You only get one shot at your wedding day, so picking a photographer isn't something to rush. If you're getting married in Telford, Ironbridge, or anywhere across Shropshire, here's what's actually worth asking before you book.
Look Past the Highlight Reel
Anyone can put their best twenty photos on Instagram. What you really want to know is how someone works with you day to day. Do you get the same two people from the first phone call all the way through to delivery, or does it change depending on who's free that weekend? With us it's always the same team. We plan with you ahead of time, turn up knowing your day inside out, and stay with you the whole way through, not just for the posed shots.
Ask Exactly What's Included
Hours of coverage, how many edited photos you get, whether film comes with it or costs extra, how long the wait is for your gallery, whether prints or an album cost more on top. If a photographer can't give you a straight answer here, that's worth noticing.
Photography, Film, or Both
Most couples don't realise how much a film adds until it's too late to add it. Your actual vows, the speeches, the version of the day you can watch back rather than just look at. That's why we do Photo & Film Combo packages, so one isn't an afterthought to the other.
Think About Your Ceremony Style
Not every wedding is a big reception. Plenty of people getting married in Shropshire these days go for a registry office ceremony or a small elopement instead, and it should be priced like the smaller day it actually is, not just a scaled-down version of a full package.
Look for Unposed Moments
The real test of a photographer's work isn't the formal portraits, it's whether the in-between moments feel alive. Someone laughing too hard to hold still, a reaction shot nobody planned. That's usually the difference between an album you look through once and one you keep coming back to.
If you're planning a wedding around Telford or Shropshire and want to talk through what would suit your day, get in touch or have a look at our wedding packages.