We initially got a package for $1500 plus a bonus $300 B&W because we booked him from a bridal fair. One thing to be careful of (but you may not need to worry as he is doing the album free) is ask how many pics you can fit in the album. Ours started off as 35 pics but because he took over 300 photos on the day it was so hard to choose so we doubled the size of the album and that added another $1500. He was there from 1pm to about 9pm and the photos were fantastic and I don't regret spending that much money on them. We didn't get the other photos or the negatives though. We did get one of our photos used in his yellow pages ad though LOL.

I htink checking out other photographers and their work for the same proce is a good idea JIC - you never know what might happen between now and then and you may need a back up photographer. And sometimes you do just get what you paid for too. Friends of ours only spent $300 bucks and don't have a single photo as the photographer said she would do them an album for free and they haven't seen her since. BIL on the other hand spent a bundle for photos and they are terrible - they walked out of there and SIL started crying.