Picking your wedding photographer
Picking your wedding photographer is a big decision for most newly engaged couples. After all there is so much choice. What are the most important factors in your choice? After all your wedding photography is one of the few parts that lasts forever. Captures all the other elements that are so important to you.
What can you do before you book your wedding photographer?
I think before you look at photographers its worth thinking and discussing whats important to you, this will dictate the style of. photographer. What are you drawn to? What have you loved about your friends photographs, what did you not like? WE love beautiful relaxed days, storytelling and understand how important your family and friends are. I love creating stunning portraits that look like they are straight from a magazine, at the same time as all the fun and emotions of the day
How to find your wedding photographer?
Well you’re on our website so hopefully you have found us, but you might have come here through social media, a friend recommendation, google or pinterest. There is no right or wrong way in finding your photographer, but you’ll appreciate some ways more than other recommendations from friends or loving their photos on social media or pinterest is probably a good start! Have a look at our pinterest…
Or head to our instagram feed…
What most important to you when picking your wedding photographer?
Again there is no right or wrong answer to this. BUT I do know what my couples have told me. Often you might not realise is important until afterwards. I always suggest you ask people who have already got married rather than people who are planning, as priorities afterwards change when you see the photographs. They will tell you its no just about beautiful portraits, although they ARE important. Great wedding photographers are multi faceted. So its the beautiful moments, the emotional moments, the funny ones, but the ones that are YOUR day.
Style is something you will look at, looking at our portfolio or instagram, you will see ours is airy and pretty, soft and incredibly flattering. I spend a long time look at the tones and colours when I edit your photographs, but also the way I shoot creates the look from the start. Prime lenses and right cameras, help me create the look. As well as many years of experience too! But our style aims to be current YET timeless, creating something you want on your walls forever.
TEAM OF TWO
Being a team of two we also bring different talents to the table,my years of working in fashion magazines brings that editorial and creative, alongside Michelles documentary style. What friends who have got married will tell you its not JUST the wow portraits that matter, its your family and friends as they laugh, cry and enjoy the day with you. Its the little details, you spent so long deciding on, looking like they are in a styled shoot from a magazine. Its all of it, thats what is it important.
BUDGET
Is budget important? Of course it is, we all have one in mind, but with flexible hours you create packages to suit with less hours, or more. Your wedding photography will be the one thing that lasts forever though.
Why not check out some of my wedding story blogs – like Amy and Oliver’s Syon Park wedding and Camilla and Bens Gaynes Park wedding, if you come to see me I can show you a range of beautiful wedding albums or a full wedding gallery online. Lots more on my round up of 2019 wedding photography and 2018 wedding photography blogs
Organisation is key when picking your wedding photographer
I feel that being extra organised makes my couples days extra relaxed. So around 2 months before the wedding we organise a timing chat, usually over Skype or Facetime.
Your venue and other suppliers will have given you key times for the day. But this is for all the moments inbetween. I ask a lot of questions. Like if your dad or someone special is coming to see you in your dress for the first time before you walk down the aisle? Are the bridesmaids wearing special PJ’s or dressing gowns you’d like a photo of, are you giving the girls gifts, if its not the night before do you want to give them before they get dressed or after. Whats happening during your ceremony, your reception, your party.
YOU
I also want to make sure you get to enjoy as much of your wedding as possible. So we will plan photographs. so you can do just that!
Because its YOUR wedding and we are all about YOU – that’s why I named the business Julia and YOU. Not a cookie cutter creating the same images each week, but telling your story.
There is only one thing I cannot change time wise, sunset and golden hour. So if you love those hazy sunlit photographs we will make sure we plot hat time in first and work your timings so you can take full advantage.
Perfect email when picking your wedding photographer?
We love every enquiry that hits our inbox. But sounds silly or maybe obvious but always include your wedding date and venue. We actually get a fair few without, and we are so fortunate to get booked up so far in advance. We travel all over the country and and abroad. But have to check venue distances for our quote and plans for days either side.
But what makes an email extra special… a little about the two of you, something about your plans. When an email arrives and you can just read how excited the couple is amongst those words,. That makes me smile and want to photograph their wedding more than ever!
So what’s next when picking your wedding photographer- head to the contact form and tell us all about your day and let’s get planning together