This is the thing about shooting weddings, Expectation.
I will ONLY shoot a wedding if...
A. I like the look of B&G and the venue
B. They like my style of Photography and that's why they chose me, otherwise it can get messy.
C. There is a clear agreement beforehand of anything 'special' they want.
D. Agree a package (with prints, on a disc, time spent at wedding, time spent editing, food included, blah blah blah.
I once went to meet the happy couple after a long phone convo of them saying they love my work and want me to shoot their wedding, however they had no idea (at the time) I was only shooting B&W (Leica M9M) they were shocked but must of forgotten our conversation through excitement. Anyway, long story short, make sure you outline YOUR proposal and that they understand it.
I still shot their wedding as the Wife was clued up about my work & wanted B&W, the husband said it was ridiculous to shoot only in B&W and was quite moody about it until I took round the edited shots (200+) and suggested they chose 24-40 photos for their wedding album because nobody wants to sit through hours of wedding pics really. Husband was so pleased he shed a tear.
Weddings are bloody hard work, mentally & physically and can through up all kinds of problems (you promised us this you said it included that, we thought it was cheaper etc etc).
This is why I do maybe 2 a year now as a special favour and nothing under £1000 basic package. |
