What does your photographer do.

74jax

jtr2803 wrote: »

Here is the suggested time line for four hours coverage that a 'tog I contacted gave me:

12:30 I arrive, bridal preps
13:15 Shots with groom and the boys
13:30 Candids of guests, location and detail shots
14:00 Ceremony
14:30 Post-ceremony congratulations, candids
14:45 Group shots (ideally 6)
15:15 Bride and groom portrait session, inc. mock cake cut
15:45 Candids (even speeches)
16:30 Food served, I depart

I am pretty sure you have lots of things that you are making yourselves and I know I want lovely little detail photos of things like that as they are the sort of things that get missed, then you look back at the photos and go 'oh yeah, do you remember that....?'

Initially I wasn't bothered about the getting ready shots but then I thought about the fact that my daughter will be almost 13 and she was just a baby at my previous wedding so it would be great to have some pics of the two of us.

i wouldn't mind a couple of us all getting ready - friends are getting ready with me - but I do not think that warrants having the photographers from 3 til 10pm rather than 7 til 10pm. I just feel he will be waiting around.
i totally want to remember the little touches we have made, but these are all at night. Our day runs (I am guessing):

8am groom out kitesurfing
12 I will meet girls for lunch
2 can check into rooms, all girls to mine in jacuzzi for a tipple :beer:
3 photographer to take some pics of me and friends
3 groom probs will get to hotel for shower and change and meet his mum
4 ceremony
4.30 (ish) drinks reception - no formal pics at all, but some of guests and us
6.30 walk to party venue
7-12 Wedding Party. Want to capture everything, so much effort has gone in to this Megan is right, I think I will regret just having friends photos.

deecy

1st of all look at the thread with all the sub £500 photographers on

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3682375

If there's any you like ask them to split the time between the ceremony and the evening. I'd suggest 3pm til 5pm and 7pm til 9pm.

A typical 'half day' package would include 4 hours or so what your asking is that those 4 hours be split to cover the parts of the day you would like photographed.

In the sub500 directory there are photographers who will cover all day for free/£150/£300 so umming and ahhing about which part of the day you'd like photographed may not be vital depending on your budget.

sugarwalsh

Megan is always right. The sooner you learn that the easier life is. Just ask my oh and kids.:rotfl::rotfl:

Roz_V

74jax wrote: »

i wouldn't mind a couple of us all getting ready - friends are getting ready with me - but I do not think that warrants having the photographers from 3 til 10pm rather than 7 til 10pm. I just feel he will be waiting around.
i totally want to remember the little touches we have made, but these are all at night. Our day runs (I am guessing):

8am groom out kitesurfing
12 I will meet girls for lunch
2 can check into rooms, all girls to mine in jacuzzi for a tipple :beer:
3 photographer to take some pics of me and friends
3 groom probs will get to hotel for shower and change and meet his mum
4 ceremony
4.30 (ish) drinks reception - no formal pics at all, but some of guests and us
6.30 walk to party venue
7-12 Wedding Party. Want to capture everything, so much effort has gone in to this Megan is right, I think I will regret just having friends photos.

Are you leaving enough time to get ready (1hr)? I assist a wedding photographer and she usually advises brides to aim to be ready 30mins before they want to leave. This means that there's plenty of time to get into the dress (lacing up takes much longer than you think!) and allows time for any hiccups. The last thing you want to feel just before you get married is rushed/flustered.

Personally I would regret not having pictures of me getting ready - you could even have a couple of pics in the jacuzzi drinking fizz - would be something different!!

Depending on the restrictions for your evening venue, the 'tog would probably go there to capture the details before everyone arrives and whilst everything is still "pristine"... I would suggest:

2.30/3pm Photographer arrives and takes pictures of you & girls getting ready, then goes and meets groom for some getting ready/looking nervous shots and some of the guests arriving

4pm Ceremony shots. Speak to the registrar/officiant. I've not met one yet who would allow no pictures, but some are more strict than others (i.e. photographer must stand in a certain place and not move about the room)...

4.30pm You & Hubby mingling with guests. Candid shots of guests enjoying drinks & a possibly few informal posed shots if you wish (parents/grandparents/best friends, whatever you like)

5.30pm Photographer heads off to evening venue and "shoots the room"

6.30pm Photographer shoots informally you, hubby & guests walking to the evening do - have a look on Google, there are some beautiful shots of brides & grooms walking together

6.30-whenever Photographer shoots evening guests arriving/dancing/general party atmosphere

Depending on the light & the weather, there would be plenty of opportunity for him/her to sneak you and hubby off to the sea for a few pics too, either during the drinks reception or later on at the evening do.

A good photographer will not "be waiting around" - there is always something going on at a wedding! You should look for someone who does "reportage" style and make sure when looking that you see a full wedding portfolio (i.e. the same wedding from start to finish, not the best pics from several weddings)

Hope this helps a bit

74jax

Roz_V wrote: »

Are you leaving enough time to get ready (1hr)? I assist a wedding photographer and she usually advises brides to aim to be ready 30mins before they want to leave. This means that there's plenty of time to get into the dress (lacing up takes much longer than you think!) and allows time for any hiccups. The last thing you want to feel just before you get married is rushed/flustered.
yeah, we check in at 2. I will only have some make up and dress to put on, I will wash hair at home in the morning.
Personally I would regret not having pictures of me getting ready - you could even have a couple of pics in the jacuzzi drinking fizz - would be something different!!I thought of this, but then what will he do for an hour, not sure my friends would want to be walking round in a bikini with him there :rotfl:
Depending on the restrictions for your evening venue, the 'tog would probably go there to capture the details before everyone arrives and whilst everything is still "pristine"... I would suggest:

2.30/3pm Photographer arrives and takes pictures of you & girls getting ready, then goes and meets groom for some getting ready/looking nervous shots and some of the guests arriving
groom will be so rushed ha ha in off the beach, quick shower and then down to meet guests, he doesn't want pics.
4pm Ceremony shots. Speak to the registrar/officiant. I've not met one yet who would allow no pictures, but some are more strict than others (i.e. photographer must stand in a certain place and not move about the room)...
there is not really anything to photo. Room is just a room with chairs.
4.30pm You & Hubby mingling with guests. Candid shots of guests enjoying drinks & a possibly few informal posed shots if you wish (parents/grandparents/best friends, whatever you like)would love the candid shots but no formal at all. We only have a handful of guests though so not many shots

5.30pm Photographer heads off to evening venue and "shoots the room"
it will not be set till 6.30 and not fully till 7when we get there
6.30pm Photographer shoots informally you, hubby & guests walking to the evening do - have a look on Google, there are some beautiful shots of brides & grooms walking together

6.30-whenever Photographer shoots evening guests arriving/dancing/general party atmosphere

Depending on the light & the weather, there would be plenty of opportunity for him/her to sneak you and hubby off to the sea for a few pics too, either during the drinks reception or later on at the evening do.

A good photographer will not "be waiting around" - there is always something going on at a wedding! You should look for someone who does "reportage" style and make sure when looking that you see a full wedding portfolio (i.e. the same wedding from start to finish, not the best pics from several weddings)

Hope this helps a bit

I think you make an excellent point in the shooting on the beach, this can be done during drinks as hotel is across from the beach, I just thought of doing those shots at night as we are on the beach then.

dorsetlady67

I can only say from my experience.
My wedding pix are now safely tucked in a box in the LOFT & have been for years,that is after they initialy went up in my frontroom then didnt match decor so moved them to the hallway,after time they didnt quite match there so were moved to upstairs hallway & yep you guessed it soon after they didnt quite fit in there either so ended up in the loft.

And im not the only one loads of my friends have said/done the same.Within a couple of years you just leave the one 10x8 on the mantle piece & box up the rest.

So what one of my daughters did & the other will be this year doing the same is to NOT have a professional photographer.

But instead asked at the local college if a 2nd/3rd year photography student needed to gain some extra experience by photographing their wedding day & obviously as students not many people are prepared to give them an opportunity.They bunged him £50 on the day & supplied him with food/booze all evening & the photos were BRILLIANT!!

We also gave out disposable cameras to each wedding guest & asked them to take photos from their perspective & did the same in the evening & you would be amazed at the completely different & unique shots we had..

sugarwalsh

I don't plan on displaying ours on the wall - I don't have any photos on the wall - but I will have a book digitally printed. They are much more convenient and accessible than the old photo books!
Megan

74jax

sugarwalsh wrote: »

I don't plan on displaying ours on the wall - I don't have any photos on the wall - but I will have a book digitally printed. They are much more convenient and accessible than the old photo books!
Megan

I love digital photobooks too:T My dd and I love laying out the pages and making comments and selecting our favorite pics. We do have photos in the dining room (collage of holidays) and the living room - oh kitesurfing :rotfl:

That is why we do not ANY formal shots, we want pics of the evening with our friends. I do think I might ask a local student to do the ceremony part, then a qualified one for night time.

sugarwalsh

Oh, how surprising you have some kitesurfing ones. I would never have predicted that...
We will have a few formal shots - simply so we can laugh a lot in years to come - plus some posed shots as our venue is so dramatic that I can't wait to let the inner diva out! However, Claire, who is doing our pics, is brilliant at getting the details AND getting the guests 'au natural' so I hope the majority of them will be relaxed.

I do think it is a great idea getting a student or someone who needs to expand their portfolio. Is there a photography 'school' near you - if not try Aspire - they may be able to point you in the right direction?

Megan

tod123

Most modern wedding photographers will shoot natural candid shots in the periods with spare time.

Unless you are totally potless dont use students, they can operate a camera but thats only a very small part of it. When wedding photographers are experienced they develop a feel for where to be to get best shots and catch images that nobody else would think about. They will now the structure of the wedding better than almost anyone else there, which comes from working at countless weddings.

With a student you get somebody who can take a portrait or still life , maybe some street life. Its a better option than having nothing, but only just.