How should I determine my photography budget?

[Mark Lutz]

Before asking yourself how much you should allocate for your wedding photographer, first gauge the importance and the amount of emphasis your wedding photography will play in remembering your big day. Many couples believe after apportioning as much money as they have already on their wedding day that preserving those memories are the greatest investment they can make.
As they say with big screen televisions these days, “Go one size larger”.
Translation: Obviously, base your budget on what you anticipate you can afford and then attempt to imagine just beyond that realm. Endeavor to allow your eye to decide - not your wallet - what captures the way you’ve always imagined preserving those special memories.

Contributed by Jason Kaczorowski a Chicago Illinois wedding photographer.