Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Budget Wedding Photography Ideas

By James Wong

Your special 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 high-end professional services like as wedding photography, keeping focused on the budget can be hard. 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.

With a vibrant dose of creativity you can find bridal photography services within your budget quite easily. So read on.

Start with word of mouth. Talk to your friends or work colleagues that have held wedding days similar in size and outline to what you are planning to check what photographers worked really well within their prepared price target.

Another easy 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 affordable services.

Many individuals may think that hiring a wedding planner will work 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 provide you and one of these services is to stay within budget! Also wedding planners work with photographers often, they often have existing relationships that will spare you money in the end.

But when it comes to affordable wedding photography, sometimes setting the range and type services you need 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 fixed on a special wedding photographer that works in a way you love, then compromise to get to the price that you need; perhaps have the photographer only shoot your ceremony and formal shots and then ask your guests to help take pictures throughout your reception to be gathered into an album at a later date.

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

Another great and creative tip is to invite your friends 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. After all many wedding gifts will often never be used so will stay in a cold cupboard. Instead your friends will probably be thrilled and delighted to be asked. This will raise your marriage experience for everyone and spare you money.

At the end of the day, affordable bridal photography is about creative thinking and flexibility, time and energy. Being willing to work outside the box and think of small and often creative ways to save money, finally all those small steps will add up to big savings.

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