How to ask a family member to photograph wedding as a gift?

This post is not going to end well. Yes, having "friendors" is tacky and it would be best to allow your family to relax and enjoy your wedding as guests.

How awkward!

Yes tacky, do not do this. For many reasons, such as never have friendors/family work your wedding and its always rude to ask someone to do something for free.

Your request would be very presumptuous. I would not ask.

Sadly you don't. She should be a guest, not a worker that day. My FH's sister is a photographer, but we wanted her to enjoy herself and drink and not worry about getting a good shot of us cutting the cake.. etc.. so hire someone you will have a contract with. Family and friends should not work the day of your wedding.

Please don't do this, hire a photographer, and let your family member attend as a guest.

May I offer a better perspective? Would you go to work for one week without pay?

Please don't do this. If she is in your family then she should be a guest at your event, not working it!

Hahah wow. That would be such a horribly awkward conversation.

Of course you can't ask. You shouldn't even accept even if THEY offer.

I wouldn't ask a family member to photograph the wedding, because they should be able to just sit and enjoy it. Ask if they have any recommendations as far as photographers go, maybe they have some contacts in the business they can refer you to.

Don't do this. And if she offers, please say no. Wouldn't you rather have her enjoy the wedding as a guest and have a professional photographer that you don't have to see at Thanksgiving if you don't like the final product?

Kathleen is a professional photographer, if you listen to no one else, listen to her! (I'm assuming OP is on the app and cant see her full user name or business)

My brother is a photographer and wouldn't stop asking me if he could be my photographer for 3 days straight, he wouldn't take no for an answer. I told him I just wanted him to be a guest. Either way, who knows, your family member might not mind at all. All depends on your relationship with them. Just ask what they would charge and see what they say.

You don't because it's rude and presumptuous. You're on a prime date and pros have limited prime dates to sell. I have literally done one wedding for a friend for free ( I suggested it) and even my officiants don't do this. They refer their family members to me and we proceed as we would with any client.

Hire a pro and let them be a guest. If they offer, tell them no.

Thank you LittleDemon!!!

Of course Kathleen! You're the BEST person to answer this question!

Oh no, no. Don't do that.

Yea, don't do that.

As PP have said, you don't.

side note, update your avatar:

It is tacky. Photography is very expensive, not something anyone should do for free