Your wedding day may pass you by very quickly and capturing your day in pictures ensures your have memories to treasure for years. Make sure you find the right photographer to fit your needs with our ten tips below.

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Most people agree your photographer is the most important thing to consider for your wedding day, after all once the day is done there is no better way to look back on your special day than looking through your wedding photo album.

If you have ideas of your own then discuss them with the photographer well ahead of the big day.
This helps you to avoid disappointment later.

Ask for referrals and check them out.
A photographer with a string of happy clients will be only too happy to let other people confirm their abilities.

Discuss the back up equipment they use.
For example if they don't carry a spare camera and the one they are using breaks down then there will be no pictures!

Check to see if they have covered a wedding at the venue before. If they haven't, find out if they will visit the venue beforehand.
If they do then this should get them a tick in the box as being someone prepared to go the extra mile.

Make time to see more than one photographer. Choosing the right wedding photographer is one of the most important decisions you make.
Choose the wrong one and you can't rerun the day and try again!

Here is a shortlist of example shots to be taken, though you don't HAVE to have all or even any of them...
it's a very good foundation for any album.

Traditional Wedding Photography

Wedding photography before, during and after the service is a part of setting up the wedding album.
While some wedding photographers will only focus on the traditional elements and others want to experiment with them,
it’s very important to understand the ‘expectations’ of a typical album. Many can be taken before the ceremony or after.
Some couples even schedule a day just for these posed shots on a day separated from the wedding.
The scheduling decision will be purely between the couple and the wedding photographer:
In addition to these we would take 100's of candid/spur of the moment shots which are in many cases the best of the day.

Traditional Wedding Shots:

Bridal Shots

* Bride alone – close up, three-quarters and full length
* Bride with mom
* Bride with dad
* Bride with both parents
* Just the parents
* Bride with grandparents
* Bride with siblings
* Bride with family
* Bride with each bridesmaid
* Bride with flower girls
* Bride with bridesmaids and flower girls

Groom Shots

* Groom alone – close up, three-quarters and full length
* Groom with mom
* Groom with dad
* Groom with both parents
* Just the parents
* Groom with grandparents
* Groom with siblings
* Groom with family

Bride and Groom

* Bride and Groom with each set of parents
* Bride and groom with each immediate family and each set of grandparents
* Bride and Groom with various aunts/uncles as family chooses
* Bride and Groom with the Minister/Rabbi/Service Conductor

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