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Just Said Yes November 2019

Missed important photos

Natalie, on November 27, 2019 at 6:45 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 6
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Hi,


I got married a few weeks ago and just wanted to get some advice on photos.
The wedding was amazing, I couldn’t have asked for a better day and the photos are great. However, my photographer has missed some really important photos and I feel disappointed. I know you can’t capture everything from the day but one of the photos missing is really getting to me. When he did the usher shots after the ceremony he hasn’t included my 12 year old son in them and he was an usher too. I think what makes it worse is my son has said he was a bit disappointed with this which is making me feel really bad. I just don’t know why the photographer wouldn’t have included him? I’m not even sure where I was at this point and just wish I had been paying more attention. I think because I had so many photos with my daughters and bridesmaids, that is making me feel worse. How can I stop feeling so bad about this, it’s all I can think about. I think I feel worse that my son was disappointed, if he didn’t care I wouldn’t be so bothered.
I’m trying to think of the positives, like he did have some awesome photos with me, husband, bridesmaids and ushers but it’s not really helping right now.
Any kind words or advice would be appreciated.

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Latest activity by Gen, on November 27, 2019 at 12:06 PM
  • M
    Expert September 2020
    Marcia ·
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    Well, you can’t go back and have the photos retaken....


    Maybe you could have some photos of him taken by a professional in a special way. Special theme, costumes, etc.
    I’m sorry that he was disappointed (and you too).
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    Veronica ·
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    I'm sorry you are disappointed. I felt the exact same way about some of my photos. I didn't have as many getting ready photos with me and my bridesmaids as I wanted. I wanted cute ones of us in our robes, but I only ended up with one group shot of us in our robes. The rest of the getting ready photos were of me getting my makeup done and only like 1 or 2 of my bridesmaids. I thought she was going to get photos of all of my bridesmaids getting their hair and makeup done. Part of the reason we didn't have as many photos of us in our robes was because my jewelry went missing and my bridesmaids were looking for it for like 30 minutes. This also cut into time for photos of my bridesmaids and I in our dresses so I don't have as many of them. I also wanted one of me with our ring bearer individually but his parents had him captive most of the time so that didn't happen. Although, it is upsetting that we didn't get the photos we wanted there is unfortunately nothing that can be done. My only suggestion is doing a family photo session with a photographer.
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    Just Said Yes November 2019
    Natalie ·
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    Thank you for taking the time to reply. We are going to do a family shoot next year, hopefully that will help. Although we got some lovely family photos of the five of us at the wedding which is great.


    Veronica I’m sorry you felt like this too. I also had the same with my ring bearer, he cried a lot of the day and only managed to get in two group family photos, he also didn’t make it into any of the usher photos.






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  • Jodie
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    Jodie ·
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    I feel bad for the brides that have had to deal with situations like this, but on the flip side I must say thank you for sharing your experiences. These posts are making it helpful for me (and other future brides) to plan my photography shot list so I can hopefully avoid this at my wedding.


    Did other guests get pictures of him doing his part at the wedding? There are plenty of editing sites online to help if they aren't quite perfect, but at least you would have hard copies to frame or put in a book.

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    Natalie ·
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    Yes we have a lot of photos of him at the wedding and some really good group shots that include him, all the ushers and bridesmaids, me and his dad. I just feel bad because he thought his name wasn’t on the list, I’m reassuring him it was definitely there but I think I could have added more detail instead of groom and ushers. I thought they would of had photos before the ceremony and covered all bases then but didn’t.


    I have emailed my photographer just to make sure he doesn’t have any and he has spun me a lie. He said when the pictures were taken before the ceremony he doesn’t know why he wasn’t involved maybe he couldn’t be found, however my son and husband said they didn’t have any before. When the ushers had their photos after my son was waiting to get his done with them but it never happened. I can’t believe no one said anything to be honest if he was stood waiting.
    I’m glad this might help other brides to be. Make sure you’re very clear on the photos that you want.
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  • Gen
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    I’m so sorry. If it makes you feel any better, I think EVERYONE feels like this. No one I’ve ever encountered (in real life, or on this site) has ever been 100% satisfied in feeling like their photographer got ALL the shots they wanted. It’s literally impossible lol. No matter how good your photographer is or how many photos they take, there will always be something missing Smiley sad
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