| The joys of a wedding are priceless. It is a time of | | | | What is the point of having a party of a lifetime if |
| celebration for the beginning of a life long union. | | | | there are no pictures to remember it by. |
| Families and friends often come from far away to | | | | Photographers are of the utmost importance for a |
| see two people united in matrimony. It is no wonder | | | | wedding. They are one of the few things you will |
| that brides and grooms spend months and even | | | | have for the rest of your life to remember your |
| years planning for that one special day. And why is it | | | | wedding day by. If you get the right photographer |
| that weddings are so expensive? | | | | you will never regret it. Wedding photography is an |
| Well in order to have the perfect day there are a lot | | | | art, and you don't want a bad artist depicting your |
| of costs involved. First of all there are the invitations. | | | | wedding if that is the main thing you will have to |
| Invitations are not your typical hallmark card. They | | | | remember your day by. The right photographer can |
| are high grade, elegantly decorated cards with a | | | | be costly, but the wrong photographer can be |
| professional engagement picture inside. Sometimes | | | | catastrophic. I have a brother who recently got |
| there is lace and multiple layers to the card. It is really | | | | married. He and his wife hired a close relative to take |
| the first impression guest will get of your wedding. | | | | their wedding photos because she had taken an |
| The invitation will set the mode for what type of | | | | photography class and did it as a hobby. Everything |
| wedding you are going to have. | | | | seemed to go great at the wedding, but when they |
| The wedding gown in itself is a masterpiece. It will | | | | got their pictures back they were all out of focus. |
| likely be the most beautiful dress a bride will buy in | | | | The relative had left the lens on manual focus, but |
| her entire life. Interesting that it will probably only be | | | | thought it was on autofocus. To say the least it was |
| worn once and that's it! Most brides who buy their | | | | a big disappointment. |
| gowns store them in a safe place as a special | | | | The one last thing I want to mention about the cost |
| reminder of their wedding day. Wedding gowns are | | | | of weddings are wedding videos. Wedding videos |
| accompanied by a veil of course, but don't forget | | | | capture more of the emotions of the wedding and |
| about jewelry. That can be the most fun part for a | | | | better portray parts of the day. Again it isn't wise to |
| bride. | | | | have just a friend or relative use their camcorder to |
| Decorations set the motif for the wedding. Most | | | | record your wedding. A professional has high end |
| people will rent their decorations and buy speciality | | | | equipment that will capture the video and sound in |
| decorations to make their wedding unique. There are | | | | the best possible way. Again, what is the point of |
| favors, chocolate fountains, candle holders, center | | | | having the perfect wedding day if you can't have |
| pieces, ice sculptures, pictures of the bride and | | | | something to remind you of it down the road. |
| groom, table cloths, and all sorts of fancy | | | | Weddings can be very expensive. But the cost does |
| decorations. And flowers, there are always flowers. | | | | not compare to the spectacular events of the day. |
| Flowers can be in their own category for costs, but | | | | One can not put a price tag on celebration of union in |
| let it suffice to say that flowers can make all the | | | | marriage. |
| difference in your decor. | | | | |