You’re engaged! Such a happy, exciting time in your life. As you prepare to join your life with another, no matter how you plan to marry, it’s going to require a photographer to document it. As one of the major purchases no matter what they budget, be sure to take your time and look at a lot of different photographers and their work. Price ranges in Sacramento for professional wedding photographers are $1,800-$8,000. While you may be able to go lower, anyone with experience won’t be below that threshold. This is hopefully a once-in-a-lifetime event for you both, so make the investment. It seems to be one of the regrets we hear most — and I can vouch from personal experience.
A great way to see how your chemistry is with your chosen photographer is the engagement session. Being relaxed and choosing your setting and attire, it’s sure to result in some incredible images. While I love wedding photos, the ones that really speak to me are the engagement shots. Imaginative, relaxed, happy. It’s easier to see the dynamic between the couple and their love for each other. If your photographer nails that for you, the wedding will be great too.
While chatting with Christopher Armstrong Photography about his feelings on the engagement session he was happy to share his opinion. “Is there a benefit to working with your photographer before your actual wedding day? As a photographer, I say yes, there absolutely is. The main advantage is you get to know one and another. I get to see how you and your fiancé interact and what the personality of your relationship is really all about. The goal of the professional photographer isn’t to simply take a posed picture but to capture you as a couple. The emotion, the romance of the moment, and preserve it as an artistic memento. And getting to know the photographer will make you more comfortable and relaxed so that your true personalities, love and passion with show up in the photos. So ask your self this: is the little you may save by skipping that engagement session with your professional wedding photographer worth it? Or is it worth a little extra when it comes to creating the amazing images that are going to highlight the true emotions you feel on your wedding day and the passion, true love and excitement that your special day is going to bring. I don’t feel that my job is complete until I have captured that happiness, warm embrace, or passionate kiss. This makes me believe that getting to know my couples before their wedding day is one of the most important things I can do to prepare for their wedding day.”
