Often times people try to cut costs when it comes to their wedding. They arrange the flowers themselves or have a friend bake the cake. This is all great if it comes out amazing but what about the photos? The photos are the one thing that will last after your wedding. The dress will be worn once, the flowers will die and the top of the cake will be eaten in the first week of marriage. Sometimes couples go hire a friend of the family or an uncle to snap some pics on their special day. The problem with this is they never receive the photos sometime because they are taking photos for free. Their lives get busy and they forget to get them the images or the photos didn't come out that good. Whatever the issue is, do not hire a family member or friend to take your wedding photos for free. Free says to them that they don't really have to try all that hard because you aren't paying for them. You've heard the term, you get what you pay for, and this applies to anything that is free. Can I just get someone who has an iPhone or iPad to take the images? not unless you want the photos to be grainy or blurry. An iPhone or iPad is not able to capture images in the dark or anything that moves. Plus, those devices aren't super fast when you need to capture something that happens in the blink of an eye. I'm here to tell you that if you want good images on your wedding day, you need to invest and hire a professional. You do not have to spend a ton of a wedding photographer, you just need to spend something. Here's what you need to look for when hire a wedding photographer. Make sure their price, fits in within your wedding photography budget. Most spend between $1500 to $3000 on photos. Yes, you can spend less but make sure you are getting the Hi-Resolution images edited with a cheaper price. Next, ask to see a full wedding they have photographed. Highlight images are outstanding but what do the rest of their photos look like? These are a few things to get you started in hiring a professional wedding photographer. Hire us to photograph your wedding to save you some time in looking for a great photographer. Give me a call at 413 537 9553 or e-mail me by clicking the button below.