International Weddings - How to get a destination wedding ...

[aweiss]

Thanks Rattus79 ... I must say a very nice location :-). Queensland has some great spots and this is definitely one of them. Would love to shoot a wedding there :-).

Ok ... I thought I give a little update about my efforts finding an European wedding. I booked 2 weddings ... I got already the deposit paid for both and the contracts are all signed. I met both couples via a 1 hour skype chat - can't wait to travel there.

Wedding 1) Bavarian traditional "Weisswurst" breakfast - chapel wedding - 5*hotel hotel at lake Chiemsee (private beach access, horse stables), Wedding 2) Dramatic Castle Wedding - "Schloss Drachenburg" by Cologne - different rooms in the castle (ceremony in the tower, champagne on terrace, dinner/function in the entry hall) - Victorian style wedding. Love it!

Both locations suit the travel plans very well.

I have one more in the pipeline (not sure if that works out ... looks like I am too expensive) but my dream wedding would still be in Tuscany ... which didn't work out yet :-(. I found all these weddings on a photography forum in Germany - they had a section photojobs ... where people offered jobs and where looking for photographers. I didnt find yet a similar forum for Italy ... but still looking. I only have one weekend left ... so will be not easy to find a matching wedding. But hey ... think positive!

I wrote a few emails to venues and wedding planners but that was a bit disappointing ... most of them did not react - but a few passed on my offer to potential couples but it didn't work out so far - one time only because of my time constraints. Overall I am very happy with the result - looks like positive thinking helps.

Now I just need to upgrade my insurance ... let me know if you have any recommendations.

[ricktas]

Have you spoken to these countries embassies, or your travel agent regarding work visa's and your accountant re tax implications of working in these countries yet?

[aweiss]

Hi Rick, thanks for your comment.

I have a European passport ... so I am allowed to work in any European country without work visa :-).

You would not need to tax this in Europe ... only here in Australia as your normal income. GST or the german MWSt is not applicable as I do not have GST registration. Unfortunately you can't make the whole trip a business expense as the flight was booked before the wedding bookings. But travel to the weddings within the country can be claimed.

The only thing I would need to sort out is an international liability insurance. (and maybe insure my gear ... mhhh ... maybe some travel photographers have some advice ... ).