Disk or Album

In recent years it has become popular for people to want a master disk of all of there wedding photos which is understandable as you want a complete record of your day.

However some people have started to not want a actual printed album.

The problem that i find with this is most people just keep the photos on the computer and never really get to appreciate them.

When ever i have given an actual album to the bride and groom, even though they have seen all of the photos already they always say how much more they appreciate the photos and how it makes the memory's of the day come flooding back.

So when choosing to have just the disk you are gaining all of the photos but maybe loosing have something special in having a hard copy of the day that you will be able to look at for ever.

Hidden Costs

Unfortunately there are some photographers out there that do not tell you the full story.

Their packages on the surface look very good however be sure to dig a little deeper to find out if there may be any future costs

For example i heard a story of one photographer who set up the package and was a 100€ cheaper than anyone else, and started to get alot of work becsue of it, however it turns out that in his "small print" he did not include any adjustments to the photos and i dont mean large amout of work , very simple adjusments like exposyre. he then started charging 20€ per photo to be cleanded . whcih made the final costs sky rocket,

Be sure to find out future costs and what id really included.
How much will futre prints be , extra albums or parent albums,

Not all photogrpahers will have it on there price list but be sure to ask and then write it down on the list they give you so you have sort of record so you will know how much extras will end up costing

2nd Photographer

Some wedding packages now will include a 2ND Photographer ,
This may sound great in principle but in truth i have never really seen the need for it.

I have been photographing weddings on the Costa Blanca for the last 6 years and I've never been asked to see more photos and when i sat down to work out if a 2ND photographer was really worth it i found the only time i may need a 2ND Photographer would be for about 15 seconds of the wedding.

So do you really want to pay this extra money and maybe food bill just to have that 15 seconds covered is something you will have to truly think about.

Weddings cost a lot already is the extra cost really justifiable, the choice is yours

Photo or Video

We often get asked do we do video, in short the answer is always no.

Why don't we do video? for the very simple reason that we are photographers and what we do best is take photos.
its the old saying jack of all trade master of none,

if we did video it would be more time spent worrying about something else and not your photos which is what you hired the photographer to do.

what does this really mean, if you want video get a true videographer and let each of them concentrate on there own jobs this way you will get the best of both worlds. they will work together to get the best results without the pressure of one person or company to cover everything.

but you have to choose if you want either or both

Wedding costs

When you are looking at the cost of your photographer and weighing up the pros and cons try to remember that in the end you are paying for a unique skill set, even though this is a unique skill set you can still underpay as well as over pay so be sure you find out what you are really getting for your money,
Are they only booked for a time period. do they include the photo touch ups or are they extra.
Make sure there are no hidden costs and keeping asking the questions until you get the answers.

Don't pay Champagne price for beer and vise a versa.

Time is money ?? No its quality

when you are doing a brief rundown on the time of your wedding remember to think of what you want done in regards to photos , do you want these lovely sunset shots or photos in a meadow. if the answer is yes just must remember to allow time for them and not just expect them to appear in your album.

For example to get a great sunset shoot you normally only have a 15min window be prepared for it.

Or if you and your new partner want to go of for just photos allow for travel time and at least 15-20 min at the location,

what it comes down to is the more time you give us the more variation and greater quality photos you get in return.