Nothing saddens me more then when it comes time to budget for a wedding and photography is last on the list. I may be bias, but why is it we spend thousands of dollars on making everything look beautiful, but spend measly to capture it? As a photographer and a potential future bride, I already know the large amount of money and time spent preparing for your own wedding. It is hectic and can cost a lot of money depending on how you want your wedding to be like.
Yet….photography is my top priority.
After all the food are eaten, the dress put away, the flowers welted, and the guests departed, the only thing left are the photographs and video to help remember the day. Sad to say, but I think most people don’t really have a good recollection of their wedding day. Their brain are fried from lack of sleep, adrenaline rush, activities and greeting countless people. Everything becomes a blur. But photography is like a jigsaw puzzle…it fills in the missing pieces and completes the story. This is why choosing a photographer who’s work speaks to you is very important. Does the cake have to be that big? Could you enlist friends or relatives to help create the wedding invitations or flowers? There will always be something to sacrifice, but don’t sacrifice on the things that helps bring back joy and memories. In a sense, I think photography takes an even higher ground then video. Sure it’s great that I can hear the laughter and the sounds, but I don’t always have a laptop or DVD player with me to pop it in and watch. I love video, but I just feel that a photograph is so much more intimate.
With every wedding I shoot and attend, I am taking notes. It might be that I don’t have this or that on my wedding, but at least I could say “Boy are we glad we hire ___________as a photographer!”
Happy Wednesday!
