This post is the last in three tips geared to help you find a Christchurch wedding photographer.
Read the other posts here:
Hot Tips #1 The Photos - was about what to look for when viewing a photographer's work.
Hot Tips #2 The Photographer - was about how to gauge a photographer's personality from their web site and why this even matters.
Hot Tip #3 Pricing
In this last post, I'll touch on wedding photography pricing and some things you may not have thought about.
Here is the scenario: you are Christchurch based and you have found a Christchurch wedding photographer.
You love their wedding photography work.
You have read their About Me page and they sound like a decent person.
Now what about their wedding package pricing?
Wedding Photography Pricing Absolutes
Every bride and groom has a budget for their wedding photography
Every wedding photographer has a minimum price that they charge, which they believe they can make a living from.
Like most things in life, you get what you pay for. Pay too little for a Christchurch wedding photographer and you may be disappointed by the results.
Christchurch Wedding Photographers Packages and Pricing
Photographers have two views on showing their wedding photography pricing - some do and some don’t.
I do and you can find it right here - Christchurch wedding pricing
I list my pricing because I don’t want to waste your time. It is a bit like when you go into a shop - if you see something and you are interested in purchasing it, you want to see the price. Why should you have to ask?
When you click through to the photographer's pricing page, hopefully you won't reel back in shock at the prices their services start at.
If the photographer's wedding prices are way out of your budget, then it's probably time to move onto wedding photographer number two.
If the photographer's wedding prices are in the ball park of your budget, then it's a good time to contact them for availability.
Choices, Choice, Choices
If the photographer's wedding prices are a little out of your budget, but you just love their work and you know in your heart they are the photographer for you, then it may be time to consider your overall wedding budget and the decisions you've made about where your money is going.
It may seem like a great idea to spend thousands on a wedding dress, but remember you only wear it once. Your photos on the other hand are one of the few tangible things you have after your wedding day apart from a new husband / wife (and maybe a hangover).
I'm a wedding photographer, so of course I'd say this - spend a little more on your wedding photography than other areas of your wedding budget. Because when it is all over, all you'll have to remind yourself of one of the most important days in your life is the photos.
Thomas.