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Your budget will in part dictate your style of wedding photography.

Will it be a friend, will there be cameras on the table, will you use a professional photographer and if so are they experienced in photographing weddings?

 

If you choose the cameras on the table, be prepared for lots of duplicated shots, lots of missed opportunities and lots of flashing at the same time during key speeches etc.  Plus lots of shots of people taking photographs. Be prepared for poor quality, poorly lit and blurred photographs.  

 

If your budget dictates that this is your only option, give your guests some guide lines.  Perhaps give each table a part of the event to photograph.  You can base this on the seating arrangements.  Those placed most appropriately to get the best shots of a particular aspect of the wedding to take those photos.  For example, if they are are at a great angle and close enough to the bride and groom to take those shots, if they are best situated to take photos of the first dance, to take those shots and so on.

 

You may also have to consider health issues such as epilepsy and seat guests away from the source of the flash photography.

 

Where possible try to use a professional photographer who has plenty of experience in wedding photography.  Your memories rest with the person.  You need your lifetime memories to be in safe and experienced hands.

 

If you decide to find a photographer it is never too early to start looking.  Good photographers can be booked up 2 or 3 years in advance.  If you can get a personal recommendation from a previous client that is a great way to start!

 

You need to be sure that they can live up to your expectations of what a wedding photographer can do for you.  A good photographer will make the most of capturing those special moments and may also photograph some wonderful memories that you were not expecting, too.  

 

Check their credentials, ask for references and follow up by contacting the referees.  Look at examples of their wedding photography work.

 

Ask prospective photographers questions such as their availability and charges, making sure there are no hidden extras.  Check that the photographer can give you exactly the photography package you want.  Don’t be talked into a package only to regret it later.  Your wedding is very personal to you so the photographs and the provided package should cater to your wishes.   

 

Ask if they will be taking the photographs themselves or sending someone in their name or working with someone else on the day. Try to meet your prospective photographer as soon as possible.  This gives you time to continue the search if they do not meet your expectations.  They need to share your vision of your special day so that the photos you receive are everything you expect.  If you are able to have a good rapport with your photographer you will feel more at ease when stood in front of their camera lens and this will show in the all important photographs.

 

Questions to ask your photographer.  

This is a list to get you started on your quest to find the right photographer to record your wonderful wedding memories.

• Are they available on your wedding day?
• How long will they be at your wedding?
• Are they prepared to travel to different venues during the day?  
• What will you be receiving - digital or print images?  
• Is your photographer a film photographer or a digital photographer? A lot of modern couples like the idea of receiving only digital copies of the wedding photographs.  This keeps the costs down and they then have the option of choosing to print and store in an album the most poignant and significant photos.  This is a great cost cutting option and gives the couple a lot more control.
• Does your photographer offer edits and enhancements?  Perhaps blowing up a part of a photo of someone significant at the wedding or bringing out the blue in a babies eyes.
• How long do you have to wait for your wedding photographs?  Make sure you get a timescale.  There are horror stories of couple’s having to wait months.
• Do they have a payment plan? What are the details?
• Can you customise your wedding photography package to suit your own wedding?
• Make sure you understand what is included in your package and if you can alter it to your liking (and if there is a fee for doing so).
• Can you have an indication of the minimum number of photographs to expect?
• If you do want prints - can you have them and can you have enlargements and albums.
• Does the photographer shoot only in colour, black and white or a combination?
• Will you photographer only take formal shots or  will you there be reportage photography too?
• Is there anything the photographer will not shoot?  
• No point in wanting to have great photography shots on a bridge if your photographer cannot stand heights.
• What rules does the photographer insist upon.?
• Some photographers may say that no other photos or video can be taken on the day.  If this is the case do you understand the reason for this rule and are you happy with this?  
• Do you have specific people that must be photographed or particular poses that you would like to have photographer?  If so, is the photographer respectful of your wishes?
• Will you have a photography contract?  If not, why not?

How thorough is the contract?  Does it cover all the things that are of importance to you?

 

If you are looking for a wedding photographer you might like to try the services of

Fun 4U Photography Bristol, England.