Top 11 Questions to Ask Your Wedding Photographer Before Booking
Getting to know your photographer is critical! You'll be spending your entire wedding day with this person and if you are not at ease and smiling, your pictures will reflect your mood๐คช

๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐? ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐? ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐?โฃโฃ These are great questions to gauge your photographer's experience level and how familiar they will be with the layout of your venue. โฃโฃ
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ? ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ? ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ? โฃโฃ Some studios may double or triple book dates since they have multiple photographers on staff. BUT, how much would it suck if you fell in love with a photographer, completed a consultation, paid your deposit... to only find out later on they will not physically be at your wedding. โฃโฃ
๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ?โฃโฃ It's important for your vendors to have policies in case something unexpected happens. โฃโฃ
๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ?โฃโฃ If you're a Facebook and Instagram addict, not being allowed to share some of your wedding photos online may be torture๐ช Keep this in mind!โฃโฃ
๐. ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐?โฃโฃ Professional wedding photographers should have the proper insurance. Insurance protects against equipment theft/damage and provides liability protection. โฃโฃ
๐. ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ?โฃโฃ Please yes! You want to look your best in all your images. โฃโฃ
๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐? ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ?โฃโฃ Now you may not be a camera wiz but you know when something doesn't sound quite right. If they say they use their Iphone or don't know what type of camera they use.. that is a red flag๐ฉ๐ฉ If you want to do some research use Google. (๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ญ๐บ, ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ) But Google it and see if the camera they mentioned is high quality. โฃโฃ
๐. ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ? ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐? ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐?โฃโฃ
You donโt want to be surprised when your wedding photographer asks for additional money before they release your pictures. Even worse, you donโt want your wedding photographer to just pack up and leave when their time is up.โฃโฃ
๐. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ?โฃโฃ None of your vendors should be a distraction and take any focus away from your special day. Most vendors wear all black but it is always good to double check. โฃโฃ
๐๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ?โฃโฃ Each wedding photography studio varies. Studios can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months.โฃโฃ
๐๐. ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ? ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง?โฃโฃ Most photographers will welcome a small list to make sure you get the specific images you want. Remember you're hiring them for their eye as well as their experience capturing amazing moments.โฃโฃ โฃโฃ Which question did you find most helpful?