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@UpstateCait: Did you have an engagement session? This often times "breaks the ice" and gives you an idea of what to expect. if not, it's not unusual to settle final details over the phone or through email, but there should definitely be a discussion of the timeline of the day, important shots you do or don't want, and a list of family members to be included in the portrait session. If you feel more comfortable doing this in person, reach out to your photographer and suggest it. Typically this is done about 1-2 weeks before.
Heck yes! Well... usually only after you have a schedule and it is closer to the wedding. A meeting right now wouldn't do you much good. A pre-wedding meeting is crucial to iron out all those small details you will need for the day of. We had our a few days ago. You should meet with all vendors (with the exception of maybe the florist and rentals) prior to the wedding to make sure everybody has the schedule and is on the same page.
I would definitey feel more comfortable meeting once again, at the very least. We met probably 2 or 3 more times, and one included meeting at our venue to walk through and pick out picture locations and go over a total itinerary that she provided for the day.
I don't see why not as long as everyone has the time to do so. Just keep in mind, since it is the summer, it might be harder for the photographers to set aside time to meet.
@UpstateCait: Definitely meet again! You need to be comfortable with him as well express what your visions are for the wedding, which can get lost via email.
We just had our engagement photo session last month and it was a wonderful opportunity to spend several hours with our photographer. Do you have this option?
Definitely meet at least once if not more!
We won't be meeting again before the wedding but we did meet once after we booked to shoot our engagement session. We mostly communicate by phone, but it has worked for us since he has a lot of experience shooting in our locations.
I hadn't ever met the husband of our husband/wife team - and he's the primary shooter.
We did most everything through email but I already had an existing friendship/relationship with them so it was pretty relaxed.
DH (!) hadn't ever met them and is usually uncomfortable and quiet around new people but he was very relaxed with them, we had great chemistry with them.
If you're nervous I would absolutely meet with them again, even if it's just over coffee or something quick just to build some more rapport.
Good luck :)
We met with ours after work one day a few weeks before the wedding to just go over the final timeline and 'must have' photo list.
We have met up with our photog a few times for beers. Just to chat and get to know eachother better.
He is so rad, and if we didn't tell anyone, people would think we've known him forever. He fits in with all our friends and just an easy going guy. Love it.
Also found out he grew up in the same town (at the same time) as a bunch of my cousins! Which is kind of comforting.
We had an engagement session and talked about a lot of things and broke the ice. Most of our details were discussed via email though.
Our first meeting was with our photog and his wife (assistant) We had breakfast and spent time talking and getting to know one another and viewing portfolios and it lasted about 2 hours. We will see him again in 10 days for our engagement session and he has already given us a checklist to make note of all the specific pictures we want on our big day that he hasnt already included. Then the next meeting will be at our rehearsal the day before the wedding to finalize timeline and checklist. I dont think its necessary to actual meet again as we have easy access to him thru email and phone should we have a question or concern. Then again, he was awesome, and has actually photographed at our venue before, and we are very comfortable with him. If you need the assurance of meeting again, then you should definately do it to put your mind at ease.
We met with our photographers about 2 weeks before the wedding. I had sent them most of the information through email (schedule breakdown, list of shots, etc), so it was really to touch base and make sure we were on the same page. It was nice to be able to talk things out in person--things can get miscommunicated via email really easily.
I was actually a vendor next to our photogs, so I got to know him pretty well. Decided to meet with him a month later, when I decided to go with him. We also had an e shoot, and wrote lots of emails back and forth
As PP suggested make a follow up if you dont have an Engagement Shoot! I honestly dont remember my photog saying anything about a meet up before the wedding but then again we will see them in Sept/Oct for our E-Pics. I cant imagine it would be a problem!
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We only had our initial meeting with him to decide whether or not we wanted to book and the rest was all done through email. I feel like we should have another meeting as our wedding gets closer but I’m not sure if this is the norm. What did you do?