The process of hiring a wedding photographer

Although most people have attended a wedding, that does not mean that they will know the process when it is their turn to go to the aisle. Below is a step-by-step guide on the process of hiring a wedding photographer.

Step one: Hire a photographer.

This can be a daunting task even for someone who follows hundreds of wedding photographer blogs. It is recommended that you hire someone within the state in which you are getting married. Most wedding professionals travel everywhere and even if they do not live in the area where they are going to get married, it is very likely that they have photographed there before. Ask them to narrow your search to five wedding photographers that you really like. They may be at several different price levels at this time. Start communicating with them - pick three you want to meet with in person. The in-person meeting is huge because the photographer will be with you all day and you want someone not only proficient in wedding photography, but someone you know and don't bother having. After your meetings, you can choose your photographer.

Step two: choose a package

Hopefully you've talked to your photographer at the meeting about what type of coverage they offer and what type of coverage you will need. Let them help you with this, they shouldn't sell you more than you need, but they should also be there to cover all the important moments that will happen on your wedding day. The typical wedding photographer day is 8 hours, like any other professional work day. That being said, it often takes 10 hours of coverage to get started with the wedding preparation and finish well at the reception. The wedding photographer should help you decide if you want a wedding album (recommended so that your memories are safe in print and digital) and they should talk to you if they give you the rights to the wedding images or if they keep the digital files etc.

Step three: Decide how the wedding day works

There are two models for the photographer on the wedding day ... the first is traditional and the second is at first glance. These models are how we structure the necessary time and time of day for photographs.

Traditional: the photographer will come and start with the details at the hotel. Dress, shoes, invitation, rings, bridesmaid dresses, perfumes, jewelry and flowers. After those details have been photographed, the wedding photographer will focus her attention on the women and her photographic reporting to prepare the photos. This is where the wedding photographer begins to capture moments and build the story of the day. Once the bride is dressed, an experienced photographer often has a first glance with the parents, so mom and dad will come and see their baby for the first time in their wedding gown. Meanwhile, the second Edmonton wedding photographers is with the men and takes candid photos of them by tying their ties and simply hanging out as men before the ceremony. As the bride walks down the aisle at the ceremony, the second photographer takes photos of the groom's expression, and the lead photographer is photographing the procession with the bridesmaids and the bride walking down the aisle. After the ceremony, the wedding photographer (with the help of the designated family member) will gather the entire family for their portraits.

The wedding photographer will start with the brides side of the family and break it down until the smallest family breakdown has been photographed (mom and girlfriend, dad and girlfriend, brothers and girlfriend). The wedding photographer will then move on to the bride and groom's family and do the same, starting with the largest group and dividing it into smaller groups. When that's over, it's time to photograph the bridal party. An experienced wedding photographer should be able to get three different shots of the bridal party in 15 minutes. From there, the photographer will photograph only the group of men and then the group of women.

These two groupings should only take 10 to 15 minutes, and the wedding photographer should know exactly how they want each party or group member to stand up. From there, the wedding photographer will take some portraits of the bride, then the groom, and finally it will be over (all this from family to family should take an hour) with the bride and groom together. At this point, the wedding photographer hands everyone over to the coordinator and the band or DJ. They are in charge of how the reception flows. The wedding photographer will capture the photographic reports of the moments from now on.