Using a professional wedding photographer may be the most important investment you make. I can tell you that you don’t need a professional photographer for your special day, but I will remind you that your wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Your wedding photographs will only grow in value and importance as the years go by, much like the pictures of your childhood. In talking with other wedding photographers, there is one thing we all agree on… how many times we've heard that the bride or groom wish they would have hired a professional photographer.