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When should the photographer contact you?

Ballars2Ballars2 member
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in Wedding Photography and Videography Forum
We hired our photographers --jen and jody photography back in December for our November 11 th, 2011 wedding. I am starting to get curious when they should be contacting me to get a shot list, find out more about location and times? They require the balance paid 60 prior to the event in full which is coming up Monday, and still no word from them...I am starting to get nervous we are forgotten. Am I just being paranoid?

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Re: When should the photographer contact you?

  • atomicphotoatomicphoto member
    Fourth Anniversary 100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I contact to do all of the final arrangement about 60 days out. If you are concerned, contact them prior to making the final payment. There is no reason why you can't contact them instead. Just tell them you would like to go over the day of timeline and posed shoot list.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
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    edited December 2011
    if they do not contact you for payment, you should not contact them. if they are responsible, they will call you for payment and discuss the wedding. if they call ONLY for payment, i would be concerned. give it till monday and see what happens.
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  • utegogglesutegoggles member
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    edited December 2011
    Our photographer called a few days before our one month mark before the wedding. Email them and ask when they want to meet you for an appt to go over details and pictures. Make sure it's in an email so it's documented.
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  • cmp1986cmp1986 member
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    edited December 2011
    Just call them! If they have a lot of clients it might of just slipped their mind.
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  • angybanezangybanez member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Just get in touch with them. Maybe they have their own timeline. Just to ease your mind there's nothign wrong with touching base with them. I have brides and grooms getting in touch with me whenever, since I make it open for them to contact me. But other photographers works differently. When we got married, I was always talking to my photographers since we both like to communicate whenever we had any questions and needed to.
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  • alexnelsonphotographyalexnelsonphotography member
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    edited December 2011
    It never hurts to just touchbase with the photographer. Photographers are human too, and although yes, they should be in touch with you throughout the year-long engagement, sometimes accidents happen.

    We have a software system that helps us make sure we don't miss such a task. But, my simple recommendation to you would be to reach out to them via phone call or email and ask them what's up.

    Natalie
    Alex + Natalie Nelson Photography
    Neenah, WI
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  • davisphotosdavisphotos
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    edited December 2011
    Agreed with the other posters, if you are getting nervous, contact them. I usually send out a couple questionares and try to firm up the timeline about a month before the wedding, but I am more than happy to talk to my couples at any time. Like Natalie, I have a software that reminds me of when to contact brides, but I'm human and sometimes I forget to check the software for a day or two.
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