Photographer+Artist=EVERYTHING

When a bride starts the tremendous task of planning her own wedding, I don't believe she grasps how much a wedding really costs nowadays. The average wedding falls around $30,000 and the dollars keep-on climbing from there. For some, that's enough to have a heart-attack! When you get smacked in the face with those numbers, it's even harder to understand "WHY." WHY so much for the...

Venue? -$3,000

Caterer??? -$10,000

Cake????? -$1,000

Photographer?????? -$3,000

And yes, you can go through the backroads of the wedding industry to scrape for a good deal; but my advice for all brides: GET A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER!

And here's why.

Your wedding day will literally feel like a blur. You will spend months, sometimes years planning for the biggest moment of your life and in one day it comes to an end. It's the most AMAZING day of your life - don't get me wrong; but it goes by so fast and there's so much you will miss.

A good photographer will not re-pose these missed moments. A true artist will capture your Father's proud radiance, your Husband's hidden tear, the closeness of your love, and the details of the day.

-You can spot a good photographer, when you examine their portfolio and get the impression that each wedding tells the story of each specific bride & groom. Every shot is his ability to capture a story.

-You can spot a bad photographer, when the album is chaotic, there's no difference in each shot from the next, and he has no range in his creativity. A personality says a lot too - meet with them and see how your personalities' click. If there's no connection, you probably won't connect well with him in your photos. It will show.

Here's an example of the difference:

DERKS WORKS - Photographer averaging around $5,000.

From Derks Works, I know that Anna put a lot of love and creativity into planning her own day. She is a style blogger - check out her blog: "See Jane!"




CHERISHED MEMORIES PHOTOGRAPHY, averaging $2,000

Need I explain the difference in quality? Not to sound mean, but these couples received exactly what they paid for. 

Your photographer will tell the story of your commitment, so that you can turn the pages of your wedding album and tell your children how you and your husband fell in love. I  believe memories are what leave our legacy behind in this life and they're the most important thing we own. So whether your budget is $100,000 or $7,000 - don't try to nickel and dime the good photographer away; because a good artistic photographer is worth every single cent!