Choosing a wedding photographer is dizzying, because the photos are what remains when the day has passed. Here is what I would look at if I were in your place. It works for comparing anyone, including me.
Look at whole weddings, not just the best photos
A portfolio shows the best photos from many weddings. What you need to know is how a photographer tells a whole day, from the preparations to the dancing. Ask to see a full wedding. On my website there are real weddings told in chapters, with the ceremony, the portraits and the celebration.
Look at the difficult photos too. The church with little light, the party at night, the group shots. That is where you see who knows how to work when things do not go to plan.
The questions I would ask
- How many photos do you deliver? Some photographers set a maximum. I deliver every useful photo, usually between 1,000 and 1,300 at a wedding.
- When will we receive them? I deliver the complete gallery within 60 days and a preview of at least 20 photos in the following days. In high season, deliveries go in wedding order.
- Are they all edited? Mine are, one by one, and they are delivered in colour and in black and white, never only in black and white.
- What exactly does the price include? Ask about coverage, the album, the engagement session and travel. What is not written down is not included.
- What do the extras cost? In my case the drone, the second photographer, the same day edit and the negatives are added as extras, just like the album.
The contract and the booking
A date is booked with a contract, not with a conversation. With mine we sign in person or online and the date is reserved with a 25 % deposit. The rest is paid before the wedding or on the day. Ask for the contract to say how many hours it covers, what is delivered and by when.
Feeling at ease
This is not on any price list, but it matters a lot. The photographer will be by your side all day. If you do not feel comfortable on the first call, you will not at the wedding either. My style is documentary and calm, I move around without setting a schedule and I only ask you for a short while for the portraits. If that is what you are looking for, let us talk.
Diego was my photographer at our wedding and they were the most beautiful photos I will ever have
Read reviews from real couples, on Google and on Bodas.net, and if you can, talk to one of them. My packs are on weddings. If you are having a small wedding, take a look at intimate and civil weddings.
