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Expert June 2018

4 hour wedding, 6 hours photography?

6-1-18, on January 27, 2018 at 3:42 PM Posted in Planning 0 7

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Our photographer's smallest package was 6 hours, and when we booked her we had different plans and a different date. We changed our date and are having a small wedding. We have 3 hours at the venue in the morning/afternoon, plus an hour before for getting ready. Afterwards we're going to check into a hotel and going to this rooftop in the city that has bars, rides, mini-golf and stuff like that. I want to get our money's worth, so I thought of having her come with us or going to a coffee shop or park or where ever in our wedding attire and having more pictures taken.
Problem is, I don't know if she'd be willing to do this (even though we're paying for 6 hours). It would require her driving or riding with us 30 minutes into the city and then I guess taking 1.5 hours worth of photos. I'm honestly fed up with her because of other things and I wish I could just get my money back. Is it even worth asking, or should we only have her shoot the wedding? Also, I don't know if FH and I will want to just hang out with her our first few hours as a married couple. I would love pictures of us at a couple different places though, because the area around our venues doesn't have a ton of places we can take pictures.

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Latest activity by stephanie, on January 27, 2018 at 8:01 PM

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Megan · on January 27, 2018 at 3:51 PM
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Talk other and ask if she will do this. If you have only paid her a deposit determine if it is better to los the money and pick someone else or use her. Honestly if you are upset or do not like your photographer it is going to be reflected in your pictures.
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6-1-18 · on January 27, 2018 at 3:56 PM
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Unfortunately we've already paid the whole amount :/
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Rachel Langerhans · on January 27, 2018 at 4:01 PM
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What other factors are causing you to be upset with her? I’d hate to work all day on my wedding day with someone I’m not fond of.

If you do want to continue on with her, ask her if she’d mind spending an hour or so after the event taking photos with you (that time would include any travel necessary, just keep that in mind). If you’re paying for her time already she shouldn’t mind. Or if you don’t want that, ask if she can possibly refund the two hours you don’t need because circumstances have changed. She may not, but it’s worth asking.

I’m a photographer, so from that perspective, I’d want to make a couple happy and fulfill their day as best as possible
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Ashley · on January 27, 2018 at 5:41 PM
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You can have her take getting ready photos before the wedding, the actual wedding and then photos after. 4 hrs is much too short for me! 6 hrs is perfect
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Ashley · on January 27, 2018 at 6:05 PM
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You paid her money to take pictures of y’all. She goes where y’all go! Maybe slip her gas money.
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Kelsey · on January 27, 2018 at 6:44 PM
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I would ask, it never hurts and technically you hired her for 6 hour, and she should work for you for six hours. Driving for half an hour should not be an issue and honestly is probably something normal for her to do for people who have their ceremony, photos and reception all in different places.
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stephanie · on January 27, 2018 at 8:01 PM
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If you have two hours at the end, she drives for a half hour, takes pictures for an hour, drives a half hour back. It would be unreasonable of her not to be okay with that. I think she SHOULD stay for the remaining 1.5 hours, because her drive time back home isn't included in her time/fee. But if she's unwilling to do that, she should at least be willing to cut an hour out of the six so drives both ways and takes an hour of pics there.
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