What should my sister expect from her photographer?

[fluke]

My sister is getting married next year, and has put a budget aside of £1500 ($2850 ish) for a photographer.

What should she expect to get for this price in terms of prints/cds etc etc?
I would imagine she should be able to get a pretty good deal for this sort of money?

Any advice appreciated:D

[MichelleM]

To be honest, it all depends on the photographer and how they do things. In a small town like mine, $2850 gets a nice package. I'm sure in a large metro area, it may not get much of anything.

She has to go around to all photogs in the area, look at their work, what they offer and then make a decision (and hope they are available the day she needs! ;) ).

[Mathiau]

She has to go around to all photogs in the area, look at their work, what they offer and then make a decision (and hope they are available the day she needs! ;) ).

^^

[Nigel Wallace]

She should get a very good deal for £1,500 . It pays to shop around though and you may not go with the most expensive , check out their portfolios and go with the photog that gives you a sense of confidence that they can do the job, also ask to see a complete set of wedding pictures from start to finish, not just a selected few best shots from a load of weddings

My 2 cents anyway

Goodluck

cheers

Nigel

[fluke]

also ask to see a complete set of wedding pictures from start to finish, not just a selected few best shots from a load of weddings


I wouldnt of thought of that, thanks for the advice:)

[paul33]

I think it will give her freedom to choose ........ she's unlikely to find many outside of her budget. Agree with the advice above, ignore the price and find the right person with the right portfolio.

[Lenzflair]

Some good advice but no one answered the question

[cdifoto]

Some good advice but no one answered the question

Everyone answered the question. The answer being: It depends.

[quickben]

The area she lives in also has a bearing. £1500 in London will probably get her a basic package. In northern scotland it would probably get her the top deal.

Demographics apply to wedding photogs, too.

Gary.

[EOS_JD]

She has to do the legwork and investigate photographers in the area. I live in Scotland (Lanarkshire). Top end photographers are between £1,500-£2,500. Budget photographers £500 - £800.

If she looks at their portfolios and asks for some references then she'll get an idea what to expect.

If you are lucky someone here may be able to help.

Good luck.

[fluke]

Cheers for all the replies guys, she did a bit of looking around and visited a few to look at sample albums etc.

She has gone for this one: http://www.dreamweddings.biz/ the "Luxury Wedding Service"

Not anyone on here is it?:lol:

[EOS_JD]

Cheers for all the replies guys, she did a bit of looking around and visited a few to look at sample albums etc.

She has gone for this one: http://www.dreamweddings.biz/ the "Luxury Wedding Service"

Not anyone on here is it?:lol:

Looking only at the images on the web there's bound to be better than this for £1500! Lots of very good images but nothing outstanding. just my opinion.