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Wedding Photography Season 2016

Market prices, communication & trends in

wedding photography

from pro photographers

XXLPIX | May 2016

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Contents

About the current Report 2016 ........................................................................................................... 3

Market Prices 2016 ............................................................................................................................... 4

Dates ....................................................................................................................................................... 9

How can you be found? ....................................................................................................................... 9

Target groups ...................................................................................................................................... 17

Products ............................................................................................................................................... 18

Sales share for the top 5 formats .......................................................................................................... 20

Marketing ............................................................................................................................................. 21

Sales ...................................................................................................................................................... 21

Points of interest from our research ................................................................................................. 23

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About the current Report 2016

XXLPIX publishes an extensive report on wedding photography every year. This year, too, we

have put together all the facts and figures on professional wedding photography. In this 2015

edition, we have extended and updated the data on the range of service and prices.

Of particular importance for marketing: how can you best be found on Google? These days,

service providers, especially for those services you are only likely to need once in a lifetime,

are predominantly found via internet search machines. In Germany, Google has more or less

a monopoly on this service with more than 90% market share. We’ve put together for you the

most important search terms and set out the current volume of requests along with their

development in comparison with the previous year. Also featured again in the 2015 report:

the volume of searches for wedding photographers in over 100 German cities.

Wedding Photography

This year, more than 370,000 weddings will take place in Germany. Their wedding day is the

most amazing day of every couple's life. The festivities usually take place on a grand scale

and in the company of many friends and relatives. According to statistics, more money is

spent on weddings than on any other celebration. In organising the event, the couple will

engage the services of various specialists, among which the wedding photographer is

essential. To accommodate the ceremonies, many people’s services are commissioned,

among which photographers are a set tradition.

Wedding photography is the most expensive photographic service in the private consumer

sector, representing an attractive market niche for photographers. That's why so many

photographers already specialise in this niche and offer various special services in and around

the wedding theme. Due to the pressure of ever-growing competition, creative

photographers offer more and more exceptional ideas for shoots in order to stand out from

the crowd.

Growing competitive pressure in this market segment means that creative photographers are

offering unusual ideas for shoots more and more often in an attempt to set themselves apart

from the competition. Although financially very attractive, the wedding photo shoot is

regarded by professional photographers as being the most work-intensive. Due to increased

possibilities for comparing photographic services on the internet, the expectations and

demands of the customer on the photographer has grown more in the past years than the

willingness of the customer to pay for these higher expectations. This development

undermines the attractiveness of the market considerably.

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Analysed Companies

XXLPIX regularly analyzes business models and services of professional photographs and

photo studios in Europe. Therefore 250 companies randomly are selected trough our

professional customers and their services and prizes are evaluated. The selected shooting

categories are representative for larger, heterogeneous choice, event and target-groups

specific offers. They serve as basis for spanned sectors.

Market Prices 2016

In 2016 we have analysed yet again the prices of wedding photographers in the course of our

price studies (Market Analysis, “Photo shoot from €8”). As expected, the advertising prices

vary widely this year too. And the prices for extensive wedding photo shoots remain strongly

differentiated. We found and analysed various offers in the price range of €15.50 up to

€2,950 this year again.

Wedding photography is the most expensive private occasion for booking a photographer.

And as might be expected, the service offers in this segment vary widely. From accompanying

the couple to the registry office, through to a shoot over several days including high-quality

photo products, a wide range of services is available. The cheapest service on offer under

“wedding photography” was found again to be €15.50. The most expensive package was

priced at €2,990.

27.8% of photographers surveyed still offer wedding photography for under €100. In

contrast, 22.7% have starting prices no lower than €300. The average minimum price for

wedding shoots stayed at a constant level of €244.40 in 2016 (€244.35 in 2015).

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Fig.: Starting prices in wedding photography, determined values:

Ø = €244.40 | median = €200 | min = €15.50 | max = €990 | © XXLPIX GmbH Berlin 2016

The prices for large wedding shoots have become more expensive compared to the previous

year. More and more photographers are finding the courage to price their services beyond

€1,000. Wedding photography offers have traditionally been available in a very wide range of

prices so it is natural that prices should range from simple to complex packages up to 10

times the basic price.

As expected, prices for large wedding shoots have risen significantly in 2016. Only 39.5% of

photographers offer large wedding shoots for under €600 (previous year: 51.6%). Prices from

other vendors vary greatly up to €2,000 and beyond. Almost a third of photographers offered

a wedding packet for over €1,250 in 2016 (previous year: 23.6 %).

Wedding shoots from €15.50?

The large wedding shoot: many greatly differing offers

more

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Fig.: Maximum prices for wedding photography, determined values:

Ø = €952.88 | median = €779 | min = €45 | max = €2,990 | © XXLPIX GmbH Berlin 2016

Compared to the previous year, the average price for a large wedding shoot rose in 2016 by

13.2%.

High-end package examples:

Price example 1: 1.599 Euro

Travel costs for up to 30 km included

All-day wedding photo shoot (up to 12 hours)

50 photo prints

Including 50 photos on DVD

2 canvas prints, 120 x 90cm

One 24-page photo book

more

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Price example 2: 1.290 Euro

Travel costs included in price

90 minutes on location

Single and group portraits

Around 80 pictures 10 x 15 cm

1 20 page 250 x 250 mm photo book

1 Poster 30 x 40 cm

30 thank-you cards

Price example 3: 1.200 Euro

Travel costs for up to 20 km included

10 hour on location photo shoot, up to midnight

Portraits and group photos

1 canvas print 80 x 60cm

1 photo book in 210 x 280 mm 48 pages

CD with all image data in original resolution

Price example 4: 1.290 Euro

Travel costs for local area included

5 hours photographic accompaniment

Photo book 30x30cm with 20 pages

CD with all photos taken in full resolution

Price example 5: 1.290 Euro

3 hours on-location shoot

Portrait shoot in studio

CD with all photos in web resolution

70 photos, digitally processed, in printing resolution

50 photo greetings cards

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Low-end packages examples:

Price example 1: 50 Euro

In studio

Small series

Including 1 photo on CD

Price example 2: 50 Euro

In studio

Small series

€1.50 per 10 x 15 cm picture

Price example 3: 75 Euro

In studio

Small series

Incl. 5 13 x 18 cm pictures

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Dates

Weddings take place all year round. Nevertheless, May, June and July are the classic wedding

months, and popular, too, are certain special date combinations such as 16-06-2016. For

that reason, initiative should be taken, especially in the preceding months, in order to insure

bookings for the wedding season. Unlike for many other wedding services, the choice of

photographer is often made shortly before the scheduled date. As well as coverage of the

wedding, many photographers offer more and more shooting opportunities before and after

the wedding, and can therefore increase potential revenue e.g. with engagement and after-

wedding shoots (for details on individual shoots see "Shoots on offer")

How can you be found?

Longstanding engagement in wedding photography, an established studio or

recommendations of customers provide excellent opportunities for receiving customer

enquiries for wedding shoots. But these days, having a decent web presence is the ideal way

for a photographer to get new customers. Nowadays it’s almost unheard of to look for a

service provider without comparing different providers on the internet. In the German-

language web, about 80,000 searches for wedding photographers are conducted every

month using different search terms. The most searched keywords in 2016 on the topic of

wedding photography and the frequency of these in comparison with the previous year can

be found in the following table. The total for the top 24 search terms drop in 2016 compared

to the previous year from 44,390 to 34,270.

Wedding

Engagement

shoot

After

Wedding

Shooting

Trash Your

Dress

© XXLPIX 2015

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Pos. Search keyword

Searches

2015

Searches

2016

Changes

in %

1 wedding photography 12100 9900 -18

2 wedding photographer 8100 8100 0

3 wedding photos 3600 3600 0

4 wedding photographers 8100 2900 -64

5 wedding pictures 2900 2400 -17

6 wedding images 1300 1000 -23

7 wedding photo ideas 1000 880 -12

8 wedding photographer prices 720 880 22

9 asian wedding photographer 590 720 22

10 wedding photography prices 880 720 -18

11 wedding photography tips 880 720 -18

12 cheap wedding photographers 590 590 0

13 wedding photography courses 590 480 -19

14 best wedding photographers 320 260 -19

15 wedding photographs 390 260 -33

16 wedding photographer uk 320 140 -56

17 uk wedding photographers 110 110 0

18 wedding photographers prices 320 110 -66

19 photographer uk 1000 90 -91

20 photographers uk 170 90 -47

21 uk photographers 110 90 -18

22 wedding photographers uk 140 90 -36

23 best wedding photographers uk 90 70 -22

24 find a wedding photographer 70 70 0

Total Searches 44390 34270 -23

Table: 24 top search terms for wedding photography and the monthly search volume 2014/2015, change in %

If you want to your name to come up as a result of those searches, your website should be

designed in a way that will ensure that searches from your area will be directed to your site.

This is because, apart from the premium price sector, wedding photography is a local or

regionally requested service. Demand varies greatly in terms of volume.

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Regional requests for wedding photography in 2015 via Google

The following chart shows the average monthly search requests for “wedding photographer”

in combination with a city name. This word combination is the most common search for

wedding photography and underlines the regional nature of the service. The combination

“wedding photographer london” was typed in on average 3.600 times per month within the

last 12 months. In contrast, the word combination “wedding photographer maidstone” was

only entered 50 times.

Nr. City Searches 2015 Searches 2016 Changes in %

1 London 2.400 2400 0,00

2 Newcastle 1.900 880 -53,68

3 Manchester 1.000 880 -12,00

4 Edinburgh 1.000 880 -12,00

5 Glasgow 880 720 -18,18

6 Bristol 720 720 0,00

7 Nottingham 720 590 -18,06

8 Birmingham 720 590 -18,06

9 Cardiff 590 480 -18,64

10 Leeds 590 480 -18,64

11 Cambridge 480 480 0,00

12 Sheffield 480 390 -18,75

13 Brighton 480 390 -18,75

14 Liverpool 390 320 -17,95

15 Milton Keynes 390 320 -17,95

16 Leicester 390 320 -17,95

17 Norwich 390 260 -33,33

18 Gloucestershire 390 260 -33,33

19 Stoke-on-Trent 390 260 -33,33

20 Worcester 320 260 -18,75

21 Belfast 320 260 -18,75

22 York 320 210 -34,38

23 Peterborough 320 210 -34,38

24 Plymouth 260 210 -19,23

25 Derby 260 210 -19,23

26 Bath 260 210 -19,23

27 Bournemouth 210 210 0,00

28 Preston 210 210 0,00

29 Portsmouth 210 210 0,00

30 Southampton 210 170 -19,05

31 Northampton 170 170 0,00

32 Swansea 170 170 0,00

33 Cheltenham 170 140 -17,65

34 Bolton 170 140 -17,65

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35 Sunderland 140 140 0,00

36 Aberdeen 140 140 0,00

37 Chester 140 110 -21,43

38 Oxford 140 110 -21,43

39 Swindon 140 110 -21,43

40 Taunton 140 110 -21,43

41 Gloucester 140 110 -21,43

42 Durham 140 110 -21,43

43 Colchester 110 90 -18,18

44 Bedford 110 90 -18,18

45 Exeter 110 90 -18,18

46 Doncaster 110 90 -18,18

47 Blackpool 110 90 -18,18

48 Luton 90 90 0,00

49 Reading 90 90 0,00

50 Coventry 90 90 0,00

51 Ipswich 90 90 0,00

52 Huddersfield 90 90 0,00

53 Lincoln 90 90 0,00

54 Wakefield 70 70 0,00

55 Hereford 70 70 0,00

56 Dundee 70 70 0,00

57 Wolverhampton 70 70 0,00

58 St. Albans 70 70 0,00

59 Solihull 70 70 0,00

60 Wigan 70 70 0,00

61 Bradford 70 70 0,00

62 Eastbourne 70 70 0,00

63 Grimsby 70 70 0,00

64 Warrington 70 70 0,00

65 Lichfield 70 70 0,00

66 Chelmsford 70 70 0,00

67 Stockport 70 70 0,00

68 Stirling 50 70 40,00

69 Chichester 50 70 40,00

70 Guildford 50 50 0,00

71 Inverness 50 50 0,00

72 Barnsley 50 50 0,00

73 Chesterfield 50 50 0,00

74 Weston-super-Mare 50 50 0,00

75 Basingstoke 50 50 0,00

76 Newport 50 50 0,00

77 Middlesbrough 50 50 0,00

78 Stafford 50 40 -20,00

79 Nuneaton 50 40 -20,00

80 Darlington 40 40 0,00

81 Maidstone 40 40 0,00

82 Ely 40 40 0,00

83 Lancaster 40 40 0,00

84 Southport 30 40 33,33

85 Winchester 30 40 33,33

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86 Poole 30 40 33,33

87 Watford 30 40 33,33

88 Aylesbury 30 30 0,00

89 Shrewsbury 30 30 0,00

90 Sutton Coldfield 30 30 0,00

91 Loughborough 30 30 0,00

92 Salisbury 30 30 0,00

93 Worthing 20 30 50,00

94 Rugby 20 30 50,00

95 Horsham 20 30 50,00

96 Canterbury 20 30 50,00

97 Stevenage 20 20 0,00

98 Kidderminster 20 20 0,00

99 High Wycombe 20 20 0,00

100 Macclesfield 20 20 0,00

101 Dartford 20 10 -50,00

102 Armagh 10 10 0,00

Total Searches 22,290 18,830 -15,52

Chart : Average monthly requests with the combination wedding photography and city on Google UK 2016/2016,

changes in %

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Shoots on offer

Apart from classic wedding photography, which

concentrates on accompanying the wedding couple

through the ceremony and covering the subsequent

celebrations, more and more photographers offer

packages which encompass the time long before and

after the event itself. This offers photographers the

chance to earn extra revenue, to intensify their

relationship with the clients and to turn them into

regular customers.

Engagement shoot

An engagement shoot gives the photographer the

perfect opportunity to get to know the couple better, and also to discuss their wishes and

expectations together in advance, enabling a tailor-made depiction of the wedding. The

resulting photos can be the perfect addition to an individually designed wedding invitation

card, which ideally means scheduling a shoot 3-4 months before the wedding.

Photo story

The classic scenario, where the photographer

accompanies the couple on the day of the wedding

ceremony. Depending on the booking, this might cover

only the ceremony, or include the preparations and the

following celebrations. Photographers often offer

different packages for different requirements (e.g. group

photos, reception, wedding locations, speeches, dressing

the bride). These packages are mostly offered for a limited

period of time, while extra hours are provided at extra

cost.

The chart shows that photographers tend to offer various

packages, giving customers more choice and a wide range of prices. However it can be

disadvantageous to offer too many different packages, as this can confuse customers and

make a decision difficult. Psychologically speaking, a choice of 3 packages is the most

Figure: Young lovers: An engagement/meet the couple

shoot.

Figure: 42% of wedding photographers offer 3

packages. More than double that offer 4 or more

packages, which can affect a customer's ability to

choose.

XXLPIX GmbH 2013

Number of offered packages

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effective for decision-making, as it gives the customer enough options, without being

overwhelming. According to the customer's budget they will choose the mid- or high-priced

option. It's just too important an occasion to go for a value package.

Boudoir photos

Boudoir photos are a trend from the USA: tasteful,

romantic, sensual and sexy pictures of the bride posing

elegantly in different scenarios. These photos are ideally

shot in connection with the bride's preparations for the

wedding. Boudoir photos can be a special wedding present

for the bride groom. In this case a preliminary talk with the

bride is especially important, to make it clear how far the

photos should go.

Portrait

The classic portrait shoot takes place shortly before the wedding ceremony. To make it more

creative than simply shooting in front of the local architectural sights or at the city park, this

scene can be associated with special themes e.g. country wedding or the 70s, which leaves a

lot of space for creativity. In choosing themes, the wedding couple's characters and own

ideas should be integrated. This can make it into an unforgettable experience, especially

when the theme is repeated at the wedding reception.

Detail

Detail shots not only capture a wedding's

classic moments, but also a lot of details,

which may go unnoticed during the

excitement of the celebration. Typical motifs

for this kind of shoot are close-ups of the

wedding rings, the bridal bouquet, the bride's

shoes, the wedding locations, the flower

arrangements etc.

Figure: Annabell Willa Photography -

Boudoir photos of the bride

Figure: Ian Flor photography: Detail photos focus on

objects which play an important role at weddings.

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Photo Booth

The photo booth is a mini photo studio, which

is set up at the wedding by the photographer.

The guests can take photos of themselves

using a remote control. This type of wedding

photography often produces highly creative

results, which thrill the clients, with little effort

by the photographer. This temporary self-

service photo studio can also provide a much-

loved contribution to the wedding guests'

evening entertainment.

Post-wedding Shoot

Lots of couples don't want to do an extra couples shoot amidst the stress of the wedding. For

that reason, many photographers offer after-wedding shoots in the days or weeks following a

wedding, providing an opportunity to shoot a couple in their wedding outfits in a relaxed

atmosphere. On this later date it's also easier to choose individual locations and fulfil

individual requests.

Trash Your Dress

"Trash the dress" is a special type of after wedding shoot,

which focuses on the bride and her dress. It doesn't necessarily

mean that the dress has to be destroyed during the shoot. The

concept of this kind of shoot is to portray the bride as carefree

and playful in bold and unusual poses. This kind of shoot

mostly takes place outdoors. At extra cost, the partner can also

take part in the shoot. As a further alternative, other subjects

such as good friends of the bride can be included. This makes

the shoot more relaxed, turning it into an unforgettable

experience for the ladies.

Figure: Beinhorn Fotografie: Photo booth - the photos get

even more interesting when clothes or accessories for

dressing up are also provided.

Figure: Sabrinity.com: Water scenes

are especially appropriate for trash

your dress shoots.

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Destination Shoots

Increasing numbers of couples are deciding to celebrate their weddings in faraway places.

Photographers following this trend offer destination shoots, where they travel to the wedding

destination and offer diverse photo shoots on site. More and more engagement and after

wedding shoots are also done abroad, often coinciding with honeymoons. The

photographer's travel costs, expenses and accommodation are paid by the bridal couple.

Target groups

The main source of demand is wedding couples between the ages of about 25-40 years.

However it's becoming more popular for parents or relatives of the wedding couple to

purchase photography vouchers as wedding gifts. This trend divides the target groups under

consideration into two parties:

The wedding couple

The wedding couples themselves make up the main target group for marketing wedding

photography. Choosing a photographer for the wedding is as important as choosing the

location when planning a wedding. Because wedding photography offers such great

potential for profit, there's a lot of competition on the market. Photographers have to build a

strong profile to separate themselves from other wedding photographers. This is mostly

done by offering diverse and individual services, which surpass the traditional wedding photo

story and thrill potential customers with high-quality creative photos.

Voucher buyers

Among the many usual wedding presents, vouchers for professional wedding photography

are becoming more and more common. These are often for the coverage of the main event,

but also especially for an after wedding shoot. Parents of the bridal couple or the best man/

bridesmaids are the main target groups in this case. For this reason, marketing should be

directed accordingly e.g. "Give them their most cherished wedding present - Memories,

moments of the wedding to keep forever". Among the photo studios and specialist

photography dealers analysed, 2% of wedding photographers offer special vouchers to buy

online. The prices vary according to the services offered, the average price being €259 (min.

€30 and max. €1386).

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Products

The classic photography product offered for weddings is the photo book, especially as a

wedding photo story. Especially poignant images are often printed in large formats. In this

case photo canvases are an appropriate option, as their similarity to paintings create a

dynastic impression. As mentioned above, this also offers an opportunity to create

individually designed invitations or thank-you cards using photos from the engagement or

wedding shoot.

Which products do wedding photographers offer?

Definition of a Wedding Photographer

Wedding photographers – class 1.1.6.0.0 according to XXLPIX classification – are

photographers who are specialised in wedding photography. Whilst in Germany still relatively

uncommon, for example, there is a very distinct wedding photography culture in Great

Britain. Photographic services there are offered in many places to the highest standard.

Specialist wedding photographers usually don’t have their own studio.

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What sort of products do wedding photographers sell?

Position Product Share

1. Canvas 69.4 %

2. Acrylic prints 17.5 %

3. Aluminium mounted prints 9.1 %

4. Fine art print 3.7 %

5. Premium composite 0.3 %

The results of the analysis of products sold by wedding photographers are hardly surprising.

Wedding photographers and their customers tend to be rather conservative. Accordingly,

classic products tend to be chosen for large formats. The photo print on canvas is the best-

sold product with more than two-thirds (69.4%) of the product share.

Acrylic prints have reached a respectable 17.5% share of sales, thus representing modern

design in the wedding photography branch. The high-quality premium composite print is still

Products sold by wedding photographers

Acrylic glas

Alu-Dibond

Fine Art Print

Canvas

Premium composite

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largely unknown in the wedding photography sphere, although this premium product would

be well suited to the occasion.

Favourite Formats for Wedding Photographers

Wedding photographers prove themselves to be somewhat conservative when it comes to

the size of prints ordered. The classic 3:2 photo format dominates across all sizes. Most

successful amongst all formats is 90x60, with a sales share of 26.7%.

The 18 formats illustrated represent a sales share of 61.8% in total. The remaining 38.2% is

made up of over 750 sizes and formats, partly oversize or special orders of up to 3 x 1.4m.

0,0%

5,0%

10,0%

15,0%

20,0%

25,0%

30,0%

Verkaufsanteil der Formate

Verkaufsanteil

Sales share for the top 5 formats

Position Format Sales share

1. 90 x 60 cm 26,9 %

2. 80 x 60 cm 7,9 %

3. 120 x 80 cm 7,8 %

Sales share

Format sales share

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4. 60x 40 cm 7,1 %

5. 40 x 30 cm 4,1 %

Marketing

The times of passing on photo albums with reordering lists to friends and acquaintances are

definitely over. Using professional reordering systems, large groups of interest within the

circle of friends and relatives can be reached and profited from. (Software solution: XXLPIX

Photo Projects)

Sales

Special discounts on wedding photography can be applied for particular dating

arrangements. Only 4% of specialist photography dealers analysed in this study offer

discounts. Here are a few possible examples:

10 % off confirmed bookings up to 5 months before the scheduled wedding date

15 % off weddings from Monday to Friday

15 % off weddings from November to March

20 % discount on photo orders for the first 4 weeks after opening the online gallery for

wedding guests.

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Appendix

Headlines from our research (Excerpt)

“A once-in-a-lifetime experience demands once-in-a-lifetime images”

"Deluxe wedding photo stories"

"Getting married? Say ‘I do’! … to our exclusive offer for the most amazing day or your life"

"Trash your dress - an unusual photo shoot for all dresses who can't stand it in the cupboard"

Points of interest from our research

Wedding trade fairs

Exhibition Internet Location

The National Wedding

Show

http://www.nationalweddingshow.co.uk/ Birmingham, London

The UK Wedding Shows http://www.theukweddingshows.co.uk/ London, Manchester,

Newcastle, Liverpool,

Harrogate, Midlands

Silver Lined Wedding

Shows

http://www.silverlinedweddingshows.co.uk

/

Essex, Herts, Kent,

Cambridgeshire, Sussex,

Surrey, London, Midlands

The Wedding

Experience

http://www.wedding-

experience.co.uk/index.php

Kent

The London docks

Wedding Fair

http://www.thelondondocksweddingfair.co.

uk/

London

Brides the Show http://www.bridestheshow.co.uk/index.php

/exhibiting

London

British Bridal Exhibition www.bbeh.co.uk/ Harrogate

The Wedding Show

Journal Belfast

weddingjournalshow.com/ Belfast

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Websites

www.hitched.co.uk

www.wonderlandavenue.co.uk

www.weddingchaos.co.uk

www.gettingmarried.co.uk

forums.confetti.co.uk

www.ukbride.co.uk/wedding-forum

www.rockmywedding.co.uk

www.youandyourwedding.co.uk

www.mywedding.com/

www.weddingandweddingflowers.co.uk/

www.weddingideasmag.com/

Portals for wedding photographers

www.findaweddingphotographer.co.uk

www.weddingphotographerindex.co.uk

www.photographers-4-weddings.co.uk

www.hitched.co.uk/wedding-photographers/london

www.weddingphotographyselect.co.uk

www.wonderlandavenue.co.uk

theweddingsearch.co.uk

www.yourperfectweddingphotographer.co.uk

www.photographmywedding.co.uk/

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Positive examples in this report

www.hochzeitsfotografie-beinhorn.de/photobooth

www.sabrinity.com/hochzeit.php?galerie=trashyourdress

annabellwilla.de/tag/boudoir/

www.ian-flor.de/

www.paulliebtpaula.de/

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