Mistake #1 – Not meeting the photographer – in person – before booking them for your event. Many studios hire inexperienced photographers to cover their weddings for them. If it's not the right person doing the photography, and interacting with all your family and guests, you will not likely end up with very compelling photos. Since this person will be there on one of the most emotionally charged days of your life, make sure you get along and like them.  At Seaton Shoots Photography, you will always meet with the photographer directly before booking.  Barry and Lynn work together to help accomplish what is best for your day.  

Mistake #2 – Not looking at samples that your specific photographer took personally. You need to not only look at their artistic and technical skills, but their ability to put a well designed album together.  At Seaton Shoots Photography we focus only on our own work and that is all you will see at our studio.  

Mistake #3 – Limiting the amount of time you booked the photographer.  What if you don’t finish within the alloted time – do you just have to live without those photos?  Not with Seaton Shoots Photography.  When you book us, you get us for the entire day – morning, afternoon, evening and night!  

Mistake #4 – Deciding what you want before you have seen the photos.  Ok, obviously some decisions have to be made in advance but having the flexibility to adjust everything about your album after the wedding, gives you the freedom to decide.  Seaton Shoots Photography gives you the tools to decide where to put your emphasis after you have seen the photographs. This flexibility works well with a wide range of wedding sizes and budgets, while maintaining the full service quality of our studio.  

Mistake #5 – Hiring a photographer that works from a checklist of photos.  You never want a photographer who needs a checklist to do your wedding photography! They'll spend their time looking at the list, and miss all the wonderful, romantic and spontaneous moments of your wedding! A good experienced photographer won't need to follow a checklist – he or she will know all the photographs that need to be captured.  Seaton Shoots Photography does not use checklists. Instead we learn the names and relationships of all the members of your wedding party and both families. We refer to them by name and know their relationship to you, so we can be constantly watching for those special moments that will be so meaningful to have captured in a photograph!