How to get what you want.

How do you survive your wedding? Over a year in the planning, the day it self could encompass an entire weekend. Distant family, for that matter your close family as well as friends who may have traveled from all corners of the planet. Not to mention all the vendors, the Reception Hall, Florist, Cake Shop, Bridal Shop, Tux Shop, Dj, Videographer, and the Photographer. How do you get just what you want without losing your sanity in the process? I can answer this with one word…Communication.

Now I am going to speak from a photographer's prospective now because that is only perspective that I have. With over fifteen years in the wedding photography industry an averaging 25 plus weddings a year I have seen a lot of weddings go smoothly and I have seen some not go as smoothly as they could have. Communication is truly the key to everything, I know it sounds to good to be true but it really is the key. Please excuse my rhetorical question but, would you hire a florist and wait to see what your flowers will look like on the day of your wedding? How about just telling the tux shop you need six tuxedoes without deciding on the style or color you like? Of course not this would most assuredly lead to disappointment.

I want everyone of my clientele completely satisfied with the imagery produced of their wedding or engagement. This however can only be accomplished with their input. For the most part if you communicate with your vendor as to what it is you want, they will go the extra mile to insure your complete satisfaction. The funny thing is most people will not tell their vendor that they are unhappy with something and give them the opportunity to correct the issue to their satisfaction. They will however most likely tell everyone else they know of their disappointment. The problem with this…The only person that can fix the problem, has no idea there is a problem.

I occasionally have clientele who say "you're the professional just do what ever you want" now that may seam like a great working situation to you, to have complete freedom in your job, but without some direction even the best professional may not be thinking along the same lines as you are. The imagery will be perfectly exposed, finely posed, and in line with what the studio normally produces, but it may not be what you expected. Perfectly fine wedding or engagement images were created, but you may still be disappointed because your expectations were not met. The moral of all of this is simple, communicate to everyone involved, in every aspect of your wedding, what you expect from them. They want nothing less than to not only meet, but to exceed your expectations. Your complete satisfaction is most assuredly our goal at Shutterbug Memories Photography.