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I saw this post on my buddy Garrett's Blog. And it is so funny and so true i had to post it here. Garrett is a fabu photographer and an all round great guy and owner of ShootDotEdit. 3 Things to Consider When Shopping for a Wedding Photographer Posted by Garrett Photography 1. The Moola_ You’ve got your mind on your money and your money on your mind when shopping for your wedding photographer. So pour yourself a glass of gin and juice and consider this: In the wedding photography world, you get what you pay for. Photographers who shoot great work, establish great relationships with vendors, and publish their work in magazines are expensive because they’re the Picassos or Michaelangelos of their field. These people dedicate themselves to their art and you need a master to paint a masterpiece. Not to sound snobby, but the pricier people deliver what you want, more often. Now excuse me while I drink from my teacup with my pinkie extended. 2. Time_Give your photographer no less than an hour to shoot the bride and groom alone. F’reals. This isn’t a money-grubbing recommendation on our part. The fact is when the event is over, the majority of prints people order are shots of 1. the bride, 2. the bride and groom, 3. family portraits, and 4. details from the wedding. Sometimes I try to push pics of Uncle Bob’s double-jointed dance moves at the reception but no. No one wants to frame that picture of Bob. Plus he’s sweating and it reminds you that he smelled like onions that night, and then it’s just weird to have that reminder of Bob’s onion odor on your mantel…which brings me back to main main point that, again, the vast majority of orders come from the uninterrupted time-frame spent with the bride and groom. Invest in that time. Not onion Bob. 3. Experience_Anyone can shoot for 2 or 3 years and look good by posting their best work on their website, but the real question is, is the photographer consistent? Don’t be afraid to test potential photographers–ask to see the last 2 weddings they shot in full, and give them the stink-eye while you ask…just because. This way you can see if the quality of their work last weekend matches up with what they advertise.

This past weekend we met Lisa and Justin at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal church in Huntington Beach, a beautiful church that was built in the early 1900's. Lucky for everyone, we found the only shady spot on property with some stairs and a beautiful old wooden door. It turns out that Lisa's mom and dad were photographed in front of the same beautiful church door on their wedding day. The heat wouldn't give up and neither did Lisa and Justin. Everyone hung in there and kept their cool in the 90 degree heat. Even the guys who were slightly hung over from some partying the night before. Lisa and Justin have strong ties and we created some lovely family portraits for them. After the ceremony we drove the coast to Newport Beach to one of my favorite places....the Balboa Bay Club. Lisa and Justin arrived in style in a 1936 dove white Chrystler. Stealing away for some quite time, our newlyweds set off on a gondola ride before their reception.

My good friend Steve Howard, who assisted and shot with me during the wedding photographed this beautiful image of Lisa.

I heart this natural light, portrait of Grandma made during the ceremony. This digital capture was made at 3200 IS0, and looks like it was shot with film. A few years ago it would have been impossible to make this image with a digital camera. IMO, digital has surpassed film in so many ways.

Keeping it real. Whenever we photograph weddings we always have a second photographer and an assistant. In this image, we are photographing family "in-formals." One photographer is photographing in front of our couple, and the other is photographing from the side to capture the spontaneous moments and emotion

One of my favorite details of the day.

Molly, my second photographer grabbed this gorgeous, spontaneous, sun-washed portrait of Lisa.

A little hub-cap love.

Off to the honeymoon.

Erin and Geoffrey think outside of the box and it shows in their wedding photography. On one of the hottest days of the year, we used my old hood as a backdrop for lots of fun and a killer wedding experience for some Laguna Beach Wedding Photography. Below are some of my favorites. Their special day included an Irish piper, Irish dancers and lots of Scotch! Erin and Geoffrey, thank you for being so cool (on such a HOT! day) and letting us do what we do best. Your families are so loving. We had the best time with you all. There are scores of fantastic images. C u when you get back from Nashville. HOT WEDDING TIP! One way that Erin and Geoffrey were thinking outside of the box was they were open to having all their portraits and wedding party photography done BEFORE their wedding ceremony. This allowed us over an hour to play in Laguna Beach and create amazing wedding photographs. So often many traditional couples want to wait until after the ceremony to do the majority of their wedding photography. What typically happens when all the couples' and family photography takes place after the wedding ceremony (because of wedding day delays, and there are always delays) is we have about ten minutes left for family portraits and 10 minutes to rush through creating beautiful photographs of the couple. This creates a stressful situation for you and your photographer. But this was not the case for Erin and Geoffrey. About two weeks before their wedding day, we met and went over their time line, planning out their photography together so that it would be fun and stress free. I find that this (pre-planning meeting) is a vital step in the photography process, one that other photographers can easily overlook. We do this with every couple we photograph. For our out of state couples we set up a tele-conference. The result: Our Pre-Planning meetings are always a success! Because Erin and Geoffrey were thinkeing outside the box, and did the majority of their Laguna Beach wedding photography ahead of time....The result was that their wedding day was stress free, we never had to pull them away for anything and they got gorgeous photography. Marc-