Sunday 14 June 2009

Affordable Wedding Photography Options

By Julie Wong

Your wedding day may be a dream you have held for a long time; you want everything to be just perfect - and why not - from your venue to your flowers, dress and makeup and everything else in between. But, for most people, even though is is a very special day you will still have a budget to work to. But when it comes to high-end professional services like as wedding photography, keeping focused on the budget can be hard. However, with a little bit of research, forward thinking and planning, and a vibrant dose of flexibility, you will be able to keep within budget for sure to ensure you have an affordable wedding while creating the memories you deserve.

With a vibrant dose of creativity you can find bridal photography services within your budget quite easily. So read on.

Word of mouth is your best tool to start with. Talk to your friends or associates that have held weddings similar in size and scope to what you are planning to check what photographers worked well within their given budget target.

Another easy way is to check with the management at your venue where you are holding your reception. Clearly, reception sites host a smorgasbord of weddings throughout the year; they often have access to quality photographers who offer inexpensive services.

Many people may believe that hiring a wedding planner will work against a budget-focused wedding, but the opposite is usually true. Wedding planners will frequently pay for themselves with the money they save you in vendor fees. Wedding planners have a service to provide you and one of these services is to stay within budget! Also wedding planners work with professionals often, they often have established relationships that will save you money in the end.

One thing to consider is cutting back in some areas and speding more in others. You can often do this without compromising the over all experience. If you have your heart set on a specific wedding photographer that works in a way you love, then compromise to get to the price that you need; perhaps have the photographer only take your ceremony and formal shots and then ask your guests to help take photographs throughout your reception to be collected into an album at a later date.

One really simple idea is to provide your wedding guests with cheap disposable cameras. This will add fun, variety and an unexpected component to your wedding day. Your album will then be very unique indeed.

Another great and creative tip is to invite your guests to do part of the wedding preparations for you such as the flower display. Not only is this a great way to involve your friends you can ask them to not give bridal gifts but to do something else instead. And seeing many wedding gifts end up not being used then this can be a great idea. Instead your friends will probably be excited and delighted to be involved. This will heighten your marriage experience for everyone and save you money.

Ultimately, affordable bridal photography is about creativity and flexibility, time and energy. Being prepared to work out of the box and think of small and often imaginative ways to save money, finally all those small steps will add up to big savings.

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