Tuesday, July 1, 2008

what a steal!

seeing as though photography is david's "hobby of the moment," we spent a lot of time researching potential photographers for our wedding. in the beginning, we quickly fell in love with photographers whose names have saturated the wedding industry for many years.

jessica claire



gene higa



apertura


we drooled over the fine art of these pictures and spent much time viewing slideshows of their work. this was before we even thought of our ceremony or reception, before we settled on a budget, before we realized that the rates of the photographers above started at $10K. wow. so, the search began again for great photographers under $10K. we did find a couple:

ed pingol



lisa + james

we actually met the two husband and wife teams above at a a bridal show many months ago. both were really friendly and had a lot to offer. unfortunately, we decided that $6K+ was still too much to pay for photography. i knew that there were many photographers out on the market that we could potentially afford, but because we are so picky about photography i wasn't sure we'd be able to find one of our liking.

one day i was browsing the boards at weddingbee, a blog i frequently visit during my planning and research, and stumbled upon a post where someone was in search of photographers around the $2K range in the bay area. perfect! this was right up my alley. i followed the directions of the posters who gave their advice and came upon the website and blog of erica berger.








we met with her earlier today at a coffee shop in the city. her most expensive package is $2,600 and that includes an engagement session and 8 hours the day of the wedding and a trash the dress session, which is her specialty! i believe the reason why her prices are so competitive is because she is only a year old in the wedding photography business. she's quite young, but very hip and down for anything. we got along great with her and are excited to start working with her.

with an engagement shoot lined up in the next few months, i really better start taking my workout up a notch!

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