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1 – Align your vision with the photographer’s

Before any pictures are taken you really need to sit down with your selected photographer and make sure he or she knows exactly what it is you want from your wedding pictures. A good wedding photographer will be skilled in many different ways, and will be able to accommodate different needs, so if it’s contemporary images you want, make sure you’re clear from the start.

2 – Prepare a list

If you’ve got a clear idea of who and what you want photographed on your big day, there’s no harm in writing a list out of people or groups that definitely want to make the final album. It can be a good way to ensure no-one important is missed out, you only get the one chance. Also, if there are any items (shoes, flowers etc) which hold a special meaning, let the photographer know – use their artistic licence.

3 – Stay in contact with your photographer

I’ve always prided myself on being unobtrusive, like all good wedding photographers, I stay out of the way and go about my business. However, if on the big day something is not right, perhaps your selected photographer is not capturing the right images or you want a certain group snapped, speak up. The next day it will be too late, and I know from experience that it pays to be flexible, photographers should always be able to accommodate.

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Choosing the wedding photographer for your ‘big day’ is no easy task. Type ‘wedding photographer’ into Google and you’ll see the choice is endless, but if you take on board a few of my pointers below, you’ll find that you can be far more effective in your decision making.
1 – Don’t get too hung up on location
All too often people arrange a venue for their wedding and then think that the photographer has to be a local to the area, but today this isn’t the case. I’m based in Cheshire, and while it would be great to get local work, I understand the need to travel. My work takes me all across the UK, so don’t limit your search to photographers within a five-mile radius.
2 – Make sure you know a bit about the photographer
Essentially, the visual memories of your wedding day are in the hands of your photographer, and so you need to be fairly sure that you know a bit about him or her. A good way of doing this is by going on to their website (they should have one) and reading their ‘about me’ page or ‘reviews’ page. On my ‘About me’ page I wrote about my hobbies and how my father was also a photographer. I wanted to be open with readers and earn their trust – that’s important when you come to choose your photographer.
3 – Decide on a theme or style for your shoot
All photographers will specialise in different styles, some may prefer contemporary while others more traditional, and it’s important for you to decide a format for your pictures. I prefer to shoot stylish, contemporary weddings, and you’ll normally be able to get an idea of where a photographer’s speciality lies from their website gallery.