WOW! i don’t even know how to begin with this post. first, i am SO amazed with all of the feedback  i got  from so many of you! i am so honored to hear back from so many amazing women! THANK YOU! i really appreciate it and i value your opinions greatly. i am so excited to share your experiences! thank you for trusting me with them. i promise to let your voice be heard.

what first inspired me to write this post was hearing/seeing wedding day experiences from my friends. not being the photographer totally made me feel out of my element for one, haha. it’s so weird to go to a wedding and not be the one with the camera (am i right, fellow photogs?). i also felt bad because i was basically stalking the photographer haha. i was trying to see how they did things, if they were catching the right details, or capturing that sweet moment of the bride and groom stealing a quiet moment away from the crowd. after seeing different scenarios and hearing multiple bride’s stories, i just HAD to write about this topic.

i want to share THEIR story, which could also be YOUR story. some of you out there reading this, might totally be in their shoes and feel the same way. OR you might be on that path to get married. you might be debating on which route to take with a wedding photographer as you read this.  i genuinely hope this helps you. i want to show the importance of wedding photography and tell the tales from previous brides. i want to show why it is so imperative to choose a photographer that you CLICK with. don’t just go with someone because they’re the best price or your best friend had them at their wedding. find the right one for you! they will be with you ALL DAY. you don’t want just anyone gettin’ all up in yo’ koolaide! haha. you want someone you can get along with and like their personality. you want to love their work and the person who made it. this will be one of the only things you can look back on from your day years down the road. don’t settle. it can make or break your whole experience.

and hey! if you think i’m biased (which is totally understandable haha), then listen to them. their stories are real and come from what they went through. hear them out. their stories fall on both ends of the spectrum. some of the experiences come from brides who invested in their wedding photographer and chose a photographer who they really felt would be a great part of their day. other brides tell their stories of lost images, rude photographers, and a forgettable experience on an unforgettable day.

here are their stories:

bride #1

“overall we paid a lot of money. i made it perfectly clear the shots i wanted and hardly any of those happened and I feel like it was money wasted.” 

bride #2:

“i was not happy with our pictures. there aren’t many that i really love.”

bride #3:

“the experience and the person was great, but there were some pictures that didn’t turn out good and were blurry. those are moments i will never get back and it is a bit disappointing… if i had to do it over again, yes i would hire someone else.”

bride #4:

“your photographer is someone who is all up in your space on one of the most amazing, but hectic and emotional, days of your lives – it absolutely needs to be someone you click with!!”

bride #5:

“i was willing to sacrifice for it (we didn’t have a videographer, i didn’t opt for an expensive hair updo, and i did my own makeup that day)… the investment was absolutely worth it!”

bride #6

“i didn’t do enough research… she was a great photographer, but there really wasn’t an experience.”

bride #7:

“lesson learned. when my kids get married i will ensure they have good photos and especially an album that makes them smile when they look at it, not be frustrated.”

bride #8:

“i originally booked with a company… the photographer i wanted was no longer available and they set me up with someone else. the person they set me up with… let’s just say she wasn’t my style. i was so upset!”

bride #9:

“i’m actually really unhappy with the photographer i had…because she was my sister’s friend and i felt that she was more concerned with getting pictures of her.”