Pregnant Photog?

sarahsaturday2701

I just found out via facebook that my photographer is pregnant and due in July.  I don't know her well enough to know her feeding plans or beliefs (the only reason we became Facebook friends is because she tagged us in pictures from our e-session) so I don't even know I would say anything other than congrats at this point anyway, but I am wondering if there is any chance this could affect our contract?

IF she is planning on bf-ing exclusively I know most moms who do this don't like to leave their babies for an entire day, but like I said I don't know her well enough to know.  We have a contract with her for 10 consecutive hours with a 1/2 hour meal break on the day of our wedding in October.  I don't want to end up in a situation where we are needing to find a new photographer 2 months before the wedding because she cannot fulfill the agreed upon hours, but I definitely don't want to be the crazy bride who pesters her about her baby plans either.  Should I just assume that she is planning on sticking to her contracted time since she hasn't contacted us to tell us otherwise?  

Snippylynn

Dude. She will handle heer business. Don't worry.

OliveOilsMom

Will you have a 2nd shooter?  I feel that even if your photog needs to excuse herself more than the 30 minutes in the contract, the 2nd shooter will be able to get everything.  And most moms who go back to work figure out their routine.  Even though her job is different from a standard 9-5, I'm sure she will figure out what works best.  I don't think you have to worry about it too much, since the baby will be 2 months by the time your wedding comes around.  If she were due a few weeks before your wedding, that is something I would bring up with her.

JessAndTrav

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[QUOTE]Dude. She will handle heer business. Don't worry.
Posted by Snippylynn[/QUOTE]

<div>100% this.</div>

andrea2473

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[QUOTE]Dude. She will handle heer business. Don't worry.
Posted by Snippylynn[/QUOTE]

Ditto

cnf2013

I actually have good friends who just had a baby and the husband is a professional photographer. She's a teacher, so he has the baby all day while she's at school. He takes the baby on assignments with him and brings bottles of breast milk. He hasn't had an issue yet and it's been seven months. He hasn't said anything about anyone questioning his ability to handle the baby and assignments simultaneously either. I know it's somewhat different, as he obviously can't breast feed. But he fills the parental roll during the day, with the baby, while shooting professional photography and it's really been a non issue. Professionals will know how to handle whatever the situation dictates.

I agree with PP, she'll have a routine and know what works and will be professional about it no matter how she handles it. I'd go back and reread your contract to see what it says about her being unable to make it for whatever varying reasons. I know our contract with our photographer says she will send her very capable assistant should there be an incident where she is unable to attend. 

achiduck

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[QUOTE]Dude. She will handle heer business. Don't worry.
Posted by Snippylynn[/QUOTE]

This. As a business owner she will find a way to work with it.

Maggie0829

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[QUOTE]Dude. She will handle heer business. Don't worry.
Posted by Snippylynn[/QUOTE]

This.  She is a professional business owner and I am sure that she has given thought to how she will handle the weddings she booked after her baby is to be born.

I would not contact her or question her about anything.  If she will be unable to photograph your wedding she will tell you in a timely manner and most likely recommed someone else or just have the 2nd shooter (if you are having one) do the whole event himself.

chelseamb11

Ditto everyone else. Don't stress. She'll figure it out. You have a contract, so don't worry about her not getting you everything you agreed upon.

sarahsaturday2701

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[QUOTE]Will you have a 2nd shooter?  I feel that even if your photog needs to excuse herself more than the 30 minutes in the contract, the 2nd shooter will be able to get everything.  And most moms who go back to work figure out their routine.  Even though her job is different from a standard 9-5, I'm sure she will figure out what works best.  I don't think you have to worry about it too much, since the baby will be 2 months by the time your wedding comes around.  If she were due a few weeks before your wedding, that is something I would bring up with her.
Posted by OliveOilsMom[/QUOTE]

We have a second shooter but he is really more of an assistant, he was just getting into pro-photography at the e-session.  I figured letting it be would probably be the consensus. I definitely do not want to bother her unneccesarily, just wanted to see what everyone thought. 

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[QUOTE]I actually have good friends who just had a baby and the husband is a professional photographer. She's a teacher, so he has the baby all day while she's at school. He takes the baby on assignments with him and brings bottles of breast milk.
Posted by cnf2013[/QUOTE]
Wow, I'd be really, really ticked if a professional photographer showed up to my wedding (or other event they were hired for) with a baby.

Summer2011Bride

One of our photographers (it was a husband and wife team) has had 5 babies in about...8 years I think she said? So she's pretty much either been pregnant or had a newborn/infant all the time and she makes it work. She was 5 months pregnant at our wedding and had a new little one at home and it was not an issue. She even on her own volition climbed up a tree while pregnant to get a shot she wanted. Not saying your photog is like her, but just to show that she is a professional and probably has a plan in place to work while having a newborn, just like our photographer did. I wouldn't say anything about it.

cnf2013

@daffodil, he works for a newspaper, so he's usually a background fixture Don't know if that makes it any better really. They're kind of quirky like that. He doesn't take it to weddings though. I think that would be a bit out of line.