Last October I was faced with one of my toughest challenges as a consumer - I was getting married and I needed to hire the photographer.  My now wife knew this would be an impossible task and was not going to touch it with a 10 foot pole - no, this one was mine.  Here's how I went about hiring my photographer, the steps I took, and what I feel is important to know when hiring your own wedding (or any event) photographer. The Process of Hiring a Photographer Figure out what you want in a Photographer - My process started with a long period of procrastination.  Periodically I would scan local photographer's websites, but was often underwhelmed by the stock poses and overwhelmed by the "packages."  Not that it put my wife's mind at ease, but all this waiting and perusing allowed me to get clear on what I wanted in a wedding photographer. To me, wedding photography is all about image quality, style and story-telling.  Our venue was not the traditional pew lined isle of a church, but rather a pecan grove in central Phoenix.  Liz and I both love the outdoors, so it just made sense to make that a ...