Here is some friendly advice when choosing who you want to have as a vendor at your wedding.

1. Make sure you feel at ease with the person who will be attending the event 2. Make sure the contract spells out everything that you want

Unfortunately, misunderstandings are very common. You owe me this, you didn’t do this etc. After the fact, if problems ever need to be resolved the ONLY way to resolve them accurately is to bring out the contract and see. So if you did not put everything in the contract that you were expecting, you could get very burned in the long run.

A piece of advice is to make sure that dates and times are listed on the contract. This is something you may assume that your vendor knows, but it would be disasterous if they double booked themselves or showed up late to your wedding.

Choosing someone you are comfortable with is always the best way to go. This person will be at on of the most important events of your life and interacting with all the people you love most in the world ” so trust me, character is important. The best thing you can do is to get word of mouth referrals from people you know. If this is not possible, then be sure to get references and actually check them out! Look, a scam artist can easily rip off other companies demo tapes and market them as their own.

Here are some things you can look for when evaluating a wedding videographer and other wedding vendors:

1. Are they professional? You can tell this by their communication (returning phone calls etc). 2. Are thing explained clearly? They are being paid by you and should be willing to answer every question you have with a good attitude. 3. Do they use the latest technology?

Make sure you get several different quotes. This will help you compare and evaluate the companies before you choose them. It will also give you negotiation leverage when it is time to settle on a contract with the company you hire.