When you need this
Two things from a wedding last forever: the photos and the memory of what you wore. Both need appointments, questions and a little negotiation. With a photographer you talk about hours, style and what's included. With a dress or a suit you talk about fit, and you'll go back more than once.
Photographers sell packages: a set number of hours, a number of edited photos, maybe an album. Ask what the package covers before you ask the price. Then ask about style. Candid photos catch people naturally; posed photos are the family lined up in rows. Most couples want both.
For clothes, the word you'll hear most is fitting: an appointment to try the outfit on while a tailor adjusts it. The outfit itself changes by tradition. It might be a white gown, a red lehenga at an Indian wedding, a qipao at a Chinese tea ceremony, a kimono at a Shinto shrine, or a rented tux. "It needs to be taken in" works for all of them.
Phrases
the person who takes photos, the person who films
a set of services sold together for one price
asks what you actually get
natural photos taken when people aren't posing
photos where people stand and smile for the camera
put on clothes to see how they look and fit
an appointment where a tailor adjusts your clothes
the clothes are too loose and need to be smaller
tells the tailor where it doesn't fit
pay to wear a tuxedo for one day
the moment the couple sees each other dressed, before the ceremony
the outfit looks good on you
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