From The Bridal Package
There are a lot of pros going with photographers who collaborate with bridal shops. For one, the services provided are great. Generally, you get a set of crew consisting of 3-4 staff who will fuss over your make up and wardrobe change for the entire day. Not to mention, you will have an array of wedding costumes and evening gowns to choose from for your shoots. Accessories are normally provided too, so you dont't have to worry about where to get your tiara or that lacy umbrella you have always wanted in your shoots. Transportation is also provided for you and your entire crew, so all you have to worry about it smiling for the big camera.
Having listed all the plus, buyers beware of the unexpected ballooning cost. Most of the local packages entitle you to about 30 shots, 50 if you manage to bargain up. After which, they will charge about $60 to $80 per extra picture. Note they don't usually say yes to returning the raw photos. Now I suggest that you think very carefully if 30 to 50 is going to be enough. Or if you are happy topping up. Do the maths - if you want 50 extra photos at $60 per piece, that is a whopping additional $3k. Feedback from friends; one was upset that she has to top up so much but at the same time she badly wanted the pictures after a long hard day of photo shoot. Who can fault her for wanting more of those photos, lest they to go to waste. Afterall, you only get married once right? Another friend was pretty happy paying up even though it cost her about $2k more.
Kent Wong
After bouts of searching in Tanjong Pagar, I decided that the packaged service is not for me. Too much maths hurts my head. And so I ventured out and look for one myself. The journey started by scouring websites for photographers and checking out their portfolios. It didn't take me long before I found some nice portfolios from an acquaintance, Chee Kian aka Kent Wong. Check out his websites here. His style is definitely not the fancy schmancy type that you would see in the websites of the more established photographers. Nevertheless i think it's impressive. Hubby was happy with his portfolios, because like me he can't really tell the difference between the very good ones (defined as super expensive) or the lesser known ones. Well, unless they are really bad of course. So we decided to sign on with Kent. And he did not disappoint.
Check out our photo-shoot here.
A month before our wedding, Kent returned us 180 photos edited which comes in the form of a CD. His package also includes a photo album for display during the wedding dinner, for 40 of our chosen photos.
We have yet to receive the photos for our wedding dinner, but I am sure they will not disappoint too.
Good luck on getting yours. Just some tips if you care to read.
Tips on engaging your photographer:
- Think about the locations. If you have places in mind, do check with the photographer if he has experience shooting in those locations.
- Think about the style you want (posh, casual?) and compare that with the photographer's portfolios.
- Think about how much you want to spend, and note the extra charges.
- Think about the story you want to tell, and discuss that with your photographer.
- If you are not engaging the photographer from a bridal studio, ask if services like transportation, make up artiste, bridal bouquet and photo-shoot accessories are provided. If not, start arranging for them.
- Check out the weather forecast a few days before. Plan your shoot locations around the weather.
- If you are shooting outdoor during the day, remember to apply sun block. Because we totally forgot and ended up burnt.
- Just enjoy yourself!!
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