This should be your first and most important question, whats the point in meeting the photographer to confirm you get on, and they send someone else.

The short answer is YES, however I do have cover in the event of sickness, these other photographers work closley with me and often act as 2nd photographers/assistants on large wedding commissions.

I would like to add that I have never missed a wedding.

In todays market it is not unusal to find that photographers now have a second job. I will leave this to your opinion, Full time photographers will have set aside time for post production of your photographs and should not therfore rush to finish this

Yes, Iam a Full time photographer

All photographers have to start somewhere, unfortunatley we have a lot of hobby photographers that are setting themselves up in buisness, they may have photographed a few freinds wedding, a few portraits and have purchased all the equipment to complete the task. The photographs can be good, but then they are hit with a situation that they cant light properly, it starts raining/snowing, the bride is so nervous she cant smile. That is when you need someone with experiance that can resolve all the unexpected problems

In the late 80s, I was trained in the skills of photography as used in Army Intelligence also covering day to day events within the regiment, 12 years later I set up buisness in Social photography, Weddings and Portraits, photographing all year round come rain or shine. In 2001 I was awarded my Licentiateship of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers 

Training is important, wither formal or self taught, as long as they have recived and used this training.

• 1988 RSA Photography
• 1989 United Nations Photographer
• 2003 HNC Professional Photography
• 2005 HND Professional Photography

I know, you thought it was your wedding, but check.... Some photographers are so stuck in their ways of doing things you dont get a choice.

As you will find on my advice page I offer to take 50% of the photographs from an agreed list, which you can contribute to wholely

What’s your primary style?

Posed and formal, relaxed, photojournalistic, creative, artistic, candid, traditional?

Check to see what photographers offer, some will only do one sort of coverage, which is a good thing if thats what you are after.

Hard one to put as a primary style as I split the photography 50/50. Traditional with a split of artistic creative fun. (Note to self, dont put up a question you cant answer yourself)

How many times have you worked specifically as a wedding photographer?

How many were similar to the size and formality of our wedding?

It may sound like a daft question, a photographer may have been around for 20 years in the studio on the high street, but may have only done one wedding a year and the rest of his work is portraits. The long and short of it is the more weddings a photographer has done, the more experiances they have had with locations, lighting, weather, missing Uncles etc etc

Ssince 1997 we have covered weddings that have been just the bride and groom (with 2 witnesses) to over 500 guests (Extra 3 photographers were in attendance) Church and Civil ceremonys, Humanitarian to Greek Orthodox, infact we have probably covered it all

Most couples first start on the internet or through recommendations or word-of-mouth

Though the internet is a great place to begin your search, what you should look for are complete wedding sets, and not just the best wedding photograph from that wedding.

We like to put all photographs of the clients day on-line, after a few months they are reduced in the number of photographs to either the couples final choice for the album or a mock up of the album itself.

The least you can expect from any wedding photographer is they have emergency cover in the event of not being able to attend your day. Most professional companys will either have other photographers in the orgonisation or have reciprocal arrangments with other photographers.

If I fall ill on the day of your wedding, I will still be there sniffles and all. If an event were to occour to prevent my attendance I have in place emergency cover assistance with a few photographers I have worked with over the years and selected them for their similar style and professionalism, as said before I have never missed a wedding.

A lot of couples dont figure this into thier planning, I have in fact had to turn down couples because no time had been left for their photography requests.

This will be discussed in more detail in your consultation, you dont have to think about before or during the ceremony too much, however after you are married you need to consider where your pictures will be taken, travel time to and from, how many groups you would like, then pictures of the couple on thier own.

When planning on time needed between ceremony finish and the reception.

• Leaving ceremony - 15 minutes for congratulations
• Travel time plus 15 minutes for hold ups
• Small formal group shots - 5 minutes each
• Group shot of all the Guests - 15 minutes
• Bridal Party - 20 minutes
• Bride and Groom themselves - 30 minutes
• Cutting the cake - 5 minutes

So if you were married at the reception venue (no travel involved) for a small wedding party I would require 1 hour 45minutes minimum.

Yes and Yes. On payment of your deposit we will sign and enter into the standard contract (see here)

My gaurantee as per the terms and conditions is a no quibble policy on all supplied products, I expect the highest quality from my suppliers of Albums and Prints and they have been chosen for this reason

After your wedding allow 10 days for me to work on the photographs taken, I will then upload them onto your personal web page to view.

I allow 7 days to work on your album layout before your final approval

The printers can take from 2 to 4 weeks to complete the album