How important is the choice of a wedding photographer?
He finally asked you! After long fantasizing, after months of adjoining conversations, jotted down “by chance”, the long-awaited question has arrived! “Do you want to marry me?” From the frenzy of the first “Yes” to the chaos of organizational doubts, the step is very short: Just enough time to tell your friends and your mother; And now? Now you just have to proceed step by step, try to stay calm and carefully choose the professionals who will make your wedding day a perfect enchantment!
After defining the budget, here you are like a soldier in the trenches, aggressively on the keyboard firing off searches: Wedding photographer; Wedding car rental; Ceremony flower designer … Two future brides out of ten will unfortunately associate the term “cheap” with every search, and here’s the rub! Where can you and where is it strictly forbidden to save so that your wedding day is worthy of the magical dream you’ve long desired?
The day of your yes, the fairy tale that comes true, your WEDDING will be a unique day, an unrepeatable event (at least that’s what we hope), that will never be repeated and that will seem to pass so quickly that you can barely fix a few faded images in your mind. The PHOTOGRAPHER will save all the enchantment and imprint it in bewitching shots, between art, fantasy and the bewitching charm of the truth!
The choice of this professional will certainly be among the most difficult and also among the most important. Exactly, a choice of inestimable and eternal value on which I strongly advise against tightening your belt and risking finding yourself with a wedding album devoid of all that emphasis and passion necessary to retrace, dreamily, in the future, the fabulous day of your perfect wedding.
Now, all that remains is to understand which photographer to choose among the many who offer themselves online or on giant billboards around the city. Here are 5 essential tips for choosing and appointing the photographer who will make your wedding the most beautiful day of your life:
FEELING: The immediate mutual sympathy creates an essential understanding and generates trust! This will help you a lot to avoid embarrassment and not to feel in awe at any moment of shooting, posing or reporting, for a natural result in the movements and expressions of each single and wonderful shot. Password: HARMONY
EXPERIENCE IS NOT ALWAYS SYNONYMOUS WITH SKILL: Don’t choose a photographer just because he’s been there for years, he photographed your grandmother, your mother, your aunt, your cousin Gertrude (and therefore, he will probably save you money). Often a young photographer has double the creativity and triple the patience! Go around, look, talk and find YOUR photographer!
EMOTIONS: At the first interview, all you have to do is ask to see his “wedding” portfolio. Does he convey emotions to you? Is it a style that engages you? Does it make you dream of being there, like in fairy tales? GREAT!, You have almost chosen the photographer for your wedding.
TRANSPARENCY: Be clear and precise about your needs and your doubts and also make sure that this clarity is mutual. Try to write down in advance the most important questions to ask the photographer, for example: “Will he follow us throughout the day? From the preparation, to the church, to the reception?” – “Are the albums for the parents included?” – “Will I have all the shots digitally?” “Is the video included?” – “Can I choose a location for the shots before the reception?” – “After how long will the work be delivered to me?” … In short, try to put everything down in black and white right away, also to understand if he is the photographer for your needs and to avoid misunderstandings that could put you under tension on the wedding day!
CHOICE MADE: Ask to do a wedding preview (paid or included). This will be absolutely necessary both for mutual harmony, therefore your ability to be relaxed in front of the lens, and to allow the photographer to capture your best profiles and dozens of facets of your appearance and natural movements.