The reason for hiring two people is that even the best
photographer may sometimes make mistakes but you can only have your
wedding once.
One real case is that I have a friend who works as a
wedding photographer. He usually works on his own and in one case there
was something wrong with his camera and he did not know that when he was
taking the photos. He only realized the problem when the photos were all
developed and printed. Due to the problem of the camera, the photos are
all in a mess.
In the above case it would be a lot safer if two
photographers were hired. It will be really a rare case that the cameras
of both of them are having problems. Some photo studios may offer packages
of two or even three photographers and you should always ask if they will
provide you with more than one photographer.
3 Personality of the photographer
A wedding photographer will need to meet many people
and guests in your wedding. His or her personality should play an
essential role in order to make your decision. A photographer with bad
temper may ruin both your wedding and the wedding photos. Both of you and
your guests will suffer if the photographer is very impolite.
You will need to meet and talk with the photographer
for a few times so that you can have a rough idea for her / his temper. Of
course it is something you need to be careful but most photographers
should have good tempers and be very polite.
4 The style
The forth point you need to consider is the style of
the photos. Whether you will like snapshots or more journalistic style is
totally up to you. However, it will be really a pity if you finally find
the style of the photos is not what you like after the wedding.
Making up your mind for the style beforehand is always
a good idea. You can even hire photographers with different styles so that
you can get collections of wedding photos in different styles. You should
communicate with the photographers and take reference to their past works
so that you can make your decision.
5 The photo album
You will certainly get photo albums from the
photographer when the photos are developed and printed. You should take
extra care on the quality of the albums. Quality here means both aesthetic
and durability. The album should be beautiful. What is more important is
that it should also be durable.
You cannot imagine if the album becomes a mess after
one or two years. The album should be something you will keep for your
whole life. Again, you can ask the studios or photographers to give you
samples of their albums so that you can evaluate if the albums they
provide are of high quality.
It is not very difficult to evaluate the photographers.
Once you make up your mind, you should inform the photographer as soon as
possible. Otherwise if he / she gets another job on the same day as your
wedding, you may need to go through the whole process of selecting wedding
photographer again!