Sunset at Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA as winter yields to spring.

On my most recent trip to Appleton Farms in Ipswich, MA I had a great morning of skiing. Today, on one of the last days of winter, I had a sense that the sunset would be magical – and I was right.

You’ve picked a date for your wedding, reserved a function hall, and the next item on your list is to shop for a wedding photographer. A quick scan on the web reveals prices from $1000 to $4000 and you conclude that this may not be simple process. Do you shop based on price or do you call the photographers who have the coolest web sites? And you wonder, how do these folks get away with charging thousands of dollars for 6 hours of work? My goal today is to de-mystify the process and to explain the pricing and the work that supports those rates. continue reading…