Back on that horse

I'm back into Photographer Search mode. Late last night I sent an email to sixteen different photographers (some of whom I'd contacted previously, but many I hadn't) requesting they send me their package rates, and also provide me with a quote for a somewhat arbitrary package I made up to make it easier to compare prices.

I asked for:
- "Full day" photography:
* getting ready
* ceremony
* posed formals in two locations, one of which is the ceremony location
* reception until it becomes "just a party"
- One full set of unmarked matte prints (5x7)
- Negatives or high-quality digital files as appropriate

So far, one has responded that he isn't available that day, one is out of town, two replied with just their regular packages but not my "special request" and three replied with an actual quote for what I requested (although one quoted me 4x6 rather than 5x7).

The least expensive of the five that have responded is one that I met with already (Marcus), and he was my second-favourite after the one that went and got booked by someone else (Martine), so that's promising. Of course, I've only met with one of the other four though (as it happens, Anna is the MOST expensive!) so I might like one of the three in the middle even more than Marcus.

We shall see!