Find the right wedding photo package and photographer

After you booked your favorite venue for your wedding day, when you should book your wedding photographer? we highly recommend you secure your photographer at least 8 months in advance. For many wedding couples, photography is very important. You should consider to ask for full photo gallery for the past weddings. A full gallery should have at least 150 photos of the wedding day, and it should show you getting ready moments, bridal party group photos, ceremony photos and some immediate family photos. Ask questions about how the photographer capture a typical wedding day. 

Do your research to compare pricing and packages. Some photographers will work with couples’ available budgets, some stand firm on their pricing. Please be aware that wedding photographers do have lot of basic operational expenses, such as liability insurance, software subscription fee, travel expense, staffs’ compensation. 

Most photographers require security deposits for wedding day booking. The remaining balance should be due on or before your wedding day. Some photographers accept 3 different installment payment. For payment methods, many photographers accept common online payment methods, but you can negotiate with the photographer if you want discounts by paying cash.  Wedding photography prices vary from a little over $1000 to $5000 or higher in California. Most photographers offer packages include 8 hours photo coverage, while others may charge by hour. Additional charge may apply for overtime stay. Photo package should include general photo editing, and if you need photo retouching, there may be additional cost per photo. Some photo packages may include a second photographer, and some may only have one photographer. How many photos you will receive from the package is another important question. Some packages offer unlimited photo shots, while others only offer limited photo shots for a wedding day, so you should find out more from the photographer you want to hire. Last but not least, a wedding photography contract may be necessary between the vendor and the clients.