Budget Bridal Photography Tips

By Jenny Wong

Your wedding day can be the realisation of a long-held dream; you want everything to be just perfect - and why not - from your flowers to you dress and everything else in between. But, for most people, even though is is a very special day you will still have a budget target to work to. But when it comes to top-end professional business services like as wedding photography, staying focused on the money can be hard to do. However, with a little bit of research, forward thinking and planning, and a vibrant dose of flexibility, you will be able to keep within budget for sure to ensure you have an affordable wedding while creating the memories you deserve.

Finding affordable wedding photography at the price you can afford is achievable in a number of simple ways. So read on.

Start off with word of mouth and you will be on the right track. People always talk about good service. Talk to all your friends or work colleagues that have held weddings similar in size and scope to what you are planning to check what professional photographers worked successfully within their given pricing.

Another simple way is to check with the management at your venue where you are holding your reception. Clearly, reception sites host a smorgasbord of weddings throughout the year; they often have access to quality photographers who offer low-cost services.

Many people may think that employing a wedding planner will run against a budget-focused wedding, but the opposite is usually true. Wedding planners will often pay for themselves with the money they save you in vendor fees. Wedding planners have a service to offer you and one of these services is to stay within budget! Also wedding planners work with professionals frequently, they frequently have established relationships that will save you money in the end.

But when it comes to affordable wedding photography, sometimes qualifying the range and type services you want rather than choosing a low-priced photographer will help you stay within your budget limit - more is not always better and at the end of the day having high quality is better than high quantity. If you have your heart jet-set on a limited wedding photographer that works in a way you love, then compromise to get to the price that you need; perhaps have the photographer only take your ceremony and formal shots and then ask your guests to help take photographs throughout your reception to be assembled into an album at a later date.

One really simple idea is to provide your wedding guests with cheap disposable cameras. This will add fun, variety and an unexpected component to your wedding day. Your wedding album will then become very unique indeed.

Another great and creative tip is to invite your friends and family to do part of the wedding preparations for you such as the flower display. Not only is this a great way to involve your friends you can ask them to not give bridal gifts but to do something else instead. And seeing many wedding gifts end up not being used then this can be a great idea. Instead your friends will probably be thrilled and delighted to be asked. This will enhance your marriage experience for everyone and save you money.

Finally, inexpensive wedding photography is about creativity and flexibility, time and energy. Being prepared to work out of the box and think of small and often imaginative ways to save money, finally all those small steps will add up to big savings. - 29956

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