Wedding Photographers!

Browse Instagram for "yourcityweddingphotographer" and see what styles grab your attention. Reach out to them and go from there.

Keeping looking! Search through the vendor tab on Wedding Wire, The Knot, and a Google search. Look through portfolios and websites of photographers in your price range, and when you find one whose photos you like, ask to see a full album from a recent wedding they shot to make sure that their photos all match your style and that you like the story that a full album tells.


Also join Facebook wedding groups for your area ("[city/area name] brides" or "[city/area name] weddings") and add a post stating that you're looking for a photographer, and also list your wedding date, budget, and preferred photo style. Include example photos if possible. Often times, vendors are also in those Facebook groups and will respond to people looking for vendors. That is actually how I found one of my vendors for my wedding.

Seconding the instagram #YourcityWeddingphotography or other iterations of that, to find some people that may not be as present or eager on facebook. Also consider if you have the budget for it you can have a photographer travel for your wedding. You probably should settle on someone soon though- 2021 is filling up quickly for many vendors- everyone I am working with is already overwhelmed with double the weddings this year from all the cancellations last year.

Good luck! Don't let perfect be the enemy of great. Every photographer has amazing shots and not so good shots. You are really only going to hang a few, so they don't all have to be dreamy magazine worthy photos!