What Should a Wedding Photography Package Include?

Weddings are celebrations meant to be seized and cherished for a lifetime. There can’t be anything more amazing than exchanging vows with your partner and promising to be their partner no matter what, in the presence of your loved ones. Planning the perfect wedding can be a daunting task, especially if you are on a budget. You need to sort things out with florists, caterers, event planners, decorators, and a lot more on a limited budget. But as necessary as these factors are, wedding photography is a crucial factor you should focus on and keep at the top of the wedding priority list. Unfortunately, most people will spend their budget on the rest of the planning and will be left with a minimal budget for photography. This might lead to a last-minute hunt for affordable wedding photographers, and you will end up with a below-average wedding album and videos.

Most wedding photography services offer extravagant wedding packages, and when we see a long list of itineraries, we will hire them, thinking that is what you need. But that might not always be the case. You should always do your research on wedding photography packages and make sure they align with the idea of a wedding you have in your mind. So here are some insights on what you should look for in a wedding photography package before choosing one from the plethora of packages available. At the end of the day, your wedding is the most important moment in your life, and you won’t get to recreate it in the future. 

Full Coverage for the Entire Wedding

Today’s weddings are not just a day’s function. There are many ceremonies and wedding functions that need to be covered. All of this should be included in your wedding photography packages. Also, the coverage time should be stated explicitly in the package. Most of the packages would indicate 6 hours or 8 hours and charge an additional fee for the extra hours. So make sure they offer you a finite time that also fits into the timeline of your wedding and all of the included ceremonies. This should be the first thing you look for in your wedding photography package.

A Backup Photographer

If you are planning a big fat wedding, there will be a lot of areas and events photographs to cover on your big day. So, when looking through wedding photography packages, look for those that include a second photographer. This way, you get to have more pictures and that too, from two different perspectives. A wedding venue will be very eventful compared to other functions. And there will be the bride and groom, the groomsmen, bridesmaids, and guests. A single photographer won’t be able to cover this many events at a time in a given span. So it is more convenient to have another hand behind the cameras to capture every single detail and moment to seize them forever in your wedding album.

The Pre Wedding Photoshoot

Ahead of most weddings, a pre-wedding photoshoot is something that is becoming a trend nowadays. Months before their wedding, everyone posts pre-wedding photos on their feeds.

Most of the wedding photography packages include the pre-wedding shoot. So make sure the photographer you are hiring has this included in the package they are offering you. This feature has another perk. You will be interacting with the photographer for the first time. Surprisingly, it is an opportunity for you to get to know him better. You can verify this if your ideas and imaginations align with his creativity. This photoshoot can also be a short glimpse of what your wedding album is going to be like. 

The Digital Package

In the digital age, along with hardcopy wedding albums, it is more important to have digital copies of all the pictures that have been clicked at your wedding. So make sure the wedding photography package includes enough digital prints of your wedding day. All of those pictures are memories of a lifetime. You can show it to your friends and family who couldn’t make it to the wedding because of their inconveniences and your children in the future, so they can see their parents walking down the aisle and making wedding vows. As a result, having digital prints of your wedding photos is critical to the wedding photography packages you select.

The Videos 

Surprisingly, many couples do not choose wedding videography, as they think it is out of their budget and not necessary for their wedding. But this is a misconception. Videos are the time capsules you create to go through them later in the future and spread a smile on your face.

As you watch the bride walking down the aisle and saying yes to you, the partner, as the bride and groom exchange their vows, rewatching all of these videos will leave you in tears. So you should choose a wedding photography package that includes wedding videos and clips, as it is imperative to relive the best day of your life. 

A Gallery Online

Most wedding photography packages provide you with an online gallery with all of your wedding pictures that were taken. This will help you give access to your friends and family who want to rewatch the whole day again and those who couldn’t attend the wedding ceremonies. This will make them feel valued and as if they contributed to your happiness. In the future, if you lose the digital copies or the wedding albums under any circumstance, you can always restore all of them if you have access to an online vault with all the pictures. So the next thing you need to check for the package is if they provide an online vault of all your photos, preferably with a password lock.

Premium Equipment

Legendary pictures come from premium camera equipment. So make sure your wedding photography packages offer you the best cameras and kits on the market. Also, do check if they provide drone wedding photography shots and aerial shots. If you are planning to get your wedding vows from the top, you will need a drone shot. By chance, if any accidents happen in the venue or the event, they should always have backup equipment to cover the rest of the wedding. So make sure you always check for the equipment specifications in the wedding photography package.

Insurance and a Refund

While looking for the perfect wedding packages, always look into the insurance schemes that they have covered and provided. Insurance should cover everything, from equipment policies to accidental damage. If something happens to the camera equipment or any kind of lighting arrangement, all of it would be covered under this. You can easily get scammed by people for reimbursements for the camera damage. So make sure that you don’t have to do it, and that it is all covered in their service insurance. Look into their refund schemes, as we cannot predict anything that happens in the future. If you have to postpone the event, you might have to apply for a refund for all of the services. So go for those packages that provide a full refund policy after cancellation. 

The Retouching and Editing

Many wedding photographers might delay the output of your wedding photography until after the event is over. So be sure to check how many days they will deliver the outcome to you. This is crucial because they might be busy with the upcoming work right after your event is finished. This could delay your wedding albums and edited pictures. So skim through their editing and retouching processes and time taken to ensure that your photographs will be delivered to you on time. Examine their previous work to get a sense of the aesthetics of their editing and whether it fits your vision of how you want it. Some photographers will also mention the time it will take to edit and retouch photos. So do not miss out on this feature in the package, as this will decide how early you will have your beautiful fairytale as your wedding album.

You might find it hard to find the perfect wedding photography service with suitable wedding photography packages within your budget. But if you keep these things in mind before hiring the photography services for your wedding, you will find it easy to shortlist the media services and packages and make a quick decision.

Grandhouse Media is a wedding photography service in Sydney, Australia. They provide you with a premium photography experience and won’t leave you disappointed by their service. In addition, Grandhouse delivers you with deluxe wedding photography packages right under your budget.

Their unique way of executing your special day helps you create the perfect fairytale wedding you have always dreamed of.