Relationships with wedding vendors

[jerseychick]

Hi Question-
I shot a wedding last weekend and turned out some awesome photos. The florist who provided flowers for the wedding wants to get ahold of some of the pictures to use for her portfolio. How do you go about building profitable relationships with wedding vendors? I am trying to decide if it would be more profitable for me to just sell her the images she wants, or to do a trade of some sort. What do YOU do to form profitable work relationships in your community?

 

[Big Mike]

Welcome to the forum.

I would think that if you can form a relationship where she recommends you to her clients, it could become a lot more profitable than just selling her some images, this one time.
For example, maybe trade the photos for the opportunity to advertise in her store. Maybe it's a stack of business cards, or maybe something larger like post cards or pamphlets. Maybe you give her large framed prints to hang, but they also have your logo/water mark & information etc.