Contain Costs
A wedding photography package doesn’t have to cost a bundle. When you take into account the costly wedding expenses like the wedding dress, dresses and tuxedos for attendants, catering and hall rental, and flowers, it’s easy to see the importance of finding an Atlanta wedding photographer with affordable rates.
Pick a Package
Often, photographers have packages that include some or all of the following elements:
- Studio sitting
- Day of the wedding/on scene coverage
- High definition video coverage
- A choice of wedding photo album
- Custom framing for a certain number and size of photos
- A DVD slide show featuring your studio photos with customized text and sound (for instance a special song.), which can be playing during the wedding reception.
- USB thumb drive with digital copies of all photos, and release of copyright
- Canvas prints or other specialized products
- A selection of
- X # of 3x5 prints
- X # of 5x7 prints
- X # of 8 x 10 prints
- X # of 11 x 17 prints
- X # of 16 x 20 prints
- Other sizes of prints
For wedding photography in Atlanta, there are usually a few different levels of packages from least expensive to most expensive. Understandably, the packages that include more products will be more expensive. If you need to cut costs, carefully scrutinize the packages to see if there are items in a package that you will not need or want. Picking the smaller package and adding a couple of a’ la carte items may get you what you want and keep you in your target price range. Keep in mind that photography companies usually allow you to still order prints and products for a couple of years after the wedding takes place. On the other hand, if you purchase a digital copy of all of your photos and videos, you can use that to get more products later on too.
Keep the Quality
While searching for an affordable wedding photographer in Atlanta, GA, keep in mind the style, quality, and poses you would like. This is a day that will never happen again, and it’s hard to stress enough the importance of quality work when it comes to wedding photography. Be ready to fill in a style sheet describing the type of photography you would like for your wedding day. Review things like poses, traditional or modern style, among other photography criteria. While doing research, save examples like magazine photos or blogs as references for what you’d like to see in your wedding album. They can be as general or specific as you’d like!
Conclusion
Inexpensive does not have to translate directly to low quality. Doing careful research beforehand will reflect in your wedding photos. The pricing will only relate to the amount of products you get, not the quality or style so feel free to insist on an affordable price!