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By Joyce Davis


Marriage is a wonderful experience. A day full of euphoria, happiness and in some cases a little sorrow when a late member of the family or friend is absent to share this awesome day. Wedding Photographer Athens Georgia know how unnerving planning your marriage day can be. You need to know a number of things when shopping for a wedding photographer. The prices, accessibility and if they are right for you are just some of them.

Choose someone that you click with. A website will only go part of the way of finding out about attitude and the person. You will be with him, on your special day from dawn to dusk in some cases, inviting them into your dressing room, while you are getting ready. He will then work with you and your family through the day. You need to find someone you trust, and get on with

They choose their photographer based on the opinions of someone else opinion alone. This is your marriage. While it is good to have help and recommendations, make sure that the person you choose is the one you want. Take time to talk to them, see their work, and understand who they are and how they work.

Consider your friend's or someone whose marriage photos and albums that really made an impression on you. Look at the photographer's work and portfolios of other weddings they have done. Look for examples of work that best reflects what you like and want. You will know it when you see it.

As soon as you have decided on a date, have booked your marriage venue and received confirmation then book all other services required for your marriage day as quickly as possible. Many Bride and Grooms start looking for their photographer the day they get engaged which can lead to inconveniences. The sooner you get started with the process the better.

Choose what style you like. Marriage photography styles ranges differently from formal through to totally documentary. There are also photographers that pull in aspects of other photographic disciplines such as fashion, fine art, avant-garde etc. On top of that, there are a number of ways the pictures are processed, ranging from standard color, black and white to totally gimmicky processing

Match the photographer to the style you want. This is obvious, but more often than not, he is chosen for another reason, and their style is foisted on the couple. You need to know that a good professional can change the style they shoot a little from shoot to shoot. However, you do not want to choose a formal one to shoot a reportage style etc. Most of them are in the middle, and lean one way or the other.

For many Bride and Grooms, price ends up being the determining factor. You spend hundreds, if not thousands on the dress, the venue charges a small fortune, then there are the cars, the Grooms attire, Bridesmaids dresses, the cake, the flowers - cutting costs on your wedding photography can result in poor marriage photographs resulting in huge disappointment and photographs of the day that you simply do not want to look at.




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