Weddingbee Blog

Mr. Peppermint and I agreed from the start that the photographer would be one of the most important vendors for our big day. After all, it is the most tangible way to remind us of the day. For years to come, I know I’ll be looking at those photos. I love looking at the album from my parents wedding and other family wedding pictures.

The first major question we asked ourselves was regarding style: do we want more traditional pictures? Photos in the photojournalist style? I think a lot can be said for both. For an interesting article defending traditional photography, check out this article from Slate a few weeks ago. We decided we wanted a more modern/photojournalist style approach, but to make sure to include formals (make Mom & Dad happy ). Another thing to think about was film versus digital. I was at first reticent to go with digital photography (yes, I can be a bit of traditionalist), but ultimately the flexibility it offers (and higher number of photos!) won me over.

So when we began our search, we had high expectations. We looked at a few of the top photographers (in both LA & Palm Springs) and in particular the ones our venue had referred us to. One of those was Michael Graham. We set up a meeting with him earlier this year (he actually goes between LA & Palm Springs so we were able to meet him in LA–yay for local vendors!), and knew we had found our photographer. Not only did we like his work (we already knew that from his website), but we also got along with him. I think it’s really important to find someone you feel comfortable around because you don’t want that to add stress to your day.

Here are a few favorite photos from his portfolio:

Also, be sure to check out these slideshows of recent weddings he did! :

www.mgpweddings.com/jm
www.mgpweddings.com/aj
www.mgpweddings.com/jn