{"id":1561,"date":"2026-01-01T11:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcicurtis.com\/blog\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2026-01-10T15:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:58:37","slug":"how-to-pick-a-wedding-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/how-to-pick-a-wedding-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Pick A Wedding Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">How To Pick A Wedding Photographer<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_8774\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8774\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8774\" src=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/LindaAndDiana0033-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A pesky seagull zooms at the photographer during a wedding ceremony at Detroit's Roostertail.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/LindaAndDiana0033-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/LindaAndDiana0033-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/LindaAndDiana0033-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/LindaAndDiana0033-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/LindaAndDiana0033-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/LindaAndDiana0033-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/LindaAndDiana0033-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pesky seagull zooms at the photographer during a wedding ceremony at Detroit&#8217;s Roostertail.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Where to Start Looking For A Wedding Photographer &#8211;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy New Year to all you newly engaged couples out there!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wondering how to tackle the task of picking a wedding photographer?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Things got a little easier for couples trying to find their wedding photographer when we all started putting all our stuff online. It&#8217;s easier to look through our portfolios, see what our styles are, maybe get some questions answered.\u00a0 You might even be able to find out about pricing and availability without ever having to actually contact the photographer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But now you also have to sift through all the social media postings and scrutinize reviews and try to figure out if they are &#8220;too good to be true&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8775\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8775\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8775\" src=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/WesleyAndJenny1508.5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A couple enjoying the end of golden hour at their Airbnb compound in Jackson, Michigan.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/WesleyAndJenny1508.5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/WesleyAndJenny1508.5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/WesleyAndJenny1508.5-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/WesleyAndJenny1508.5-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/WesleyAndJenny1508.5-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/WesleyAndJenny1508.5-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/WesleyAndJenny1508.5-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple enjoying the end of golden hour at their Airbnb compound in Jackson, Michigan.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What Does My Wedding Photography Package Include?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That might be a great way to start your initial wedding photography search, but when it gets down to figuring out who you actually want to chat with, it gets a little more difficult to sort out our nitty gritty wedding photo package details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have lots of friends in the industry, am a professional photographer and frankly even I can&#8217;t make heads or tails of some of their packages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s especially difficult to figure out three things; what&#8217;s included in the pricing for rights, what&#8217;s delivered to you and how much post processing is done to the images (whether you get prints or digital rights).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8772\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8772\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8772\" src=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/KarenAndSimon296.7-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"An older wedding couple posing at the White House Wedding Chapel in Warren, Michigan.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/KarenAndSimon296.7-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/KarenAndSimon296.7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/KarenAndSimon296.7-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/KarenAndSimon296.7-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/KarenAndSimon296.7-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/KarenAndSimon296.7-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An older wedding couple posing at the White House Wedding Chapel in Warren, Michigan.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What Exactly is a Proof?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Some photographers offer \u201cFull resolution&#8221; digital proofs. What&#8217;s that? Usually proofs are low resolution and usually full resolution aren&#8217;t called \u201cproofs&#8221;. So which one are you getting?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photographers say that all the images are retouched. Really? What exactly does this mean? Is the photographer doing the retouching or is Ai?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For me that&#8217;s always meant they have been color corrected, adjusting contrast and the images and are ready to print.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Editing is subjective and it&#8217;s important for you, the consumer to totally understand what you are and aren&#8217;t getting. Are you getting images with watermarks?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8770\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8770\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8770\" src=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Marci-Curtis-Wedding-Photojournalist28-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Couple at the iconic stairs at the Colony Club in Detroit\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Marci-Curtis-Wedding-Photojournalist28-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Marci-Curtis-Wedding-Photojournalist28-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Marci-Curtis-Wedding-Photojournalist28-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Marci-Curtis-Wedding-Photojournalist28-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Marci-Curtis-Wedding-Photojournalist28-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Marci-Curtis-Wedding-Photojournalist28-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Marci-Curtis-Wedding-Photojournalist28-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Couple at the iconic stairs at the Colony Club in Detroit<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What Will You Be Doing With Your Wedding Photos?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you can figure out exactly what you anticipate you&#8217;ll be doing with your wedding photos, that will make it easier for you to ask the right questions about what your needs are. If, for example, you know you&#8217;ll be posting your images on facebook and not doing hardly any printing at all, you might be okay with low resolution (although I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll want to be able to print them eventually).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I see lots of watermarked images appear on people&#8217;s facebook pages. Some photographers use that to copyright their images which means the couple are effectively using those images without consent, while other photographers simply watermark images so that other photographers and corporations can&#8217;t steal their work (but that&#8217;s for another blog!).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8771\" style=\"width: 1713px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8771\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8771\" src=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Pine-Knob-Mansion-Wedding-Photography442-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A couple playing in the rain at the end of their Pine Knob Mansion wedding.\" width=\"1703\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Pine-Knob-Mansion-Wedding-Photography442-scaled.jpg 1703w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Pine-Knob-Mansion-Wedding-Photography442-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Pine-Knob-Mansion-Wedding-Photography442-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Pine-Knob-Mansion-Wedding-Photography442-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Pine-Knob-Mansion-Wedding-Photography442-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Pine-Knob-Mansion-Wedding-Photography442-1362x2048.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/Pine-Knob-Mansion-Wedding-Photography442-50x75.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1703px) 100vw, 1703px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple playing in the rain at the end of their Pine Knob Mansion wedding.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ask LOTS of Questions &#8211; That&#8217;s Totally Normal<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So don&#8217;t be afraid to ask questions that might seem silly or the photographer has implied that they&#8217;ve answered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Make sure you understand exactly what it is that you are purchasing and there won&#8217;t be any disappointments later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Once you&#8217;ve figured out what you need, which photographer can deliver exactly what you&#8217;re looking for, then you look at which photographer&#8217;s images. Which ones do you relate to the most? Who seems like the kind of person you can get along with the best?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Who has the most experience, timely delivery and whatever else are top priorities on your personal \u201cmust have&#8221; lists?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8777\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8777\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8777\" src=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/AlyAndMatthew404-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Having some fun in the fall leaves in Troy, Michigan with this newly engaged couple.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/AlyAndMatthew404-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/AlyAndMatthew404-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/AlyAndMatthew404-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/AlyAndMatthew404-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/AlyAndMatthew404-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/AlyAndMatthew404-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/AlyAndMatthew404-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Having some fun in the fall leaves in Troy, Michigan with this newly engaged couple.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Congratulations&#8230; Now Take The Quiz!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy wedding photographer shopping to all you newly engaged couples in the New Year!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For more blogs about figuring out <a href=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/what-are-the-different-types-of-wedding-photography-styles\/\">what different wedding styles look like<\/a>, please read my blog posting all about it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When you&#8217;ve finished reading, see how much you&#8217;ve learned about different wedding photography styles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8773\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8773\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8773\" src=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/DannyAndJessica1124-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The groom checks under the bride's dress during their wedding ceremony at Pontiac's Crofoot.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/DannyAndJessica1124-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/DannyAndJessica1124-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/DannyAndJessica1124-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/DannyAndJessica1124-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/DannyAndJessica1124-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/DannyAndJessica1124-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/marcicurtis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-1561-post\/DannyAndJessica1124-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The groom checks under the bride&#8217;s dress during their wedding ceremony at Pontiac&#8217;s Crofoot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Pick A Wedding Photographer Where to Start Looking For A Wedding Photographer &#8211; Happy New Year to all you newly engaged couples out there! 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