You will be wearing a huge, poofy, slinky, white/ivory dress for the first and possibly last time in your life. Your fiance, is going to consent to voluntarily wear a tuxedo and neck noose for the day. So you want all this captured for posterity right?
A good photographer is key! They will capture for you memories of moments you will not remember two minutes after they happen (trust me, as much as you think you'll remember every minute of this glorious occasion, there will moments when you'll look back at pictures and say when did that happen?)
Photographers will not come cheap, but you also don't need to pay $10,000 for one. Get other brides recommendations. Word of mouth is better than profuse advertisement online. Check the BBB to see if there are reports in the photographer you're thinking of.
Cost saving idea number 1: Get a photography student who is working on their portfolio. They will not be expensive and they have a vested interest in the pictures looking good.
Cost saving idea number 2: Among your group of friends, do you have anyone that is a photographer or that does photography as a hobby but is exceptionally good at this hobby? Ask them to do your wedding day photography. They'll be happy to do it for you and that'll personalize your wedding as far as getting your friends involved goes.
That said, cost saving idea number 3: Photographer that is highly recommended by brides all over Southern California - Amanda Copeland found at http://www.classicstoriesphoto.com/
Lastly, keep in mind that some photographers will charge you an arm, a leg and part of your left eyebrow for "parent albums" or whatever they call whatever books you end up wanting made up. Check out the Mac book, pictage.com, kodak gallery, and mypublisher.com where you have the option of setting up your own books, in whatever format you like, at a fraction of what some photographers will charge you......which I have heard go over the $2000 mark.
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