Meeting the photographer - where did you meet them?

How about a Zoom / whatssapp call. Actually since covid I hardly ever meet with couples anymore, people just don't ask.

We have lots of correspondence and phone calls, I have an extensive gallery of 21 of Leicestershire and some Nottinghamshire wedding venues which gives people confidence along with a large bio page, I also have a page with 92 past reviews.

So I think that by the time people have gone through all of that then there is not much need for a face to face meeting which actually helps me keep my prices low.

Another thing is that most wedding photographers work from home and should not be having customers come around to see them as there possible insurance and planning issues / tax consequences in running a business from home that has customers visit.

Agree with Bill, we did ours all through Zoom and then had links etc. for gallery and reviews, we only met on the day!

We met ours face-to-face (pre Covid) at a hotel midway between us. That might be an alternative if you want a face to face meeting.

If it helps, I loathe Zoom (though I've had to get used to it, like everyone else!) but we met our photographer that way first and it was fine. We have since met her in person, and it felt almost exactly the same. Talking to them via video is a good first step to how they'll be in person I feel - phone is good for voice but as you can't see their expressions I struggle with it.

Good luck - I'm sure it'll all work out well for you