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The photographer was a let down. Is it ok to do a wedding album that doesn't capture many guests?

sbrasnysbrasny
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My photographer did not do a great job and the pictures of receptions are ALL candids.  I'm a pretty good phorographer so I understand meaningful candids, but I've got lots of profile and 3/4 view shots or one good person and everyone else's back.  So of the 50 photos I get to choose from, nearly all of them are of us, bridal party and family.  She also didn't take one of the few shots I specifically asked for, which was a group shot at the reception.  There were 60 people in a private country club on a terrace with TONS of room.

So...  Is it ok to do a wedding album that doesn't really capture many of the quests?

Thanks! 
Sarah
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Re: The photographer was a let down. Is it ok to do a wedding album that doesn't capture many guests?

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    If you are paying for it, do what you want. You are the one that has to be happy with the memories when you look back on it in the years to come.
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  • squirrlysquirrly member
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    It's your album.  Do what you want.  You're the one who is going to be looking at it for years to come. 
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  • DramaGeekDramaGeek member
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    I just pulled ours out and looked.  There's one shot of my aunt signing the guest book, with my college roommate looking on, and there's a shot of my family that travelled 2500 miles to the wedding.  Those are the only guests who made the cut.  Go with the photos you like the best.

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  • noodle_oonoodle_oo member
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    Our wedding album will also be mostly us, our immediate family and wedding party.  Those are the best photos and that's what we want in our formal album, and I think it is fine!  We also get all the photos on disk, so I plan to make an additional album once we get it that has more of the candids and more photos of all our guests, both from the photographer and from our friends who sent us their photos from the wedding.  That way I have both, but our wedding album will be the most professional photos.

    As others said:  do what you like best!
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  • Judith233Judith233
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    I think PP said it all already.  This is your album, not a yearbook.  Everyone doesn't need to be in there.  If they make it, great.  If they didn't that's okay too.
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  • cherbeincherbein
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    I agree with the PP this is your album and it should be whatever you want.  Most albums I've looked at before contain mostly the formal shots anyways, so yours won't even be unusual.

    I'm also getting my photos on a DVD with all rights to reprint (love it!) and my plan is for the "formal" album to be mostly the ceremony, formal pictures, special dances and I'll probably end up making a second album on my own of the guest stuff from the other pictures and friend and family pictures
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