FI/Photog Vent
We changed the wedding from a DW to a local park a few weeks ago. Well, my cousin had done our e-pics, which looked good online but printed poorly. FI said when we changed to a local wedding that if I wanted to have pictures taken I needed to find a pro to pay to do them so we are sure they look good. Ok. No problem.
I find the only photographer in the area that isn't booked that weekend, and she gives me this amazing deal with a CD to print as many pics as I want. Great right? So I fill out the contract, it's still sitting on my table, excitedly tell FI about it and schedule to meet her tomorrow to go over everything. I just told him I was meeting her tomorrow, and now he wants to say he didn't care for her pictures he looked at online and doesn't trust a photog that will give me a CD to print freely. I didn't see him picking up a phone making phone calls trying to find somebody to do it.
My sister originally wanted to do the wedding pics which was fine with me, he wanted a pro so I found one. If he thinks I'm just not going to have any pictures at all done he's crazy. I just text him and said he needs to decide which one he wants soon or he's getting my sis.
Re: FI/Photog Vent
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If he doesn't like the photos online, I think that's a reasonable concern and something you guys should talk about in more detail before booking, frustrating as it is that he's not taking any initiative.
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In this case, I think hiring someone is a better idea. That way if they come out poorly, you won't have any resentment, like you might if it were your sister or cousin taking the pics. Also, unless your sister is a professional wedding photographer, you might miss a lot of shots that you would get with a pro. Pros have enough experience to know where to position themselves, how to move through shots quickly and efficiently, and how to take advantage of certain kinds of light, downtime in the festivities, etc.
If budget is an issue, then you're better off going with someone who will give you shots on a CD and let you print them however you want. You'll save a LOT of money doing that. This way, you're only paying the photographer for their time, and whatever retouching they do, not for expensive processing fees. Plus you can take the CD to a photo store, or use an online service, to get professional quality prints for less than a photogapher would charge you. So explan to your fiance that getting a CD is probably the best budget decision you can make:-)
If your fiance was MY fiance, he'd be finding his own photographer if he's going to be so finicky.
My H was very picky about our photographer. We met in person with 4. So if he doesn't like a photographer, I want to say you should keep looking, but with 5 weeks, you sort of have to take the vendors you can get.
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