Originally posted by morganoh
She wanted a all in one place, where she could get her grown and have the photos taken there.
I've sent u a PM. Can discuss more if you need help since I just did mine.
Basically, you need to set a budget first. From recent experience, I "classify" bridal shops into 3 types,
1. The budget conscious ones (ie "low-end")
2. The mid-end ones
3. The famous ones
Assuming you dun over-select photos:
Type I price range from $2k-$4k. They gives a lot of niceties and freebies, ie, small "ah yee" album, bridal car, additonal tea dress, additional make-up etc etc etc
Type II also range from $2.5k-$5k. But they do not have the "attractive" freebies which Type I shops usually tries to attract you to commit. Usually, type II are either strong in photography or in gowns. I would say, most are strong in photography. Only encounter 1 Type II shops that's strong in gowns
Type III range $4.5k upwards to unimaginable amount. They are shops that are usually famous for their gowns. And they usually engage external photography studios, hence whether strong in photography or not depends on the quality of photographers you engage. And of coz the cost goes up substantially.
When you budget, remember to set aside $1k-$3k for additional photos.