Can i ask what your paying for your photographer & what you get for that?

BeckyArch

Our photographer charged us £1200 (should have been £1500 but he gave us a discount). We really loved his work and didn't mind spending a bit more on something which would last us forever.

For £1200 we got

* Pre wedding shoot
*A large photo from the Pre wedding shoot mounted so that on the wedding day guests could sign around the edge (we have this framed in out kitchen now and it a wonderful reminder of the day)

*2 photographers on the day. They started with bride preparations, and left about 1 hour after the first dance.
*About 20 prints of varying sizes of our choice
*A 70 page leather bound album
*All edited photos on an album
*A free online album

The photographers were professional and friendly, they didn't even want us to pay for their meals. We thought that we got an awful lots for the money and were more than happy with the photos

stir_crazy

We're paying £1200, and getting a pre-wedding photo shoot (done already), the start of the hen and stag do's (photographer was supposed to start at 10 on wedding day but neither of us wanted getting ready pics so he offered us that instead) and a whole day of pictures, he says he'll be there as long as it takes.

We'll be getting the CD, and a photobook with 80 of our pics in it. Might sound pricey but in my area thats quite cheap!

VickyandTom

This is our package - a complete bargain the and photos are amazing, we were so lucky to book them, they are really busy! They cover the whole of the UK and are called: We Shoot Weddings

'THE ONE' £500

Simple, all inclusive & value for money package
Tailor it to your requirements by adding extras.

Pre-booking or pre-ceremony meeting
Two professional fully insured photographers
Bride (& Groom) preparations through to 1st dance
2 hrs prior to ceremony til 30 mins after 1st dance
All edited images available online within 7 days
3 month web gallery - password & ordering facility
500 edited images on copyright free disc (full-res)

74jax

Vicky&Tom you aren't allowed on this forum to tout for business sorry.

lisajane8482

We're paying £400 for bridal preparations through to first dance and get:

30 Page Story Book including images of your choice (extra pages can be added at an additional cost)

ALL images taken on the day put onto disc for you to print out ANYWHERE.
As many discs as you require to give to Family & Friends.
There will be 3 folders on the disc.
FOLDER 1: ALL IMAGES IN COLOUR!
FOLDER 2: SELECTED IMAGES IN BLACK & WHITE & SPECIAL EFFECTS
FOLDER 3: ALL IMAGES RESIZED FOR EASY UPLOAD TO FACE-BOOK/WEBSITES/EMAIL etc.

tiny_courageous

We paid £450 for
Photographer all day
CD of around 600 pics to use as we wish
DVD with selection of pictures set to music of our choice
Album of 100 pictures of our choice.

Lots of people commented on how fantastic our photographer was, really putting people at their ease.

scrumpy78

Reading these it seems the photographer I want (I know her and feel comfortable with her) seems overpriced. It would be helpful if people could say who their photographer is or is that not allowed on mse?

Spencer_Li

scrumpy78 wrote: »

Reading these it seems the photographer I want (I know her and feel comfortable with her) seems overpriced. It would be helpful if people could say who their photographer is or is that not allowed on mse?

I think the prices being said are exceptionally good. I would say that for a top quality photographer, with a designed photobook and all day coverage - you're looking at more the £1,500 mark. Even at this price, I'd say that was a bargain.

We all like a good deal, but sometimes you have to question why photographers will charge such low prices. Possibly if they're trying to gain experience, etc.

It is also dependent on the day; i.e. if it's on the weekend or not.

Em88

I think the area you are in will affect the price quite a bit so that could account for some of the differences. If you are comfortable with the photographer that is a big part so it may be worth paying more to have that satisfaction.

wanchai_2

We're paying £850 for TWO photographers all day, plus a disk of (non-copyrighted) edited images. Album is extra - we'll decide on that later.

Their work is stunning so imho we are getting a bargain. The photos are VERY important to us so we're happy to pay for a good quality product.

With photographers, unless you get very lucky with an inexperienced one or are paying 'mates' rates', you get what you pay for.

A friend paid £450 for a photographer as it was the cheapest deal she could find; she cried when they got their photos, they were so bad. And it's not like you can do it again...