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carrieoz_76

Wasn't sure you'd see this in the thread below - You mentioned you wished you'd booked her for longer. Do you mind me asking, how long did you book Joanna for? What did you feel like you missed by booking her for that amount of time? We're gonna have to decide on time, and it'll probably be decided by budget, but I still want to make a good decision. Thanks!

PaddleAddict

We had her for five hours. I wish I would have booked her a little longer so we cold have had more time for photos before the wedding. The grounds of our venue were so pretty, it would have been nice to have been able to take more photos beforehand. However, my husband and I didn't want to see each other before the ceremony, so it would have just been me, my parents and my friends, which would have been nice. We just felt a bit rushed trying to take as many pictures as we could before the reception. All in all, I'm happy with the photos we got, but it would have been nice to have even more!

kaesha

Butting in - I know Shawn Starr says 6 hours is ideal for weddings. I had Joanna for 7, and I think 6 probably would have been enough.

carrieoz_76

Thanks for the info, ladies! I did laugh, though, b/c we're deciding between 2 and 3 hrs. Hah. I'm really going to try for 3 hrs, but I need to be able to explain to FI what all the photog is photographing for 3 hrs. I think the 1st hr will be us and our WP, the 2nd will be the ceremony and family, then the third will be the reception, and maybe some sunset photos.

kaesha

LOL! I think that's a great idea and will really balance things out!