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Liberty27

3 days!!!
I am basically going on a wedding planning binge while I am up there.  My checklist includes interviewing photographers and putting some more deposits down on vendors, as well as taking my sister MOH dress shopping.  The biggest reason I am coming up this weekend is the bridal fair.

I am hoping some of you married ladies can offer me some advice to make the bridal fair as painless as possible.  Also is there anything you wish you would've known when you were interviewing photographers?  Thanks!

hkiesling

My only advice is to keep in mind that most of the vendors at the Wedding Fair are the higher priced ones (the booths are pretty expensive).  So don't get discouraged if you don't see anything in your price range.

izzyjenni

Print out labels at home with your name, address, wedding date on them so you can enter drawings for prizes really quickly and easily instead of buying them at the wedding fair.  They sell those address labels for you there but they are expensive.  Much easier to print sticker labels at home!

drdifabio

I am also going to the wedding fair! Maybe I will see you there! If you are free after too you should come to the GTG.

Here is the list of questions we asked photographers when we were looking at them:

What is your approach to wedding photography?

How do you consult with the bride and groom before the wedding?

Do you shoot with digital or film?

If digital, will the prints be of archival quality?

How many exposures will you take at our weeding?

            Is there a limit to the number of exposures?

How many hours of coverage are included?

How many photographers would we get?

Do we get digital copies of the pictures?

            How many digital copies are included?

Are any prints included in the package?

            (Do you do your own developing?)

How much are additional prints?

How long do you keep the negatives?

Do you put together a wedding album?

Who exactly will be photographing my wedding?

            (Can we pick the photographers we want?)

Are the photos we are seeing done by the photographer(s) we would have?

Do you charge for travel?

What if our reception cite is different from where we are having the ceremony?

Does travel time cost in the hours of coverage?

What is the balance between posed and candid shots?

Do you bring any backup equipment?

What happens if you are sick and unable to shoot the wedding?

How soon after the wedding would the prints/CD be ready?

Liberty27

Super helpful, thanks for the tips ladies!