Probably one of the most important decisions you’ll make for your wedding day is to choose the right photographer to cover the event. They will immortalize your big day and you’ll want to make sure that every moment of the occasion is captured beautifully. It is one of the few things that you’ll need to invest properly and don’t want to take chances. We’ve listed down some tips on how to choose the right wedding photographer.
Check -Out The Portfolio
In choosing a wedding photographer, viewing the portfolio is one of the most important steps. You must ask the photographer to show you some wedding albums of his recent gigs. Make sure that you’ll see a complete set of each of the weddings he covered and not just select prints from different gigs. In this way, you’ll have a grasp of how they layout the albums, how well they capture the events and the quality of the materialsthey prefer. Ideally, you should be shown three to four complete wedding sets that are satisfactory for your own taste.
The first thing to do is to give the most opportunities for the photographer when scheduling activities during the wedding day. Couples should consider the time the photographer needs to capture all the couple’s special moments in the schedules of wedding ceremony and reception.. There should be a gap between the end of the ceremony and beginning of the reception. Sufficient time will allow for more photographs for the newly wedded couple and the entourage. This is especially important if the ceremony is in two different locations. Moreover, the photographers and the couple will be more relaxed during the shoot as they don’t have to be on the rush.

h3Packages/h3
It is also good to have a photographer that gives a package with unlimited coverage for the whole day. In this way, photography will not be rushed. Some questions listed below may help you find out what’s in the package.
It must be explicitly stated which of the following are included.
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liPre-Wedding Photography/li
liChurch Ceremony/li
liReception /li
liPost-Wedding Photography/li
liAudio Visual Presentation/li
liAlbum Layout and Printout/li
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Who will be the Photographer/Shooter?/h3
Some photographers tend to get swarmed with bookings as they become popular. Sadly though, some of these once unknown photographers just can’t resist the smell of money that they’ll book you and have the event contracted out to a pool of photographers or even freelancers. Some may argue that it’s only the shooting that they outsource while the processing, album layout and printing are all done in-house. But even then, we all know that the actual printing and album binding are also done by a specialized third-party because high-quality equipment needed for printing are prohibitively expensive if done in-house. Graphics designers can be also contracted to do the layout.
When contracting a photography company, ask them to show 3 to 4 complete weddings from each of the photographers they offer you. Make sure that one you chose is the one that will cover your wedding. Otherwise, it is better to find a photographer who personally shoots weddings. If he comes with a team, so much the better because more than one points of view of the wedding can be taken.
You must explicitly ask on the number of photographers who will cover your wedding. The more, the better. For some couples, they also hire a backup/second team. However, the main team and the backup team must be informed about the arrangement to avoid confusion.

h3What’s the Style/h3
Every photographer follows a distinct style in shooting events. Though some are more flexible, most of them have a preferred style. There are some who are more limited to a specific style that they’ll just offer you one style. Of course, there are pros and cons on this and you have to be aware of the differences in style.

strongMono-Styled/strong – These type of photographers are very . However, it also mean that you’ll have to adjust your expectation to their style. You’ll also need to confirm if your wedding motif will fit with their style of shooting (i.e, a photojournalistic style may not go well with a fairy tale theme)
strongVersatile/strong – These are the kinds of photographers who are willing to customize their style for you. The problem here is the saying “jack-of-all-trades, master of none”
strongOld-School/strong – In this age of digital photography, there are still some purist photographers who use film cameras. They are usually passionate of their style and art. It must be noted that these type of style may have some limitations on the number of photos to take.
Some photographers only offer the traditional wedding photography style, or strictly a photojournalistic style. It is best to find a versatile photographer that can do both.

Lastly, couples should take note of some important questions to ask a prospective wedding photographer:
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liIs he willing to customize a package that is within your budget? /li
liWhat kinds of cameras does he use? Does he use medium format, full-frame or normal camera?/li
liDoes he have backup equipment?/li
liWhat lenses does he use? Does he use only one, or will he change lenses? If possible, make the photographer show you some photo effects that can be achieved with different lenses./li
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You got to ask questions when discussing with your prospective wedding photographer. There’s no dumb questions here. Besides, there’s a lot on stake here. They’ll be capturing your big day and you better sure that you get the right people to capture them..

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