Advice for long overdue photos

Pull out the contract, scan it & email it to your photographer. Ask them for a date that you will have the pics in hand. By them knowing you are clearly looking at the contract, that should get a fire under them. 12wks when your contract said 6 isn't just getting behind anymore.

I had to basically send a nastygram to my photog to get our STD (they were fine, just a hassle to get l). I’d call early (as in morning) and often (if he says next week on Monday of the next week)! It’s more likely they are just “ busy” and are procrastinating versus something malicious !

I would do what PP said, additionally mentioning that you had intended to use your pictures for the holidays, so having a definite date you can expect them would help you in your planning for gifts. Especially if for some crazy reason you end up needing to come up with a backup plan!

Update - he just posted the portfolio of a couple whose wedding was a full month after mine. I'm so angry and want to send a text to let him know I'm out of patience...but I don't want him to rush/ruin the editing of my photos because he's annoyed with me.

To echo PP's, scan or take a picture of your contract and send it to him. 12 weeks when your contract says 6 is unacceptable. You held up your end of the contract by paying him, and now it's his turn to hold up his end.

Yes... we got married on September 30th. The contract stated 4-6 weeks. I contacted my photographer last week and he said that this fall wedding season has been the busiest one yet for him. He is in Jamaica shooting a wedding and will be back on Tuesday. He asked if we could give him a couple more weeks. We are annoyed since we want our pictures AND was going to send them out to family who live far, but I don't think that is going to happen.

First, I'd CALL, stop screwing around with email, put him on the spot and politely remind him of the contract terms and ask for a definitive date of completion. If not successful getting a hold of him...then send certified mail with a copy of the contract and a letter stating your excitement to see the photos, remind him of the contract terms and don't be emotional. Stick to business, as upsetting as it is. Request a reply in form of written, email, or phone call with a definitive date. Request a response in 7 business days. This is still polite and non threatening but lets him know you mean business. Let us know what happens if it gets to that point, and we can guide you if it comes to the small claims court stage, but I doubt it will.