Photographer and Sneak Peeks Help

Technically, she doesn't have to give sneak peaks at all. I think photographers do this to boast on their social media and also keep people happy and not always inquiring about photos. This is busy season for weddings and since she did tell you six weeks I wouldn't worry about a review until that mark has come and gone and you see all of your photos. You may have asked for sneak peaks and she may have edited the first 5 pictures she could grab to keep you happy while she worked on other weddings maybe before yours or something like that. I really wouldn't let it bother you. Unless sneak peaks were in the contract then she really doesn't have to give you any and the quality may have been less than normal because she quickly edited them when you asked for some.

Don't let it bother you. Just wait another week and you can show us your BAM pictures!

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My thoughts exactly. What one photographer does isn't always what they will all do. Our photographer gave us a single image sneak peek of our engagement photo shoots (we had two...weather lol) just to show us how he was editing things.

If she's an in demand photographer and has been booked solid, she may not have the time to give a 10-20 image sneak peek for every couple, and like FutureMrsKC said, she may have grabbed a few images just to keep you as happy as possible.

If it's not in a contract, you can never expect it - so just be patient If you loved her work, which it sounds like you did based on your initial reaction, just be patient and wait for the big surprise of the full set. It definitely wouldn't be fair to allow something like that to impact your review if it was not in your contract to begin with.

But I'm sure your photos will be wonderful!

View Quoted Comment Oh no, I don’t intend on leaving a review until I get my photos, I was just wondering if this would impact a review, but you’ve answered that question. I’ll wait and hope for the best!

Unless sneak peeks were part of your contract, she doesn’t owe you them. Our contract didn’t include them, and we had to wait nearly 8 weeks before we saw any photos (6-8 weeks per our contract). I don’t see how this could impact your review, unless it states that you’ll get a sneak peek of x photos by x date and that didn’t happen.

Unless your contract specifically says you will get X number of sneak peak photos by X date, there’s really nothing to be done and. I thing to worry about. Not everyone does and gets these. My photographer said “I usually share a couple sneak peaks a few days after the event” but it was a casual mention, not a promise— our contract only specified that she’d have our photos to us in 6-8 weeks.

As t turned out our “sneak peak” went up on her site the day she emailed me to say that our photos were ready and she was putting he files in the mail. Sneak peaks are a fun treat, but not universal and depend on the photographer. You can’t really compare your experience to other brides’ with other photographers, not knowing what they contracted for and perhaps more specifically,
paid a premium for

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I suppose I (wrongly) assumed sneak peeks were standard practice. If I had known, I definitely would have asked and paid for sneak peeks if that's a service she offers (or maybe it isn't and that's why it wasn't offered in the contract). I'll keep waiting, thanks.

I could see how you would be disappointed from what you are saying. I would not be thinking the worst yet! Hopefully she has just been very busy and wants to WOW you with the finished product. I have a friend who got married in July that still doesn't have her photos. It's especially hard when you see the photographer actively on social media doing lots of other things. I would be screaming "Get off Instagram and edit my pictures already!!", but I digress....

I am not an artist. True photographers are. They take so much time to make sure their product is as amazing as it can be. Maybe it takes them longer than we think it should, but they are just perfecting the finished product. I hope for you that this is what is going on with yours and you get all of your fantastic photos soon!

Sneaks peeks definitely aren’t standard practice! I know it’s hard. I see so many people post pro pictures on here a few days after their wedding and get jealous. But I have to remind myself my photographer shoots mainly film and has to send it out and puts a lot of work into editing and perfecting them. My contract says 8 weeks and I know it will be worth it in the end!

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I was reading earlier that sometimes photographers do not want to post sneak peeks as they can ruin the surprise and that sometimes the quality isn't as great because they aren't finished editing so I'm trying to remain hopeful! These comments are making me feel better

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It's definitely been hard to see all those posts mainly because the day passed so quickly that it was a giant blur to me and I don't really remember much, if that makes sense. I've been waiting on the photos to "relive" the day that was so much fun and that we put so much work into. I was hoping to get a taste of something that represented the wedding day - especially since guests didn't take too many photos (they were having too much fun, which is great!), but I see now that sneak peeks aren't always guaranteed. I trust WW, so I'll be patient until I get the album!