Why Should You Hire Me as Your Wedding Photographer?

Hello, newly engaged couple! Congratulations on your engagement! This is truly one of the most exciting times in your life. I hope you’re taking a few moments to soak it all in amidst the flurry of activity involved with planning your big day. Perhaps you’ve chosen a date or maybe you’ve even selected your venue. Now it’s time to hire a photographer to capture your special day in images that you’ll cherish for your lifetime. If you’re reading this blog you might be considering hiring me as your wedding photographer. You may have a list of many questions to ask me or you may not know where to start. Whether you know what you’re looking for in your wedding photographer or you’re just familiarizing yourself with some options, I’d like to share with you why I think you should hire me as the photographer for one of the most special days of your life.

I believe a couple’s wedding day should reflect exactly who they are. Not every couple will fit into one of several predetermined wedding photography packages. Maybe you’re interested in a standard eight-hour package. Maybe you want to elope on one day with two hours of photo coverage and then want another four hours of service on another day when you party at a reception with family and friends. Maybe you want a styled couple’s session prior to your ceremony and then just an hour of coverage for family photos. Whatever your wishes, I want to personalize a package to meet your wants and needs. For this reason, when couples reach out to me inquiring about my wedding day services, I request to schedule a phone call to hear more about the details of their wedding day. After that call, I create a personalized quote for service most closely reflecting exactly what we’ve discussed. If you’re still in the beginning stages of planning and haven’t made many decisions yet, this isn’t something to worry about. I can help by providing you with a sample timeline of events and typical photography services to get you started. We can then customize the service package closer to your wedding once you’ve made more solid decisions. It is my goal to tailor your wedding photography package to exactly what you want. It is your day and you should be completely satisfied with every detail!

I strive to develop a personal relationship with every one of my wedding couples. A wedding is a mix of so many emotions...joy, excitement, and sometimes even stress. By getting to know my couples through a questionnaire, and during an engagement photo session and phone calls, we develop trust and comfort with each other. This makes our work together on your wedding day more natural and authentic. Couples who see me as their ally and friend throughout their wedding day achieve the most genuine and heartfelt expressions in their photos. Your wedding is your big day and you want your friends by your side throughout it all. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you felt like your photographer is one of your trusted friends along for every moment of your wedding day ride?

After the big day has come and gone, my work as your photographer has just begun. While you may already be familiar with my style of photography and know I achieve the look you’d like in your wedding day photos, the behind-the-scenes work of culling, editing, and ultimately delivering your images is paramount and one I take very seriously. I view every image taken on a wedding day. Sometimes this is nearly 2,000 images. Once I’ve culled through and selected the “keepers,” I hand edit every single image that you see in your gallery. While other photographers may utilize presets or only carefully edit bride and groom portraits, I consider every image from your day worthy of careful editing work. I can truly say I stand behind and am proud of the final gallery I deliver to my wedding couples because I’ve diligently worked on every image featured in the gallery.

These are just a few of the reasons I believe you should hire me as your wedding photographer. I hope something here resonated with you and that we’ll have an opportunity to connect via phone about your special day soon!