Wedding Photography not for beginners

To all of those Brides out there who are thinking about trying to cut a few corners for the Big Wedding Day, I say Stop And Listen!

Listen to Who? You ask? Well in a word . . . Me. The next paragraph might be the single most important piece of advice that you can get for your Wedding. While you are planning you are undoubtedly dealing with staying inside of the dreaded "Budget". Budgets are a good place to start, but as a bride you should exercise caution on how to layout the budget dollars. Remember that you should not spread out the funds by a set amount throughout different services for your Wedding Day. Some will undoubtedly be much higher in price than others. By nature, you Big Day Budget should be somewhat broken down in this way. 30% of your budget should be in place for the Reception and Dinner, 20% should be for a Photographer/Videographer, 10% for the dress, 10% for the cake and decorations, 10% for the Ceremony and 20% for invitations, DJ and other misc. essentials. This is obviously not a full proof plan of attack, but is a great starting point to tweak later with additional items on the list.

So how do you save money? I can only talk about the Photography part of the budget. We own Naples Videography and Photography, http://www.naplesvideography.com/, so we see Brides come up with all sort of ways to fight the "budget". The one way to cut cost is to have a friend provide your Photography and or Videography for your Big Day. So why is this a bad thing? Well it is not necessarily a bad thing, I think it is a down right AWESOME thing! PROVIDING . . . your friend is a professional! We are in year 13 of providing Wedding Photography and Videography services and let me tell you, we learn something new on every job. We continually grow our business by learning new techniques. Not sure when one can consider themselves a "Master", but from my viewpoint, if you are always open to new ideas, you will forever be learning!

So what is my Point? Your Friend, if they are aware of the complexities of a Wedding Shoot might be able to pull off your Wedding Photography. However if they are new to this trade or if they are a novice, it is highly unlikely that by just having a camera, they will be able to acquire the sort of shots that you will want and consider to be desirable Photography. It not only takes a clear vision of Photography, but also the ability to foresee events unfolding and react to the constant changing nature of Wedding Photography to pull it off.

So before your decide to save money on a professional Photographer, give it some real thought. This day happens only once . . . You are preparing for it for a year . . . Overall it is an large investment . . . and what I will have to remember it by will be the Video and Photo. Hmm . . . in my opinion, it might be a no brainer, Hire a professional that is within your budget and get the best photos that will forever remind you of your wonderful day. and here is a secret, hire a Company that does both Video and Photo, the discounts are normally much greater if you do two services with one Company!

I will bet that it might even add a few years to your life! Well not really, but a nice thought non the less!

Have a beautiful Wedding Day, and if you are planning on a Wedding in the Naples Florida or Fort Myers Florida Area, stop by and say "Hi" to us. We are Naples Videography and Photography and you can visit our website at: http://www.naplesphotovideo.com/ --- Joe