case closed

seriously, shooting a wedding is a serious responsibility. the bride, groom, and especially the mammas and grandmammas will tar and feather you if you don’t get it right. you don’t get a “do over.” it’s as much about logistics, organizational skills and PR as it is abut shooting and composing shots. you’ll need primary and back-up equipment, lighting (most likely) and a checklist of shots derived from conferencing with your client. either you’ll need to be great at multi-tasking or you’ll likely need an assistant to help you organize and move people in and out of your shots. lots to learn, but great rewards when you satisfy your customers.

if you try it, read up and gear up. lots of great how to info available.
go for it!
good luck.

Start with your friends and family that trust you with their weddings and charge them! This is important. This will force you to strech and see if you are up for the game as it’s not for everyone. Make sure they sign a model release so you can use them as samples of your work. After you have a wedding or two under your belt and you are comforatable with your work and how you deal with people then you should present yourself as a professional. The level of your work will speak for itself. Search other wedding photogs websites and try to find similar product and price accordingly. Don’t low ball the other pros will not like that one bit.

To answer the second part of the question … I don’t know, and won’t know until is see you work. I had a non professional photographer for my wedding.