Am I the best wedding photographer for you?
I think a very important part of the selection process in choosing a wedding photographer is getting together in person, and seeing how you get along.
Once, several years ago, I arranged to meet some friends at a bar in Seattle. I didn’t have any ideas of where to go so I found someplace online through their website. We got there, and we were practically alone in the place. My one friend kept picking on me for the choice. He finally asked why I decided on this place. I told him, “their website looked great.”
I am a bit of a computer geek. I make a lot of choices based on information I find online, and spend more hours in front of my monitor then I do behind my camera. (Mostly processing pictures and working on my photography business but still.) I strongly believe though sometimes you have to put down the laptop and the cell phone and interact in person, on occasion at least. Choosing a wedding photographer is one of those occasions.
Usually I meet with brides and grooms at a local coffee house. I bring some work, listen to the details of your wedding plans, and show you samples of my photography. It’s a very casual meeting. You can ask all the questions you want. There is no commitment.
You can see my images on my website. I can email you my rates. You can tell me what you want in a package through an online chat. We can get a small sense of who each other is. In person, we can get a feel for if we would feel comfortable working together.
There are lots of websites that give brides advice on choosing a wedding photographer, and lists of questions to ask. While doing some research, I stumbled upon this quote on the Knot. “Don’t underestimate the importance of liking, if not bonding, with your photographer.”
This is so true! We spend a lot of time together on your wedding day, during engagement or trash the dress sessions, and selecting photos for your wedding album. With my style being wedding photojournalism, I do try to blend in to the background to observe your day, but it is still incredibly important that our personalities click.
Back to my original question. Am I the best wedding photographer for you? Maybe.
(If you think I might be, send me an email and we’ll setup a date to get together.)
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