CHoosing the right photographer for your wedding.

I get lots of enquiries and unfortunately, I am sometimes already booked for the date a couple have in mind.

I wanted to share my thoughts on how you should go about choosing your photographer - lets face it there are countless wedding photographers out there, all with hugely differing styles, personalities and prices.

Here are a few of mytips for anyone looking to book a photographer:

1. Choose a photographer whose work excites you. Your wedding photos are an investment that you only really get one chance to capture. Choose a photographer who isnt just happy to deliver you "nice" photos that are a record of your day. Choose one that will capture the essence of your day, all the little looks, smiles, squeezing hands, all the things you didnt even know happened. Choose a photographer who will deliver you photos that you will be proud of for decades to come.

2. Make sure you meet your photographer, even if it is just a video chat. Your photographer will be around you and your guests all day and its important you get a good feeling when you meet and that you have confidence in how they will perform.

3. Make sure you see work from a whole wedding. Your photographer should share a range of images from the day. Anyone can show a few money shots from each wedding that suits their style but you need to see consistency over the whole day.

4. Make sure your photographer is as passionate about your wedding as you are. One that treats every wedding (whether it be a small two hour job or a 200 guest bash at a fancy venue) with the same respect, enthusiasm and excitement.

5. Speak to friends and ask for honest recommendations. If you post on a forum asking for recommendations you'll simply be bombarded by photographers or sometimes people who want to recommend their own photographer to justify their own selection. Speak to someone you can trust will give you honest feedback.

Its a bit of cliche but when all is said and done your cake will be eaten, flowers will have died and your dress will be packed away leaving you with just your photos.

All of the above is why its important to me that you choose the right photographer - that might not be me and thats fine, I'd rather you choose the one that fits.