People act shocked when I say that I don't want to hire a wedding photographer. Of course I want the day memorialized, but I have plenty of friends and family with good digital cameras. Plus, I'm not interested in all of the posed shots. Plus plus, I'm trying to keep to a modest budget, and a book full of photos is just not a priority. Any suggestions?
2007-10-31 02:24:36 · 31 answers · asked by mellowyellow5 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I thought that way originally but then I broke down and got one. And her picture are really good, much better than the ones my family and friends took. maybe hire one just for an hour of the ceremony and right after - i didnt have her come to the reception. What I do regret is the videographer - big waste - she sucked. I wish i had had a family member do that.
2007-10-31 02:28:21 · answer #1 · answered by just_a_hick 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Need A Wedding Photographer
2016-10-17 01:24:15 · answer #2 · answered by mcgeorge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest expense of our wedding was the photographer. The day comes and goes so quickly and if you don't have a nice album of the day ...........well why spend any money at all. You still want all the picture and videos from family and friends but you won't regret hiring a good photographer.
We did have to interview a couple of photographer and finally found one that we really liked and guess what not all photographers do the posie shots. Your right about that, posing is so cheesy!
2007-10-31 04:10:50 · answer #3 · answered by Micha M 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I will say this...after reading many many questions on here, the one thing that is consistent is that those who've been married always recommend getting a good photographer. Once the wedding is over, your photos are all you will have. They become an important part of your family's archive, and I wouldn't ever recommend not having something like that photographed by a professional. Candid shots are nice, but nothing can take the place of a professional portrait.
2007-10-31 02:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by melouofs 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I had the same problem with my wedding. I am getting married on 11-17-07. I have a small budget and just couldn't afford the big prices of the photographer. I ended up being lucky enough to find one that specializes in children and the elderly. She is wanting to branch into weddings and gave us a HUGE discount if we let her use some of our pics for her portfolio.
Perhaps ask your local wedding shop for suggestions. Someone usually knows someone....that sort of thing. That's how I found mine. For way less than 1/2 the lowest price I received!!
Good luck with your special day!
2007-10-31 05:18:43 · answer #5 · answered by petunya_98 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've been apart of several weddings that haven't had a "Professional" photographer. I can definitely understand when you are budget conscious and is NOT considered ghetto. Sometimes photos are important but not a top priority for a bride and groom. If you have friends or family that you want involved in your wedding somehow and are not in the wedding party have them become your "photographers" for the day. The amateur photographer enthusiasts if you will. Of course I would suggest choosing friends or family that have good camera skills and are familiar with digital camera use. Purchase a memory card for them specifically for use at the wedding. After the wedding collect the memory cards, you can download the photos and create your own wedding album with sites like Picaboo or Togetherbook. You can create your own books for parents or other special family members. As a nice thank you gift you can even create a small album with the photos they took at the wedding and a nice thank you note.
Good Luck and Congratulations!
2007-10-31 03:16:17 · answer #6 · answered by holmeskaykay 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
A lot of people have told me that I'm making a mistake by not having a formal wedding and by not hiring a photographer. With all my dad and sisters do with their digital cameras, I think that's fine. Save money and don't get a photographer. My parents had a bunch of pictures taken at their wedding and they haven't looked at those pictures in years. They look back on the day fondly but didn't need pictures all over the house. As long as someone takes pictures, that's fine I think. I understand where you're coming from. I think with all of the hoop-blah that people put into weddings these days, they want to capture all that. I think paying for an expensive photographer is just something a lot of people do in order to have their perfect wedding. To me, I want to remember that day but most importantly see it as the beginning of a marriage. The importance of marriage can often get lost in the fluff. Do what you want and make sure you're happy with it. Sometimes looking at the candid shots is more fun than looking at all the posed ones.
2007-10-31 03:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by Rockit 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Absolutely positively yes! You need a wedding photographer!
Spend the money and skimp on something else!
Tell the photographer what kind of pictures you want and get the posed shots as well.
You will still have the family and friends with their cameras and you can get those too.
2007-10-31 02:50:39 · answer #8 · answered by Doodles 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have to say that I pretty much liked all the photos that we got from friends just taking digital photos better than the ones the photographer took. They had better angles and they got more interesting moments. All in all, I would say that the photographer was a waste of money except for one thing- Even though we had about 6 different friends giving us photos that were nice, every one of them were taken on fairly low res cameras. Nice pic, but no good over 4x6 prints and some were fuzzy, dark, or had red eye problems.
The photos the photographer took with his camera were very high quality and I could get 8x10s of the group pictures. He also was good to get various pairings of the wedding party and organizing everyone so that we had at least one good print of everyone in the wedding party in every combo possible. Getting a professional is worth it if you want posed shots at all (especially for gifts for family members) and want to make sure you get everyone. If you truly do not want posed photos (be sure now - they make such good gifts and Xmas cards), make sure that whomever is taking photos have good cameras with good flashes.
Another way to save money if you do use a photographer - get the photos on disk from him and print them yourself or make your own book from an online service. I made a book with lots of pages on Picaboo, had lots of fun with it, and got it for about 1/5 of what the photographer was going to charge. I also mixed in some of the candid shots from friends and scanned pieces of my wedding dress and my husband's suit for the background. It will be very memorable because I made it.
2007-10-31 14:12:01 · answer #9 · answered by PixdeeArtist 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When my sister got married, my uncle did the photography...but he's a professional though. She didn't pay him or anything...he just kinda did it as a wedding gift. The pictures turned out wonderful. My mom does photo-graphics and restoration so she did a lot of cool effects to them. You'd be surprised what you can do on your own with photographs.
2007-10-31 02:29:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
GET THE PHOTOGRAPHER!!! That is one area where you won't want to skimp. Absolutely. I cut other areas, but not the photographer. They just know what shots to take. It's not about "posed shots" sure they do a few of those... if you want them, but you get them for 8 hours usually and they take pictures of everything that your family and friends won't think of. And they can adjust for lighting... and they can capture moving shots without blur....
But when you do, get a package that allows you to get a DVD of all the shots and a release form allowing you to print them on your own. You don't want to pay $10 for a 4x6 from the pro.
You will be amazed at the shots you get from your pro. Some of the best pictures I got were candids that almost look posed, because they are perfect, but I know they weren't posed because ... well, I was there. :-)
I got pics from friends and family too, and I love them, but they are NOT the same.
2007-10-31 02:46:57 · answer #11 · answered by Proud Momma 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋