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Couple, meet your photographer. Photographer, meet couple.
Everybody’s got a different personality. You may love your potential photographer’s image style, the packages they offer, the price point they offer it at, their website, and maybe even their logo, but if you meet that person and feel like you don’t click – run away. Run away? Yes, run away. You and your photographer are going to spend a lot of time together. As a bride, it’s possible (and likely) that you will spend more time with your photographer on your wedding day than you do with your groom. On the flip side of that, if you meet your photographer and things flow smoothly, you’re probably onto something that will work for you.
I may not be your guy
As a wedding photographer, I survive by photographing weddings. The more weddings I photograph, the better. With that said, if I meet a potential couple and feel that we may not be the best match for whatever reason, I’m not afraid to let them know. My absolute ultimate goal is for my brides and grooms to be completely and over-the-top happy with their wedding photographer. If I know that I’m going to be able to do that for them, then by all means I am on board. If not, it does nobody any good to force it. Look for honesty, transparency, and a photographer that has your best intentions in mind.
We don’t like the same flavor ice cream
Let’s step back one level. You’re not marrying your photographer. Your personalities do have to click, but they’ve got to do so on the meaningful topics. Are you an extremely outgoing person who likes to joke around with a little bit of sarcasm? You probably don’t want the world’s shyest and reserved photographer who couldn’t fling a comeback at you if their life depended on it. Are you the reserved type who works best when somebody takes control of things? Then look for a high confidence level in your photographer; somebody who commands the situation and gets things done. Do you see what I’m getting at?
This is one thing that’s difficult to gauge from looking at a website or exchanging a few emails. Go meet your photographer. If they don’t want to take the time to meet in person, is that lack of effort going to show up in other areas of their work?
I’m not saying your photographers need to be the kind of people that practice bouquet tossing in the Bluecube while waiting for a bridal show to open the doors to the public, but maybe you like that sort of thing…
Series information
Tomorrow we’ll talk about different photography styles.
If you missed the intro to this series, you can catch it right here – Wedding Photography Series Introduction.
