Well Meaning Wedding Advice Creates Disastrous Wedding Photography

If you are paying attention to what is going on in the wedding industry, everywhere you look these days people are writing stories about budget weddings. How to Have a Wedding on a Shoe String, The Recession Wedding Planning Guide, story after story about cutting the costs.

Although it is essential to not go into great debt over a wedding, I am seeing evidence of these recession brides, living with some regrets.

Many of the articles and discussions on cutting the cost of your wedding offer advice such as “Don’t hire a band, or a DJ, use an iPod instead.”

How to Plan Your Wedding Photography – 4 Steps to Memorable Wedding Pictures

As one of the most important decisions you will make concerning the big day, planning your wedding photography should be considered with care. Follow these four steps to ensure your wedding pictures capture these priceless wedding day memories.

1) Select Your Photography Style
How do you envision your wedding photographs? Wedding Photographers generally fall into three stylistic categories: traditional, photojournalist, or a combination of both. Traditional photographers are practiced in obtaining great portraits and posed shots. For more candid shots that document the day’s emotions and all the behind-the-scenes action, you may lean towards the photojournalistic style of photography (a hot trend for today’s weddings). For brides who simply cannot decide, seek a wedding photographer who can offer the perfect mix.