FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I think it's too early to book
This is one of the most common misconceptions repeated by many couples. As soon as you have your venue booking out of the way, your date becomes highly unlikely to change and if it does, your photography contract should cover a possibility of rescheduling of the booking. Either way, it all comes down to how you feel about your wedding photographs. If you feel that you might be better off waiting until you find a bargain deal, then why not to gamble on your luck and postpone the booking. If the stakes seem high however, an early booking secures more than just your chosen photographer and style. Today, prices are as cheap as they will ever get, so early booking does secure lowest price possible with your chosen photographer and there is also a chance that the date will get booked up with somebody else. All in all, once done, it's one thing less to worry about and there are couples who have decided on booking us as far as 3 years in advance. As mentioned before, our terms do include a free of charge rescheduling of the booking, should you need and on top of that, the total upfront fee paid towards booking is no more than £150. Moreover, this is the only cost you will have suffered, should you have to cancel the booking altogether, as we don't require any further payments up until 6 months before the wedding date.
I hired a friend who will take care of my wedding photos
In 21st century, casual photo snapping is an integral part of our lifestyle and virtually everybody has a camera in their pocket. Most people will bring their mobile devices to your wedding and will be taking photos. More than likely, they will capture all the fun, joy and laugh and will later share hundreds of photos with you, and quite frankly, we can't even begin to compete with your guests on that. Why hire a professional then? The quality comes to mind first, but there's so much more to it. Whilst everybody is enjoying their time, we can take a step back and focus on how your story unfolds throughout the day. We watch and learn... and with cameras at ready we'll be first to photograph anything that all others will have missed and with an eye catching composition in mind.
1. What is your style?
It's a photo reportage, which means that we're trying to tell your wedding story with stills. This means most of photos are captured in the moment, or without posing.
Many photographers these days advertise their services with engagement or post-wedding shots, to try to help them stand out from competition. This is the complete opposite to our style and truly has little to do with the wedding itself. We understand that many couples these days plan their weddings very carefully and want their photos to look exactly the same or as close to photos seen in magazines or online. We appreciate that because it's their Big Day, but as photographers we are almost certain that most of those photos from the magazines usually take hours of careful preparation with models in strictly controlled environments and whilst the engagement and post-wedding shoots can be arranged in such way, the Big Day can't be recreated. One should ask oneself when planning the wedding, whether "I want to spend most of my beautiful day posing for artificially created work" or "Do I want the photographer to remind me of the memories from my wedding". Both ways are fine, so it all comes down to the choice of the right path for each couple.
2. Why hiring a professional in the first place?
In 21st century, casual photo snapping is an integral part of our lifestyle and virtually everybody has a camera in their pocket. Most people will bring their mobile devices to your wedding and will be taking photos. More than likely, they will capture all the fun, joy and laugh and will later share hundreds of photos with you, and quite frankly, we can't even begin to compete with your guests on that. Why hire a professional then? The quality comes to mind first, but there's so much more to it. Whilst everybody is enjoying their time, we can take a step back and focus on how your story unfolds throughout the day. We watch and learn... and with cameras at ready we'll be first to photograph anything that all others will have missed and with an eye catching composition in mind.
3. Why does it cost so much?
We share all work between us and still are unable to edit more than 1 wedding per week. Due to the most weddings taking place between March-October, then winter is usually much quieter wedding-wise. Cameras are being used much more if you shoot weddings, so they need replacing every 3-4 years, not to mention regular servicing, which also costs. Of course cameras aren't the only equipment we're using, so there are flashes, batteries, memory cards, computers, disk storage, software, professional insurance, www, advertising, office supplies, fuel, tax etc. Add location and experience to all the above and the UK average figure is £1000-£2500 for full day's photography, often without any extras or the second shooter. We try to keep the cost of our services as low as we can. You can read detailed explanation here: REAL COST OF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
4. Can we meet in person before the wedding?
Yes, and we usually meet twice. We always make all the arrangements online or over the phone for the 1st meeting and 2nd usually takes place a month before the wedding.