Stay focused on a photographer

WHILE budget is important for many couples as they prepare for their big day, it’s prudent to set a little extra aside for those all-important aspects of your wedding. When you think about it logically, long after the guests have left and the music has stopped playing and memories of your wedding recede ever more with each passing year, the one thing that will keep it alive and vibrant are the quality photographs taken on the day. So much thought nowadays goes into making the day itself perfect that ways of capturing it forever become neglected.

That’s why choosing a professional photographer is a decision you’ll be glad you made many years later when you and your partner’s smiles are held together forever in a quality photo that time itself won’t change. After all, capturing the essence, colour, glow, tears, smiles and various shades of happiness that help make a wedding day unique is what professional photographers do best.

Many people hire the services of a friend with ‘a good camera’ who is probably cheaper. And while it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that your friend will take beautiful photos, chances are you will be disappointed in time to come. Why? Well a wedding day can last anything up to 13 hours long and that’s a long time for a friend (who is also probably a guest!) to stay focused on his/her job.

A ‘friend photographer’ is also likely to get caught up mingling with guests and chatting whilst having fun and won’t always be close by to take those subtle shots. Whereas a professional photographer’s sole responsibility is to follow you all day. As well as the traditional wedding photos, a professional will also take thousands of random images and afterwards spend time editing them. This often produces some really fantastic and spectacular shots of your special day, revealing an intimate and natural side to the wedding. Creating a budget and sticking to it is an important part of a couple’s wedding strategy. But if you are making an exception, be sure to consider the services of a photographer. After all, a picture never lies.