How to prep for your wedding:: Questions to ask your photographer

It has been such a great week sharing information on how to get ready for your wedding.  Although there are SO many sites to gather information, I’m thankful if you have taken the time to read over the last few posts.

Today I want to address a few questions that I would LOVE to have asked that many of the wedding blogs miss. Although these are great questions… “What is your style, how would you define your work, how many years have you been in photography,” there are other questions that I know a lot of brides ask later in the process that are often forgotten in the initial meeting.

So here are a few questions you might want to add to your list as you are meeting with photographers to photograph your big day.

What is your favorite thing to photograph?

What makes you love photographing weddings?

You see a lot of weddings. What is the one that stands out the most and why?

After the wedding happens will we see an Instagram post? Blog post? Facebook preview?  How long after will this happen?

What is the back process to the wedding day (post processing)? How long will it take to see our gallery, get our prints or our album?

How do you feel about family members photographing during the wedding day?

I really love the natural expressions on couples faces.  How does that happen and what do you do to make that happen?

Do you have a team of people helping you on the wedding day or after?

What happens if you get sick or are unable to photograph our day for us?

Will you be the one photographing our wedding?

If you have a second shooter, how long have you been working together?

Can I share photos with the vendors I am working with, or will you do that?

There are some family situations you should know about, how do you handle these situations?

Is there an engagement session with our package?  How is this helpful for our wedding day?

Hope that adds to your planning process!