5 Benefits to Hiring a Professional Wedding Photographer
Kate Holt, Professional Wedding Photographer
Congratulations on your engagement and now you are on the rocket ride of wedding planning! If you are reading this then you are starting to look for a wedding photographer and doing your wedding photography research which is smart and a good idea.
Wedding photos are the story of one of the biggest days of your life and worth remembering!
We love to help and hope to shed some light on why hiring a professional wedding photographer is a smart move on your part!
There is an enormous benefit to having a professional wedding photographer capture your wedding day and this outweighs the amount of money that you may save by having a family member or friend who is an amateur do it for free.
I get it, at the time saving that little extra at the expense of your photos may seem like the right thing to do but possibly down the line when you look back on your photos it might not feel that way.
I am not saying that they would do a terrible job or that it is the worst idea but if they have not photographed weddings before then you actually don’t know what you are going to get. So it is a gamble and you could win or, sadly, you could lose!
But before you make any decision hear me out and read through these five reasons hiring a professional wedding photographer could be the right choice for you.
- Communication and Reliability
Professional wedding photographers photograph weddings for a living which means that they are going to be looking to create a professional experience for their clients. That means they are most likely going to make it a priority to maintain good communication with you from the time you book to your wedding day. When you send an email with questions they will be there to get back to you with answers. They will also having a great knowledge base to help you along in your planning. And, they are going to be talking to you about your wedding timeline and what your photography goals are. As you can see there is a sense of responsibility when they are working professionally and, therefore, more reliable!
- The Wedding Photography Experience
A professional wedding photographer if they are worth their title will be looking to create a great experience for their clients. Their reputation as a wedding photography business is on the line which means they will be putting, hopefully, all they have into the wedding experience. In our business we want to ensure that the booking process is smooth, we send fun little gifts to our clients, we spend a lot of time educating our clients about posing and we work to put together a gorgeous wedding photo gallery as the final product - that is just a summary as compared to what actually goes into the wedding experience. That is not something guaranteed or promised from a friend or family member.
- The Camera Equipment
In this day and age anyone can go out, pick up a DSLR and say they are a photographer. And they aren’t lying because they are! But there is a knowledge of camera equipment that professional wedding photographers have sought out and learned in order to create the images that they do. What lenses work best for portraits? What lenses work best for detail shots? How to pose your couples to create gorgeous, lasting photos? These are all skills the professional wedding photographer should have and probably more! They are skills worth paying for as that is what creates the images you see when you browse the world of wedding photography.
- The Photographers Role
A friend or family member will be at your wedding as both a guest and your photographer whereas a professional wedding photographer will be there for one reason and one reason only - photographing your wedding day. They will be there to get the job done and to ensure the day goes smoothly. You and your wedding photographer would put together a wedding timeline and they are going to help you stick to it, they are going to be there to get every moment that you want without being distracted by the wedding itself. Their mind is going, “what is my next shot?” or “I need to make sure I capture all the real candid moments during cocktail hour,” so you know they are going to be on the ball!
- Patience
One quality you can be almost certain of if you find the right wedding photographer is that they will have a lot of patience for you and your fiancé. How often are you in front of the camera for professional photos? Probably never, right! So while you are posing or doing things which may take a little more time a professional wedding photographer will be there to help you through the experience and have patience. After all, they have been to many weddings and helped a lot of people so experience brings it about. Being professional will also shine through because they wouldn’t get “annoyed” or “upset” with you whereas a family member may express their emotions more freely in those circumstances.
There are many more reasons why hiring a professional wedding photographer is the right thing to do but I hope just these five benefits may help you in making your decision on booking a wedding photographer for your big day!
