How Much Time To Allocate For An Appointment

Many brides ask me, "How long will our appointment take?"

Well, that all depends. If you don't like what you see and hear at our appointment, we could be finished in about 1/2 hour. But if you like what you see and hear, plan on perhaps 2 hours or even 2.5 hours! While that seems like a long time, often people I meet tell me they can't believe how the time flew by as we talked about their wedding and looked at albums.

In addition to that, signing a contract agreement takes time as well. By signing a contract, you lock in the date so that other brides coming in can't take the date away. How often does that happen? A lot more times than you might think! Certain dates are very popular and really, there are a limited amount of Saturdays available in any given "wedding season." So everyone is trying to find the right vendors quickly and lock in their dates.

My advice is this... if you find someone you like... book them immediately. It's always sad to tell someone whom I have met with earlier in the week that their wedding date had already been booked by another couple who came in after them with the same wedding date, but they signed a contract locking it in.

Oh, one more thing... be sure to leave enough room between your appointments with vendors. Lately, I've been meeting with potential clients who have had to leave our appointment early just to make it on time for their next appointment. While it may seem productive to schedule several appointments in one day, it's hard to cover everything necessary to tell you about your wedding photography if we are rushed to finish. What usually happens is that some things you really need to know about weddings is missed and forgotten. That's not good for you or for the photography! Please plan accordingly. You need at least 2 hours plus drive time from appointment to appointment.