Top Tips for Choosing Your Wedding Photographer

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One of the most important days of your life is going to be your wedding day, and whether it's your first wedding, your second wedding, or if you're even onto your third, it's still going to be an important day. There's a lot for you to organize and there's a lot for you to consider, but when it comes down to it, you want to make sure that whoever is immortalizing your wedding day in photographs needs to be at the top of your list of considerations.
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Choosing your wedding photographer is not going to be an easy feat because there are plenty of things you're going to want for your wedding that you're going to be trying to look for in one wedding photographer. Wedding photojournalism is so important to look for when you are choosing a photographer because you want to choose one that looks like they know what they're doing. You need to see evidence of the photographs they've taken from previous weddings so that you can make sure that you are making an informed choice. Here are some of the top tips for choosing your wedding photographer for the biggest day of your life.

1.   Don't just hire one. Wedding photographs and videos are so important that you might find that you are going to be choosing a pair or a group of photographers. Expecting to hire 2 professionals is smart for your wedding date because you won't want to handle video and one to handle photography. Not all photographers are videographers and vice versa. So you want experienced professionals doing this work for you so that you are going to get a beautifully put together album by the end of it. There are some studios that provide both of these services, but it's not unusual for couples to hire two different businesses to get the best results.

2.  Think about your budget, but be flexible with it. Whatever you decide your wedding photograph budget will be, add a little percentage to it so that you can cover yourself in an eventuality where you want to spend more. A lot of wedding planning revolves around the budget that you have and you should establish what you can and will spend for an amount that will cover videography and photography services. Photography is a big ticket item in the wedding world, and it depends on the size and the duration of the job. There can be thousands of dollars sunk into this one area of the wedding, so you really do have to think carefully and interview extensively.

3.   Get some real first hand experience. Social proof is important when it comes to choosing anything for your wedding, but for photography you want to speak to people that you know who have been married before. Gaining recommendations of first hand photographers is important for your wedding day to go off without a hitch because then you know you're going to get the photography style that you want plus a good turnaround time for getting your actual photos at the end. Word of mouth is the first place to begin as you'll get the best leads from people that you can trust. ​