Written by Stephanie of Stephanie Reinish Photography.
Picking your wedding photographer can be a daunting task. Most of you have never had to hire a photographer for anything before and are investing a lot of money in capturing your day.
Please remember, and it’s been said many times before, after you’ve danced your last dance and the flowers have dried, your photographs are what you have left. We know it’s a lot of money you’re spending to capture all the details and the moments you didn’t have the chance to see. I hope that looking back on your pictures sparks the memories and feelings from your wedding day.
Make sure you like the style of the photographers you are looking to hire, I know that should go without saying but what I mean is if there are things you like and don’t see in their portfolio don’t expect to see them in your wedding proofs.
When we show work on out website, blog and sample albums they are what we consider to be our best work and how we typically shoot and design albums.
A large part of most photographers packages are the albums. There’s a large amount of time that goes into perfecting the album pictures and designing it to tell your story. All the companies that I work with offer handmade high quality leather albums. This comes at a premium, but they are beautiful and will last for generations. Not only should you take into consideration the style of the photographers shooting, but also how they process the images and design their albums.
I prefer very modern and clean albums with lots of negative space, I don’t try and fill the negative space with a faded background image because thats not my style. If this is something you know you like and want in your album, we probably aren’t the best match. Albums are offered in so many varieties of cover options that it shouldn’t affect your decision. In the end, I want everyone to have the album that they’ve always dreamed of and will look back on in years from now and still love, so find what you love!
The day of the wedding you are probably going to spend more time with your photographer than anyone else. In most cases we are with you when you’re getting ready to capture moments like your mom zipping up your dress and telling you how beautiful you are. So, the best thing you can do when picking your photographer is to make sure that you are comfortable with your photographer. Once you’ve found a few different photographers who’s style you love you should see who you like best, who you click with and who you’d like to spend your wedding day with.
In the end, as long as your meeting with photographers who’s style you like, being comfortable around your photographer will help you get the best pictures possible.
