When To Book Your Wedding Photographer

When is the best time to book your wedding photographer? The earlier the better!
According to a few popular sites recommendations:

• The Knot:  9-11 months
• WeddingWire: 9 months
• Brides.com: 11 months

Not sure why it is important to book so early? Take a look below!

1. There’s only one of us. Unlike caterers and florists who can adhere to multiple weddings on the same day, we only have the ability to book one wedding in a day.
2. Most photographers limit the numbers of weddings they will accept in a year. You are probably asking why at this point, well the answer is simple, accepting lower numbers of weddings in a year means I can give my 110% to all my clients instead of delivering a just “average” set of photos.
3. Tight timelines – Having tighter timelines ties in with #2 all the way. Say you have your photographer booked for 7 hours, that means the photographer will actually work on your wedding in total for 60-90 hours, which includes booking, shooting, editing, processing, delivery, archival, etc.

The other thing, if you are getting married on a Saturday, chances are you’ll have more trouble finding a photographer closer to your date who’s not already booked. If you are getting married on a weekday though, you’ll have a much better chance at booking later. Since Saturdays and Sundays are usually peak for weddings, your flexibility is very low.

Tennessee Life

For those of you who didn’t know, I was born and raised in Tennessee, in a small little town in Rhea County. After I got married though, my husband and I had to move to Alabama. We moved down in January 2010 and was there through March 2013. In March we moved back to Tennessee, and now live in Cleveland, just 45 minutes from where I grew up.

During the time of being in Alabama, I expanded my business to the new client base, which included Northeast and Central Alabama. I have never stopped serving Tennessee, but due to being so far away, limited the time I had available for all my Tennessee clients. I am proud to be back for all of them, and I look forward to expanding even larger.

My First DIY Backdrop

I had seen posts on making your own backdrop, and I got curious along with my creativity being set into motion. So off I go to a local fabric shop to buy my muslin fabric. I chose to use RIT Evening Blue to dye it with.

I did not tie mine with any type of twine or string, as I have seen others do. I just bunched it up and put it in a 5 gallon bucket. After letting the fabric set for a good 45 minutes to an hour, I decided it was time to take it out. I was very pleased with the results.

Although after drying, the backdrop did turn out lighter. I have been truly enjoying it. Knowing you made it yourself seems to be more rewarding. I truly love my new backdrop better than any I have bought due to the work and creativity that I myself put into it. Definitely will be making more, and experimenting with multiple dyes on the same one.

My daughter is always a camera hog. She has to be first to try Mommy’s new props and backdrops out! Always a fun subject!