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Wedding Recap and Withdrawal

No pics with my husband. Should I be angry? VENT

Well, maybe I have 1 or 2.  Our idiot families instead of enjoying the cocktail hour kept following us around!  They were making the photogs job more difficult and we were losing light!  I snapped at someone when the photog goes "look at me" and this person goes "hey over here"  Mind you there are 7 or so people crowded into the front room of a 19th century cottage around the stairs so there is NO room!  I was finally like look I am paying her not you so your stupid little snap shots can wait! I remember hearing my photog say she didnt feel she had solid shots with the groom and I.  She finally got everyone to sort of back up so she could take one pic and feel like she got some snap impromtus in.  But not many of the posed ones.  Maybe I can get them for the trash the dress session and get the new hubby to rent a tux again.  But I am just fuming.  10 people even followed us down like 2 flights of steps into the park! WHY!!

Re: No pics with my husband. Should I be angry? VENT

  • I'm really sorry that this happened to you.  I do recall the same thing happening at one of my cousin's weddings although they were in a wide open space so there was no one around to be in the background of pictures, but people definitely followed them and the photographer around taking more pictures rather than letting them be.  I think the reason they do it is so they have some nice pictures to show off to friends/family right away instead of waiting for the professional pictures.  Also getting the professional pictures is expensive and Great Anut Evelyn might not get any.

    Like I said - this sounds like it was very frustrating but you have to let it go and remember the other parts of the day that went well.  I'm sure you'll be hapy with your pictures once they come in.  You can show them off here!
  • It's too bad your photographer wasn't more assertive about asking people to move out of the way. We warned mine that our families would probably be snapping shots over his shoulder all day, but he was very forward about asking people for a moment or directing them on where to stand to be out of his way that they could still get a shot. It worked out well for everyone.
  • I don't get why your photog wasn't more assertive! It's her JOB! 

  • The wedding I went to this weekend, the DJ even made an annoucement to give the photographers room! ha!

    If you aren't happy with the pictures, a Rock the Dress or Trash the Dress session would be a great idea, those are really popular now!
  • Totally off topic, but Bellebride, I love your signature pic!!  The OMG look on your husbands face is priceless!!!:)
  • I would be really peeved too  There is nothing to be done about it now but sheesh your photographer shuld have said somethin.
  • I am sorry this happened to you, but definitely your photographer should have known what you wanted and made the steps necessary to get those pics. I agree with the other girls about doing a RTD or TTD.

    Did you get any good pics from family and friends? Did you do photoshare cards?
  • I do not blame you for being upset.  My MOH (and aspiring photog) kept taking pictures while I was getting ready.  She was getting in the way of my photog's pictures or she was in the background holding up her camera.  My photog asked her to stop taking pictures and to get involved in getting ready.  Now, I admit, he was a little brusque, but I paid him and wanted his amazing pictures with my MOH in them.  That being said, I am surprised your photog did not say anything.  I would do a trash the dress of some kind to get some fun pictures of the 2 of you!  
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  • That is so annoying! I kind of had the same thing happen to me,  but for the portraits with our families, not for the ones with me and my husband.  At one point, my husband's sister's mother-in-law (who was not invited) showed up just to check things out, and sat there snapping pictures with a flash, and ruining our shots,  My mother asked her to stop, and so did the photographer, but she refused, and kept snapping pictures. People can be so rude. I didn't get the pics back yet, but we'll see!
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