Invitation Question

drama1308

I posted this on the August 2011 board but I wanted to hear your opinions too.

Do I need to send an invitation to the photographer? I should clarify that they are family friends/acquaintances of FI's family... He is the photographer, but his wife helps him with some of the photography. Obviously they already know about the wedding and the photographer and his wife will be there. Oh and to clarify we're having a cake reception rigtht after the ceremony at the same location so I'm not worried about providing a meal.

kellya01

Hmm, well, let me tell you about my situation - it sounds a lot like yours:

Our photographer is a fellow church member / family friend.  His wife will be assisting.  They have volunteered to come to our rehearsal to get candid shots, and do all-wedding and all-reception stuff that we need and want.  Since they're coming to the rehearsal, we'll invite them to the rehearsal dinner (and send them an invitation in the mail for that).  Since they're coming to the wedding and spending all of that time with us, we figured we'd send the invitation to make it official that they have a spot to eat at the reception too.  Just to clear up any confusion.  Plus, it gives them a hard copy of the addresses if they need it.  

So.... not sure if that helps, but that's what we're doing!! :-) 

kitkat610

I dont think that an invitation is necessary. I am not planning to send one to our photographer. She is a coworkers wife. She has all the infomormation and probably more than the guests. Since it is appetizers only there is similarly no need to provide a meal or a place to sit becuase there will be plenty

louieblue

There's nothing that says you can't, but you really don't need to send an invitation.  They may be your friends, but you signed a contract with them to photograph your wedding.  That's their job that day first and foremost.  They won't be guests at the wedding but one of your vendors.   

And regardless of what kind of reception you're having, it's always nice to tell vendors that they are welcome to eat too.  Trust me, they will be hungry.  We had a full meal at our reception and I let our photographer know beforehand that he is eating too.  I just asked where he wanted to sit.  Most vendors will not eat with the wedding guests, but take their food somewhere else to quickly eat and return to their wedding day duties.

mrandmrsbrist

I have a photographer friend and she likes getting the invitations just because they're cool to have/save. I dunno. We're sending one to our photographer but that's just so we can get an RSVP card back for head count for the caterer...

mattycam

If it was strictly business, the answer would be no but since it is a fiend, I would send an invitation. I sent invitations to my bridal party even though it was obvious that they were going to be there

drama1308

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_invitation-question?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:3b8135a0-2353-4d13-a0a4-7f6c580c1d05Post:34fa61bb-b02b-48da-9e5d-6a45411f037e">Re: Invitation Question</a>:
[QUOTE]If it was strictly business, the answer would be no but since it is a fiend, I would send an invitation. I sent invitations to my bridal party even though it was obvious that they were going to be there
Posted by mattycam[/QUOTE]

good point, I am sending invitations to the BP, I guess it's not a big deal either way.

AshNoel8

My photographer is a good friend of mine, so she gets one anyway... BUT she did ask me to either send her one or have one available for her the day of the wedding because she likes to photograph the invitation in a cool way. So that's another thing to keep in mind!