Hi all,
My wedding photographer is actually the cousin of one of my bridesmaids. She takes amazing photos and since she is "technically" considered an amateur photographer, she doesn't charge out the wazoo. I got an e-mail from a company the other day for a coupon for a wedding photography package that would lower the price down to $1000 and just laughed. My photographer charges $600 for her wedding package and it includes the engagement session, bridal session, and wedding day photos.
Anyway, I'm sure there are others out there who have gotten much cheaper deals than that, so I'll stop "bragging" and get on with my question. She said that her wedding day session usually consists of 150-200 photos on a CD. Is that a typical number of photos or should I request more?
I have been considering not doing any bridal portraits, simply because the wedding is in 36 days and I honestly don't know if I'll have time between now and then to do them. If I don't do them then I was thinking of just asking her to replace the bridal session with more day-of photos. But if 150-200 is a typical number then I'll just ask her to replace the bridal session with something else, like maybe some family portraits with my son at a later date or something like that.
In some ways, 200 photos sounds like a lot to me, but then I start thinking, well, after group photos with me and the wedding party and then the groom and the wedding party, and then he and I together and together with the wedding party, and then the parents, etc., there will be a lot of those as it is, and that isn't even factoring in the ceremony and reception! So then I start thinking that 200 isn't nearly enough!!
HELP please! Thanks in advance for any responses!!
Samantha