Our photographers have asked that no one else take photos during the ceremony and reception as both of them will be taking photos the entire time and other flashes may mess up theirs. I want to make sure we have good photos but I also don't want to step on any toes. Our guests will be able to order photos from the website or I thought maybe they could ask us for a photo outside or away from the action as to not interfere with our photographers??? I am not sure about any of this...could you help!?
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No flash photography during the ceremony is a very reasonable request, though, and many venues, especially churches, prohibit the use of flash.
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You can put in program or ask someone to make an annouce explaning why...but I do think it's important that you explain your reasons....otherwise people might think you're being snobbish, or ultra privta, or whatever...but if they know it's b/c you don't want your professional photos to get messed up, they will be more inclined to NOT want to do it.
IBut in the end, you'll still have some people do it anyways..... and you have no control over that.
I always take my camera to weddings, but unless I'm super close to the couple, I'm taking pics of totally different people than the pros are. Our photogs took nearly 1000 pics, but my co-workers were in a total of 2 pics. They brought their own cameras and took plenty of pics together having a good time. Even with 2 photogs, they are still going to be on you and your FI pretty much the whole time. Your guests will want to be able to take pics even when you aren't in the shot.
The photographer was hired by the couple to take the pictures they want. Perhaps family members want different pictures of their own choosing and don't want to hire the photographer to take them. Maybe mom wants to post a pic of her and her sister at my wedding on FB but she doesnt want to wait 3 months and purchase the high-res file in order to do so.
I can understand how flash photography during the ceremony can be distracting from the solemnity of the ceremony itself, but then the pro shouldn't be using a flash either. At the reception, I say go for it and take pics of whatever you want.
Perhaps you can negotiate with your photographer on this. Just because they request it doesnt mean you have to go for it. Push back. If I was your guest I'd think you don't want me to remember your wedding if you don't let me take my own pictures.
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FWIW, some of my favorite shots came from our photographer but we also loved the shots family and friends took.
IMO, it's really dictatorial for them to request no other shots. However your guests should understand that you did hire the photographer so the photographer gets priority over Aunt Edna's shots.
[QUOTE]It's not just about "making money". It's about a professional trying to do their job and worried that something might interfere and then who will you be upset at when the photos don't turn out? Most of the time, pro photographers just want the guests to respect the job they were hired to do. I've seen guests at weddings I've attended body slam a photographer to get a shot that they were perfectly lined up to get and then they missed it. Now days more than ever, guests bring cameras and sometimes it's blinding watching all those flashes go off (one of my friends got a headache at her reception from all the flashes!). I think mostly what the photographers are concerned with is just being able to do their job well and when a well-meaning guest gets in their way, it can be so hard. I've seen it before. And especially during formals - when a million cameras are going off it's distracting!
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I get that, I really do, but<strong> no</strong> photos? None? Sorry, that's BS.
I'm to ditto most of the PPs, no other pics during the ceremony is one thing, but getting the monopoly on the reception is completely unreasonable. If your guest bring cameras, it's because they want their own pictures from the day. Plus, it's absolutely impossible for just one or two people to get every. single. shot. worth taking. As professionals that have [I'm assuming] done weddings before, they should not only understand that other people are going to want to take pictures, but also be able to work around that. You hired them to be there, they're getting your money to do a job. Your guests are their to enjoy themselves and I'm sure lots of them will enjoy taking pictures.
A friend of mine got married 2 years ago. During the couple's first dance, there was a moment when the couple's toddler ran up to the both of them on the dance floor with her arms wide open and the biggest smile in the world on her face. Anybody who saw it immediately burst into tears.
Their photographer missed the shot.
It wasn't even like there was a "bad" shot of it, he just completely missed it ... to this day, nobody knows what exactly he was taking pictures of at the time, since there were only 2 pictures of their first dance in the bunch.
However, many of the guests DID manage to get the picture. And the couple was thrilled that somebody managed to get those pictures, because that was one of their favorite moments of the entire day.
Since they aren't "requiring" it, I wouldn't say anything to anybody about it. If it was something that they were "demanding", I'd be telling you to find another photographer.
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The reception. Hell no. That is not a reasonable request and I would not even entertain the thought.
But to go the extend and monopolize every opportunity for pictures? I'm sorry, that's just wrong and unfair to your guests. No flashes during ceremony and being mindful of the photographer's movements yes. Anything else, no.
If I would have known what they were doing (I was so nervous standing up there, I only looked at two people- the minister and my hubs) I would have said something myself.
Funny thing is, I know I will never see any of those pictures either.
I told them if I had wanted everyone standing around us taking pictures, I wouldn't have had chairs out and just would have told everyone to gather around. WOW!!!!!
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