Your special day can be the realisation of a long-held dream; you want everything to be just perfect – and why not – from your venue to your flowers, dress and makeup and everything else in between. But, for most people, even though is is a very special day you will still have a budget target to work to. But when it comes to high-end professional services like as wedding photography, keeping focused on the budget can be hard. However, with a little bit of research, forward thinking and planning, and a vibrant dose of flexibility, you will be able to keep within budget for sure to ensure you have an affordable wedding while creating the memories you deserve.
Finding wedding photography services within your budget can be achieved fairly easily. So read on.
Word of mouth is your best tool to start with. Talk to friends or associates that have held wedding days similar in size and outline to what you are planning to determine what photographers worked really well within their prepared budget.
Another simple way is to check with the management at your venue where you are holding your reception. Clearly, reception sites host a assortment of weddings throughout the year; they often have access to quality photographers who offer cheap services.
Think about using a professional wedding planner. It could be the best budget choice you make for your wedding day. They are professionals and know the best people to work with and how to keep on budget.
But when it comes to inexpensive bridal photography, sometimes restricting the run and type services you require rather than choosing a low-priced photographer will help you stay within your budget – more is not always better and at the end of the day having high quality is better than high quantity. If you have your heart jet-set on a unique wedding photographer that works in a way you love, then compromise to get to the price that you need; perhaps have the photographer only take your ceremony and formal shots and then ask your guests to help take snaps throughout your reception to be pulled together into an album at a later date.
One really awesome idea that is also fun too is to provide your guests with throwaway cameras. This gives your guests more of a feeling of involvement and you will also receive a wide range of photos that would not be taken by a professional.
Another great and creative tip is to invite your friends to do part of the wedding preparations for you such as the flower display. Not only is this a great way to involve your friends you can ask them to not give wedding gifts but to do something else instead. After all many wedding gifts will often never be used so will stay in a cold cupboard. Instead your friends will probably be thrilled and delighted to be asked. This will heighten your marriage experience for everyone and spare you money.
At the end of the day, affordable bridal photography is about creativeness and flexibility, time and energy. Being willing to work outside the box and think of small and often creative ways to save money, eventually all those small steps will add up to big savings.
