I have a question for those who flew a photographer in for their DW. Did your photographer give you a special discount for a DW? What were their requirements?
We were originally going to go with Claudia Rodriguez for our wedding and TTD session. But this past weekend we had out e-pics taken by my favorite photographer in the area. I originally wanted her for our wedding when we thought it was going to be nearby, not a DW. I absolutely loved her and her work, she wa sso friendly that I just wanted to book her for our wedding.
So today I messaged her on MySpace (lol) and she said she'd be delighted to come. She would just need us to pay for her airfare and hotel room. Which is a given. And she would take $1,000 off the package price for us. So instead of $3,500 it would be $2,500+ $1,600 for 4 days/3 nights at the Excellence with us. And she's going to do a TTD shoot with me for free the day after the wedding. I thought this was awesome!
So what were some perks, if any that you got hiring a photographer to come with you?
I also wanted to add with Claudia's pricing going up for '09 and another increase for 2010, the pricing works out to almost the same for us. I think I would rather spend $600 more and have someone I know and trust and have had experience with, imo.