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As a leading resource on wedding photography information and finding wedding photographers we are often asked questions centered on the cost of a wedding photographers service. Specifically what is the typical cost of a wedding photographer, or how much should I pay a wedding photographer, and do wedding photographers get paid by the hour or by the event?
All great questions that circle around the same concept…how much should I pay for wedding photography? 
Finding your photographer is like going through a visual/verbal maze. There are more labels than you can shake a stick at, as my dad used to say. One problem is that there is a belief that photographers’ styles fall crisply into neat groupings, like traditional, photojournalistic, fashion, etc. Deb Carpenito of WeddingPhotoUSA has several nice articles two of the most ubiquitous, traditional and photojournalistic. I’ve added two more recently minted ones – Fine Art and Fashion – to put together a bit of a vocabulary lesson to help you through the maze…
One word of caution, the style of photographs do have some technical and procedural differences in how your wedding is shot. For example:
Degree of control – Traditional photographers and fashion style shooters tend to do a fair amount of directing (you & your guests) in order to achieve their results. Photojournalistic guys can be more a fly on the wall, somewhat less obtrusive. If you want the spectacular fashion or grand classic shots, be prepared to take more direction from your photographer and make sure you are comfortable with that…
Why do you like certain photographs? It’s interesting to think why any picture might interest you, spark a reaction. Having more insight into your own visual “aesthetic” and you do have one, might give you a better compass for finding the right photographer for your wedding. Or it could make your picture taking more fun.
So back to the question, why a particular photo? Subject matter, surprise, unique point-of-view, memories the photograph evokes, there a lots of things. Sometimes, it’s simply the light. The way the light makes it’s own statement on the subject. The way it makes you see something differently than you saw it yesterday, when the light was different.
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