So you have started planning for your marriage, right? Confused on deciding the budget? Want a frugal budget that will be plenteous to your guests? Well, you have good news. One of the most important and pricey expense for your wedding is the chartering of a photographer. Of course, you wouldn't want to hire a photographer who is not good in this business. For this, you should be ready to spend a good deal of money for hiring them. In today's world, wedding photographers are in demand and due to their extensive use of digital technology; they incline to charge a high price for your wedding. Wedding photographer budgets are "you get what you pay for" budgets so spend enough on them.
These days, if you want a quality and professional wedding photographer you should be equipped with a minimum of $1000 for the day. This is just the lower limit and with a higher price you'll be able to get better wedding photographers. But depending on your area, location and other external factors, the prices may differ. The number of guests attending your even is an important factor because the more number of guests will keep him occupied for more amount of time thus a higher price is charged.
Keep a list of wedding photographers and compare the rates. Comparison is the best way to get the best results. When you compare the photographers, you'll be able to know how to choose the better and short list to 3 or 4 wedding photographers whom you think will be best suited for your special day. Once you do this, comparison of rates play a major role. If all the photographers are equally skilled and professional, you can decide the one for you by comparing the rates.
The rates may vary with different photographers because of their services. Some provide you only the basic things like photos and albums, while some provide additional services like video formatted pictures, re-touching and graphic oriented pictures. So decide on what you need and then go for the best rate.
Now, there is another important thing to be kept in mind when negotiating the rates with a wedding photographer. Inquire about the contract and how they take it up. Some photographers will not give any receipt or sign any contract. Insist such photographers to sign a contract and if they still refuse, don't opt for them. Any professional wedding photographer will have a written contract to be signed by his clients and it generally includes commonly listed points given below.
o Deposit fee and refund: You may have to pay a deposit fee to reserve the photographer on your wedding day and it will be refunded after the contract ends.
o Other expenses related to your wedding to be included in the bill: They may quote the price including expenses incurred on your wedding like Travel expenses.
o Proofs and prints: They'll let you know what you get with the photos. Almost every photographer offers a full proof of the prints with the photos.
o Cancellation policy: How to cancel their service at any point of time before the wedding, if applicable. Some photographers offer this policy but most of them don't.
So plan your budget for hiring a wedding photographer and give him a good price. You'll be amazed how much you'll enjoy the seeing the photos after years.
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