Photographer for Register Office Wedding

sapphire_uk

Hi,

I'm looking for a photographer in west midlands.

We are having a register office wedding but every where i look the price are £400+.

We have a very tight budget and only what a few professional photos taken because of the cost. Preferable i would like photos on a disk, so there are no printing costs.

Can anyone recommend a photographer?

Thanx :-)

picklepick

Sorry can recommend anyone but why dont u try posting an ad on gumtree asking for someone. You might find a student photographer who will do it for free. Or email some of the colleges in brum.

missimaxo

Have you tried Ebay?

karen_newcastle

Contact a few photographer in your area and ask them how much it would be to cover your wedding. Dont go off what's quoted on their website as sometimes they will give you a good deal. Also, a majority of pro photographers have assistants or other photograhers they know who might work for less if they are building up a business.

Good luck x

sapphire_uk

picklepick wrote: »

Sorry can recommend anyone but why dont u try posting an ad on gumtree asking for someone. You might find a student photographer who will do it for free. Or email some of the colleges in brum.

I have thought about a student but im kind of worried that they wont turn up on the day. So looking for the next best, of recommendations at cheaper prices.

sapphire_uk

missimaxo wrote: »

Have you tried Ebay?

Never thought of searching ebay for a photographer. But i did and found a photographer

Cheapest found and looks good

- Ceremony & photo shoot after the ceremony
- 6 prints 12x8
- Disc with ALL photos in high resolution to print off as you wish
- Online gallery
£199

still seaching :-)) but best so far

sapphire_uk

karen_newcastle wrote: »

Contact a few photographer in your area and ask them how much it would be to cover your wedding. Dont go off what's quoted on their website as sometimes they will give you a good deal. Also, a majority of pro photographers have assistants or other photograhers they know who might work for less if they are building up a business.

Good luck x

Ill give that a try too. Thanx

missimaxo

sapphire_uk wrote: »

Never thought of searching ebay for a photographer. But i did and found a photographer

Cheapest found and looks good

- Ceremony & photo shoot after the ceremony
- 6 prints 12x8
- Disc with ALL photos in high resolution to print off as you wish
- Online gallery
£199

still seaching :-)) but best so far

There are quite a few advertise on there - we do for quieter periods but are a bit too far away from you to help.

Before you book do the usual checks as with any other photographer - see full examples of whole weddings, ask about insurance etc. At the cheaper end of the market you may not get a full meet and greet at booking stage, but most will have a website (if the client area is password protected ask for a couple of passwords to see full weddings) or ask for a portfolio DVD to be posted as some will do these.

Good luck and hope you find what you want.

frannyann

Another thing to try, is to look at local photographers you like and then ask if they can 'break' down their package prices. Add a bit of haggling and you may be surprised. Ours quoted a package price, which we didn't need all the elements of, so we asked them to quote a price for 3 hours (instead of usual 6) and without album elements but a CD of non-copywritted images. They were surprised but really accomodating and after a little haggle we got: 3 hours, two photographers and CD of 'at least' 150 images for £300!

Jemster

Hi sapphire

A colleague of mine does photography as well as his "day job", he's done lots of portraits and is looking for more wedding work. He offered to do ours but we've got OH's uncle doing ours but one of the girls at work is using him in November this year. I'm not sure of his costs. He's based in Northfield, south Birmingham, if you're anywhere around there. PM me if you would like his details.

Hope that helps

Jem xx

Mme.Hibou

When are you getting married?