Prewed and Wedding Photographer Recommendation

[secret-_-angel]

I'm on a tight budget but I still need pictures taken for our next year wedding so we can have memories captured beautifully

What's prewedding picture? is this the picture for the banquet by the door enterance?

Can you recommend someone that can offer this type of service (photography and videography)

They don't have to be a proffesional, it can be some hobbist who knows what they are doing and cofident in taking picture in a wedding party

[thelefteyeguy]

I'm on a tight budget but I still need pictures taken for our next year wedding so we can have memories captures beautifully

What's prewedding picture? is this the picture for the banquet by the door enterance?

Can you recommend someone that can offer this type of service (photography and videography)

They don't have to be a proffesional, it can be some hobbist who knows what they are doing and cofident in taking picture in a wedding party

I think you mean engagement pictures

and yes usually one of the pictures taken then will be your portrait used for your banquet.

[urameatball]

look through the photog's portfolio and make sure you like their style of photography. Also make sure they're experienced in shooting your type of wedding. Some weddings are extremely formal, some are a complete zoo... and a great photog who's use to formal weddings might be completely lost in a high energy party style wedding. *and vice versa.

btw, if you plan to have a wedding with lots of creativity and lots of energy, I may want to shoot for you.

[CSAgent]

I'm on a tight budget but I still need pictures taken for our next year wedding so we can have memories captures beautifully

What's prewedding picture? is this the picture for the banquet by the door enterance?

Can you recommend someone that can offer this type of service (photography and videography)

They don't have to be a proffesional, it can be some hobbist who knows what they are doing and cofident in taking picture in a wedding party

Sent you a PM.

[King James]

Sent you a PM.

I would like to know too. Any recommendations?

[secret-_-angel]

Thanks! replied pm.
I don't think my wedding will be crazy because its chinese wedding and it will be in a chinese restaurant (300 guest)

Im still looking for MC that speaks cantonese and english. Its a plus if he/she can speak indonesian as well. How much do they usually charge?

[CSAgent]

Thanks! replied pm.
I don't think my wedding will be crazy because its chinese wedding and it will be in a chinese restaurant (300 guest)

Im still looking for MC that speaks cantonese and english. Its a plus if he/she can speak indonesian as well. How much do they usually charge?

I know a guy who runs a wedding hosting business, he also has DJs and does the flower decor as well... Pretty well known in the chinese community, he's being doing it for the last 10 years or so of his life. Sonny and Son Productions?

[CSAgent]

I would like to know too. Any recommendations?

On a budget? Check your PM. =)

[demi2004]

I had a bride who called me,telling me she's on a tight budget. When I asked,she said it's $3,000...
I guess it's all depends on the values and the money we make.

[secret-_-angel]

Do you have his contact info?

I know a guy who runs a wedding hosting business, he also has DJs and does the flower decor as well... Pretty well known in the chinese community, he's being doing it for the last 10 years or so of his life. Sonny and Son Productions?

[CSAgent]

Do you have his contact info?

Yah, of course I do. He's a very good friend of mine.

Give me a call.

[eelfliw]

I'm on a tight budget but I still need pictures taken for our next year wedding so we can have memories captured beautifully

What's prewedding picture? is this the picture for the banquet by the door enterance?

It's usually engagement pictures.

But I've also seen pictures from stag parties as well as pictures from the evening before the wedding (mom & daughter trying on dress, putting on make up etc.) being called pre-wedding pictures.

The key to remember is that the wedding photo business has a lot of BS because the couples getting married and paying the bills are usually doing this for the first time in their lives and don't know what is needed and what is not. Some photog will try to sell you a group of pictures saying it's part of the "formal" arrangement and your wedding won't be complete without it.

The bottom line is, you need some photo evidence that you blew a huge wad of cash on this party and you need some pictures to prove that you were actually married. But after the thrill of wedding is gone, pictures usually sit in a box somewhere only opened once or twice a year.

To that end, if you want to save money, have your friends take lots of pictures for you for the casual shots - new digital cameras virtually fool proof. As for the formal shots, that can be done AFTER the wedding inside a studio when the pressure is off of you and you have time to shop around. Besides, studio lighting is much better than camera mounted flash (even with those fancy brackets). Everyone knows that these formal shots are staged anyways.

[klam]

The bottom line is, you need some photo evidence that you blew a huge wad of cash on this party and you need some pictures to prove that you were actually married. But after the thrill of wedding is gone, pictures usually sit in a box somewhere only opened once or twice a year.

Your wedding day is one of the most important and happiest days in your life. Once the guests are gone and the years have passed, the only thing you'll have left of that special day are photos and video.

To that end, if you want to save money, have your friends take lots of pictures for you for the casual shots - new digital cameras virtually fool proof.

Spoken like a true RFDer, while it is true that your guests can take photos for you if you're cheap, in most cases you will not get the same high quality results that you'd get from hiring a professional (unless you have friends who are really good, unlikely). Furthermore, you don't really want to impose on your guests to take photos. They're there to enjoy the day with you.

As for the formal shots, that can be done AFTER the wedding inside a studio when the pressure is off of you and you have time to shop around. Besides, studio lighting is much better than camera mounted flash (even with those fancy brackets). Everyone knows that these formal shots are staged anyways.

In my opinion, studio shots will never match the true feeling of having photos from your actual wedding day and at your actual wedding locations.

And since when has studio lighting ever been better than being on location with real surroundings and not some cheesy studio backdrop? And when is on location shooting restricted to on-camera flash either?

[eelfliw]

Your wedding day is one of the most important and happiest days in your life. Once the guests are gone and the years have passed, the only thing you'll have left of that special day are photos and video.

I used to do wedding photography. Got sick & tired of saying that line to sell more picture & video. While it's a special day for the bride & groom, it isn't a special day for the photographer, who has a lot more influence on how the pictures turn out than the bride & groom. If the pictures don't turn out well, it's very very unlikely the couple will stage the wedding just for the photographer and they'll hate the photog for a long long time. So, it's in the best interest of the couple that they arrange for a studio session afterwards in an controlled environment where the photog feels at home and can perform best.

In my opinion, studio shots will never match the true feeling of having photos from your actual wedding day and at your actual wedding locations.

True. But taking studio shots doesn't mean there will be no pictures during wedding day. Guests can take pictures that preserve memory. The key to a good photograph of the wedding is more about what they capture in the image and the emotion it provokes than technical perfection. Besides, modern digital cameras takes a lot of guesswork out of taking a well exposed picture.

And since when has studio lighting ever been better than being on location with real surroundings and not some cheesy studio backdrop? And when is on location shooting restricted to on-camera flash either?

Check out some modern photo studios with digital computer image enhancement and competent lighting equipment. Long gone are the days of cheap backdrops and rigid poses in front of fixed umbrellas on floor standing stands (may be some low-budget photog still do it but those people should be avoided). While a photo shoot can't replicate the guests at the reception, it can recreate just about any location/setting in real life. If the wedding couple wants picture with guests, let the guests take those photos.

On location shots isn't restricted to camera mounted flash. But unless the photog has 3 - 4 assistants running around with strobes and light boxes lighting every scene, the non-posed shots are all shot with portable flashes. The posed shots taken with studio flashes can be taken anytime after the reception.

That's why I recommend that posed shots taken by photog be done after the wedding when the pressure is off and the couple has control of the situation. Leave the people/guest shots to the people who don't charge a fee to take photos.

[demi2004]

Based on my experience, I couldn't disagree more with every statement you made...
Everything you said goes against my view of wedding photography,and photography by itself.
Whatever works for you, right?
It's just maybe if you had a different view on it,you wouldn't have to get "sick and tired of it"
Weddings are fun. You get to be part of someone's memories and that just adds the spark.
I love studio photography,but it's not something I'd ever recommend for weddings. And I would never use a green screen to immitate a location. It's just too unprofessional and cheesy(imho).
Video is time and photography is moments. If you are good,you'll be able to catch those moments on camera and provide years of joy for your clients. Maybe this is why most brides these days preferr photojournalistic coverage. You are there to capture the day and tell the story with your pictures

Edit: last few lines came out kind of nice. Maybe I'll use it next time I am selling my services