Searching for the right wedding photographer is con-
fusing and there is no standard investment.
Looking at websites and calling around yields no stan-
dard—anything goes. Make sure to sit down with any pho-
tographers you are interested in hiring in person. Touch and
feel what they deliver to couples like you before making a
deposit. Files are cheap and easy to deliver. It is hard to know
quality until you touch an actual print. Who cares if you get
copyright release if you never get around to printing, can’t
afford to print quality prints after paying for your photogra-
pher, or worse — hate the quality of the prints you get?
After attending some of her friends’ weddings, Raelyn
realized how crazy it was that photographers charge thou-
sands of dollars and then only deliver digital albums. “My
grandmother told me that wasn’t always the case. Wed-
ding photographers used to deliver real photographs after
a wedding. When I spoke with Anne, she reassured us that
everything the Ludwig team photographed would be given
in a digital album and printed as REAL photographs done
in a darkroom. These would be presented in leather books
and come with a lifetime guarantee.”
“Do not make the same mistake my friend did.
Memories of your day should be with you always.”
“Recently I was a bridesmaid at a friend’s wedding and
imagine my shock when on her wedding day she asked me
to take pictures for her of the wedding. All I had with me
was my cell phone and she knew I was not a professional
photographer. After planning the wedding of your dreams,
why wouldn’t you want to have beautiful prints to remem-
ber your day forever? Yes, I have digital files of my wedding,
but I am so grateful for my printed photographs I can see
and touch whenever I want.” n
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