If you start talking about the best days of your life, then the day of your wedding will probably be at or near the top of your list. A wedding day is important to both the bride and groom as it is the start of their new life. Considering the importance a wedding day has to offer, it is critical the day’s poignant moments are captured in the form of photographs.
A married couple-to-be should expect high quality photographs that capture the moments they want from a photographer that is reliable and delivers the pictures on time for a reasonable and preagreed upon price. To ensure this occurs, the married couple-to-be should enter into a wedding photography contract with the photographer which is signed before any money is paid. Here are three tips that will help you put the right clauses in your wedding photography contract.
Tip number one, make sure your wedding photography contract details exactly what the photographer will deliver. Do you want proofs and/or pictures? Do you want pictures in a photo wedding album, thrown loose into an envelope, or on a CD? If the pictures come in an album, which album have you selected? If you want a CD do you just want the pictures or do you want a slideshow? If you want a slideshow, do you want narrative and/or music to accompany the pictures? Also with narrative and/or music, who selects the music and/or writes the script?
Another important delivery detail which should be laid out in the wedding photography contract is what pictures you want the photographer to capture and how many you expect to be taken and delivered. Too few pictures and the couple-to-be will feel their special day is now incomplete. Too many of the same pose in the same spot with the same people and the couple-to-be may feel ripped off.
Tip number two, the wedding photography contract should detail the cost of the project, any additional costs for extras, including the cost of additional photo copies, and any financial penalties for canceling the contract on either side. Clearly detailing out the costs, as opposed to one lump sum, reduces the chances of disputes between the couple-to-be and the photographer during and after the wedding.
Last, but not the least, a wedding photography contract should detail the hours the photographer will work and where. Do you want engagement and prewedding shots? What about the reception? How long do you expect the photographer to be at the reception? Whatever time you need the photographer, detail in the contract that the photographer will show up at least 30 to 45 minutes before schedule. An early photographer will always get the shots, while a late photographer may miss important moments.
Don’t leave the details of your wedding photography to chance. Take the time to work out a quality wedding photography contract and getting quality pictures will not be a concern on your wedding day.
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