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Photography

osuchica85osuchica85 member
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I have narrowed down like 200 photographers to 10 that I really like. I emailed all of them to help narrow down my choices more to get there pricing details. I am having a hard time comparing because some will offer one photographer while others will offer two to cover the wedding. Some give you the option to add another for an additional price. Pretty much everyone I like I am requiring to give me full copyright or they are out. I am also having a hard time with the fact some offer unlimited hours, others 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 hrs....others unlimited ending at 10pm. I guess my thing is what are your guys opinions. Do you feel like for the people that only have one photographer but offer another at an additional price-would you do it? (Most 2nd photographers range from 400-800 in addition to the package prices). Second....how much coverage are you going with or went with? I don't even know what time I will be beginning my day due to the fact that I have only booked the venue/ceremony site. All I know is the earliest the wedding will begin is 5pm and we get the site till midnight (unless we want to pay extra). I know alot of people have the photographer there when they are getting their dress on, etc.... How long does that stuff usually take? I feel sort of dumb when it comes to this because the only weddings I've been a part of for that stuff has been for destination weddings and I don't know how much that differs.  I am trying to get my list down further before I try to schedule meetings because I am living out of state and don't want all of my time in cbus occupied by wedding planning so any input on how you might compare or what you think people really need in the packages might help. Thanks! Hopefully this post is comprehendable...
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Re: Photography

  • buckeyesweetzbuckeyesweetz
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    If your ceremony is at 5 and you may celebrate until 12 I would suggest at least 8 hours if you can afford it, especially if you want "getting ready pics". I don't know if 2 photographers is necessary, but we went with a duo because I liked the idea of having 2 viewpoints, but we didn't add one that was just the way it works for them. Who are you considering? I'm sure you could get feedback on your top 10!
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  • kiyamurphkiyamurph
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I agree, you're going to need at the very least 8 hours, especially if you want to do getting ready stuff.  I know some photographers don't stay all the way until the very end since it's pretty much all dancing by the end of the night, so you may be able to get away with having one until 10:30 or 11.  If you're doing something like a grand exit at the end, then obviously you'd want to keep them until the end of the night to get photos of your exit.  
    As far as a second photographer, my photographers are a duo and the two of them are included in the price.  If they didn't come together, I would have more than likely paid for a second photographer just because I like the idea of a second vantage point.  During the ceremony, one will get close-up shots while the other gets the shots that are further away.  Also, we're doing getting ready pics so one photographer will be with me while the other will be with my FI, so we won't have to worry about splitting our time with one photographer.  It's really just personal preference though.  I've seen gorgeous pics of people with both one photographer or two.  I would recommend you my photographers but they don't give you rights to your photos so I know you wouldn't consider them.  Good luck!
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  • jdcwedding1jdcwedding1 member
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    We had our photographer for about 9-10 hours and her package came with her and an additional photographer.  Our ceremony started at 3:30 and our "main" photographer came and met up with me at noon (I wasn't at the church yet but we were starting to get ready somewhere else).  We didn't do a a big exit or anything so our photographers didn't stay til the end of the reception, but did stay through all major events and some dancing.  We also have rights to all of our pics (both engagement and wedding).  If you want I can recommend her.  Who are you considering?  Our photographer was priced really well.
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  • nannerswolfnannerswolf
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Everyone I talked to said to make sure to get more than one photographer so nothing would be missed. We are going with picturethelove and they are unlimited pictures, all day, and we get the rights. We saw their work and it was the first thing FI took an interest in. They are so talented and laid back. They have also worked with our videographer before and they got along great. I don't know if you're going with a videographer, but that might be something to look into before you decide.

    While you are narrowing down photographers,you may want to make sure you check out their longterm online reviews. We almost went with someone else (before we met picturethelove) but found out that they are terrible at sending out the albums. A friend of mine used that photographer and it has been a year and a half and they are still waiting. The photographer would say that it is their fault because it took them so long to decide, but I don't think the day after recieving proofs is a long time. All of the reviews written immediately after the wedding were positive, but the ones posted later were more accurate of the longterm problems. We looked into the longterm reviews before we signed our contract, just in case. 


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