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Welcome to my first article set. These three articles filled with beautiful and interesting wedding photography ideas first. This article will deal with the period prior to the wedding day. Great tips to help you from the first contact with the customer to pre-wedding night. The first meeting with the bride and groom to be very important. This allows them to get used to you, and also allows you to comply with them. Do you want to see what they are like together, how they interact with the level of intimacy they want to show each other before a relative stranger. Do they sit close, holding hands, or even kissing each other during the first meeting. This will give you some insight as to how they will be on their wedding day, and also how they want themselves portrayed in photographs. While you can watch a couple, you want to work with them to figure out what they want. Most brides to be will be what your wedding album will look like, and what type of pictures they want it. It may take a little work, but try to get the groom to be involved in this process as well. Find out if they want all the candid photos, or any posed photos, or any combination. Do they want to go to a specific place in the wedding pictures of himself and a wedding, or just to the church or reception hall. Do you have any suggestions, with pictures, ready to place to take a few pictures, if that's what they want to do. Be sure to write down any specific shots they might want. Pictures of the aisle going up and coming down isle, cutting the cake, first dance, etc. Write all the specific shots that the three of you come up with the image list that you have with you on the day. That way you can check them off as you go, and you will not miss or forget it. Keep in mind that it only happens once, you have to get all the pictures that your customers want! Business end of things need to be addressed as well. Nail down the total cost of any deposit or "good faith payments" due to unforeseen circumstances, the condition, model release forms, and so on. Make sure that you all agree on what they are getting for their money. How big photo album to be, photos to a CD or DVD, the number and size of prints they get, and if frames are included. Basically, decide what they want, what you want them to give, and what the final price will be. The first meeting is the longest and the most important time of the wedding photography process. Now that it's done, you can go home and write up a contract. If you have no idea how to do it, or what it should look like, go online and you'll find a number of agreements outline of wedding photography. Once you have it written up, take it to a lawyer to look over. This step is simply to protect themselves in case any problems arise in the future. Then go back to the bride and groom, and have all three of you sign it. Each party witness is also recommended. Professional bridal photographers Las Vegas, Nevada shooting professional photography and specializing in weddings for over 5 years.
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