I have said it before and I will say it again, “Don’t skimp on your photographer. These are more than pictures; they are memories.” Pick a photographer you are comfortable with and check out these other tips on PHOTOGRAPHY:
- A good test for a photographer is the engagement photo. Pay attention to their communication style and whether or not you are handled in a professional manner. Is this person willing to work with you? Do you love the results? Is the customer service excellent? Don’t sign up for the package deal until you’ve seen the end result.
- When looking for a photographer ask them to see pictures from one complete wedding rather than his or her “best of” collection.
- Your photographer will, in fact, become your third wheel so make sure you “click” with and are comfortable enough with them to get you in some unusual aspects. Also make sure that you have complete trust in your photographer. If you don’t have that trust you could spend the entire day giving orders. You do not want to be put in that position.
- Think about renting a photo-booth for your friends and family to have fun and leave you with fond memories of your guests enjoying and sharing in your day.
- Ask someone specifically in advance to play photographer at different occasions leading up to the wedding including the fittings, showers, and rehearsal dinner.
- Have your guests sign a photo mat with silver pens so that you can frame your wedding photos and remember who was there.
- Ask close friends and family to use their own digital cameras to take some informal pictures that your photographer will be sure to miss. You can easily upload these to your wedding website for all to enjoy!
- Have supplies for a wedding scrap book on hand at your reception so your guests can take Polaroid’s AND create pages for your book on site. What fun for the guests to create and for you to enjoy afterwards!
- Have a silent slide show going on behind the main table with either baby until now or just couple pictures. This is especially nice if someone who is rather shy has to give a speech, knowing that attention won’t be directly on them.
- Have copies of younger photos of both the bride and groom on regular paper with bubble coming out of their mouths/heads for the guests to fill in. You really find the creative ones in the family in this “activity”.