Important questions to ask your wedding photographer.

It’s really important to know exactly what you are getting with your wedding photographer. I like to think that I’m very open, honest and approachable as far as the information on the web site. However, it’s always really handy to have a list of questions available (along with the answers from me). This way, you know exactly how I work, and exactly what you should be looking for in a good wedding photographer in Suffolk

1. Are you the only photographer in this company? If I hire you, am I guaranteed that you will be the one showing up to shoot my wedding? If yes, can I get that in writing?

When you book EightyOne for your wedding, you get myself and my husband James as photographers at your wedding. Only us, nobody else. We will never sub-contract our work to other photographers and we work with your right through the requirements for you wedding photography, right up to, as well as on your wedding day.

2. Is the work that I am seeing all yours and only yours or is it a compilation of work from more than one photographer?

The wedding photography seen on my web site is only taken by myself and my husband, James. There’s no stock photography used, or other photographers work in any section of the web site.

3. Can you show me 3 or more complete weddings you’ve done?

Of course, there’s a small selection of wedding photoshoots we have worked on available on the site. I’d be more than happy to show you more either in person, or by email.

4. Do you offer traditional wedding photography? Photojournalism? Or both?

Both are available. We tend to shoot reportage style wedding photography for the ceremony and reception, but also take group photographs and traditional Bride and Groom shots.

5. Is colour and B/W photography included or is there an extra fee for B/W?

B&W photographs are included. We hand-pick all the images we hand over to you. During this process, we process some shots to be B&W. We’re also happy to offer colour version of these photographs for a small fee. Please contact me for more information.

6. Is unlimited coverage included in your packages or is there an extra fee for all day coverage? Are you willing to come extra early to get shots of us (the couple) before the ceremony if we choose to do that? Would there be a fee for this?

Please see the easy to understand wedding photography price list for exact fees. We are happy to arrange bespoke packages for your wedding day.

7. Do your packages include one or two photographers and is there an extra fee for a second photographer?

All our packages include two photographers. We truly believe that this way, we can fully capture a stunning range of wedding photographs. As mentioned in a previous question, they are only ever myself and my husband, James.

8. How many and what kind of cameras do you use? (Do you have backup equipment if something breaks?) Do you use film based or digital cameras or a combination of both?

We are completely digital camera based. We used professional level Nikon cameras and have backup camera bodies, lenses and memory cards available.

9. How far will you travel to a wedding before charging a travel fee?

Our wedding photography service primarily covers Suffolk and Norfolk but we are willing to travel further afield to meet your wedding photography requirements. Please contact me for more information.

10. Do you charge a fee if the wedding and reception are in more than one location? What if we want to go to a third location for pictures? Is there a charge for this?

We do not charge a fee for different locations, this is all included in the range of costs.

11. Do you offer a website and CD of my images? If so, is this included in the packages or this is an extra fee?

We hand over a DVD of images to you on completion of payment. All the images are full resolution, and you own the copyright to all of the images… We also upload all of the photographs taken to Photobox, so you can share them with family members, and place orders.

12. Who owns the copyright to the photographs you take?

You. On completion of payment, you are the sole owner of all the wedding photographs taken by EightyOne. This is a very important thing to consider. As the sole owner of the copyright on the images, you can do whatever you want with them, so you have no costly reproduction costs to take into account when planning your wedding budget.

13. If your packages are not what I am looking for, would you be willing to try to customise a package for me that is within my budget?

Of course! Just get in touch with me and I’ll work with you to get the exact wedding photography package you require.

14. Do you offer only traditional albums or do you have a wide variety of options to choose from including any coffee table style books?

We offer a range of stunning soft-back and hard-back coffee table books and albums. Rather than sticking prints into standard photo albums, we have the images professionally printed onto the actual pages of the book. It’s a beautiful way to present your images, and at a great price, too!

Hopefully this has helped you know what you need to look for in a wedding photographer, but also shown you in more detail the range of services and benefits EightyOne can offer.