd space, then at least get to TALK with this person. Ask questions and more importantly LISTEN.

Not only will you be committing the record of your wedding day to this person, you will be sharing that day with same, and in close proximity, too! You'd better be sure you have a good "flow" with this person or else!

Listen not only with your ears, but also with your HEART.

Don't be satisfied with a collection of handfuls of great images from different weddings. Ask to see complete albums of entire weddings. Anyone can come away with a few award winners here and there. You don't want to play russian roulette with your wedding day photos do you?

I tell people, when in doubt, go with your first impression or your gut feelings!

If you are very clear about what you want, no doubt you'll recognize it when it (s/he) shows up.

I guess that's about it in a nutshell.

Cheers.

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