5 Tips for Finding the Perfect Salt Lake City Wedding Photographer!

We hope that planning your Salt Lake City wedding is coming along well and we appreciate you stopping by our blog for the latest tips and advice! As a premiere Salt Lake City wedding and reception venue, we know the amount of details and planning that’s involved in your big day can seem overwhelming at times! In hopes of helping you simplify, our goal is to provide you with useful information on a variety of topics.

Today we want to focus on who will be capturing your wedding day. Finding the perfect wedding photographer is a long last decision, so you’ll want to choose carefully! The images you have from your wedding is something you’ll cherish forever and will want to show your children and grandchildren! While that may seem like a lot of pressure to choose the perfect photographer, keep in mind that you’re choosing the perfect photographer for you. As long as you love their work and feel at ease with them as a person, you can’t go wrong.

There are many great wedding photographers in Salt Lake City, and we can recommend those that our couples have worked with in the past. Here are a few tips for narrowing down your search!

1. Gather Recommendations- Friends, family, your Salt Lake City wedding venue and others can give you great recommendations of photographers they’ve worked with in the past. This is one of the best ways to narrow down your options. Any photographer can have a great website, but knowing people that can attest to their work, communication and professionalism is key to making sure you’re getting the right person for the job.

2. Find Your Style- Once you’ve gathered your recommendations, you’ll want to consider what you like. Each photographer has their own style of shooting and editing pictures. Some photographers prefer very classic and posed photography. If your wedding is very formal and you enjoy the more traditional look of pictures, this is probably what you would want to choose.

A style of photography that has grown to be very popular within the last few years for weddings is a photojournalistic style. This approach desires to capture the candid shots of the wedding and really allows the personalities of the wedding part and guests to really come through each photo. More fun and relaxed, this may be the best choice for you if you want that vibe for your wedding.

3. Narrow Down- Once you’ve determined the style you like, visit the recommended photographers websites to see which ones fit and which ones you can cross off your list. Try to narrow it down to two or three of your favorite photographers.

4. Meet Up- After you’ve picked your top 3, meet up! This is a key element of finding the right wedding photographer. You may love their photos, but in person their personality may make you cringe. Since you’ll be spending a lot of time with this photographer, many include engagement sessions, you want to be sure you get along and that they will really understand who you are and capture your vision in your wedding pictures.

5. The Details- Once you’ve found your ideal photographer, be sure to ask if they have your wedding date open. Photographer’s schedules can fill up fast, especially in the summer, so be sure to plan your photographer well in advance. Next, determine your package and price that you will be paying. Negotiating the price is not usually an option and can be offensive to some photographers. While it may seem expensive, the photographer has to factor in their time, not only on your wedding day, but in editing as well. The photographer needs to make sure their costly equipment and other expenses are covered since oftentimes this is their only source of income. While you do want to consider this an investment, you also don’t want to spend beyond what you are able. Most photographers have a few options so that you can choose one that matches up with your price point.

If you need recommendations on Salt Lake City wedding photographers, feel free to contact us! We’d love to help in any way possible! Of course, if you are still searching for the ideal Salt Lake City wedding and reception venue, please let us know. We would enjoy the opportunity to show you around The Woods on Ninth and answer any questions you may have. We hope to hear from you soon!


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