Our wedding photographer – from 4 years ago – and now an industry friend of mine, recently posted her top 3 tips on how to choose a wedding photographer.

Genius, really.

and I 100% agree. Because the photographer is one of the only vendors that will be hanging out with you during your entire wedding day it is MOST important that you feel comfortable with, like and trust him or her.

So I know I’m a little bias on this one but I honestly don’t think every bride out there is right for me or me right for them. So how do you find the best wedding photographer for you?

Three simple pieces of advice:

1 – Make sure that when you view their photos, you FEEL something. You are hiring an artist with a specific eye and heart. You want to resonate with how they see and capture the world around them–specifically relationships.

2 – Ask to view an entire weddings worth of photos–the proofs. Any photographer can show you a slideshow of their best 50 photos they’ve ever shot and you will be impressed. But that won’t give you a good sense for what your wedding photos will look like. You want to make sure they have good quality photos throughout the course of one entire wedding.

3 – Make sure you like them as a person. Whoever you pick to be your photographer is going to be around you and your family for many hours on the best day of your life. So you want to feel comfortable with them and most of all, be able to TRUST them.

I love it when clients are willing to hire me just from viewing my website. This means that not only do they like my images and my work, but that my blog posts and personality is apparent enough for them to feel comfortable sharing their day with me.

I am ALWAYS available to meet with my brides and grooms. Either during the interviewing, looking-for-a-photographer stage, or afterward to discuss wedding details. Love it. Any time.

Let me know if there are questions!

P.S. re: #2 – feel free to visit the Teegan Photography proofing site. There are 2 full weddings available for viewing, as well as at least 1 portrait session so you can see the full collection of what was delivered to the clients.

Photo credit: Melissa Jill Photography (Andrew and I on our wedding day Nov 6, 2005)

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