Photographer breach of contract

So frustrating! I know everyone is so excited to see photos immediately after their wedding, and it has to be so disappointing to be told you would receive the photos then have that revoked. Is she wrong? Absolutely. Would I pursue it further? Probably not. You already reached out to her about it, and she told you you wouldn’t get the photos. I am afraid if you continue to push the issue, it will probably only serve to hurt yourself. She could get irritated and go even slower, or not do a great job editing, etc. I would probably respond with “I understand, thank you for the explanation. We plan to use one of the photos for our thank you cards, which we would like to send out ASAP. What date can I expect the 50 photos by?” Hopefully it will encourage her to speed up the process, and give you an exact date when you will receive your photos. Good luck!!

I also wanted to add that once you have all of your photos back from her, you can always leave a review about your experience, to help warn others. A lot of these vendors really rely on positive reviews for their business.

One problem within the contract is there likely is no financial or other compensation defined for the late action on her part. There also is the general problem that artistic/creative work involves subjective details on the quality of the result. The balance on your actions then is not to disrupt her attitude. You mostly just have to hang in there with a good attitude around her.

If you do a review of her work, you might ask a copy of her newer contract. If she had to change it due to post-covid changes (such as more weddings and thus more editing), it could be useful to consider that she made a mistake in the contract she gave you.

I agree with Cece, but I would add that if you follow up and suggest that you’d like to use them for the thank you cards, you could reiterate that you’re fine with sticking to the 3 photos to get them quicker. It sounds like you’d really appreciate getting 3 in the next couple days and then a bigger batch of 50 later.

If she signed an old contract... that's on her.

She signed it.

She needs to honor it.

What Sara said! That’s the whole point of a contract lol. If you didn’t do your part (pay on time, feed her at the wedding, etc.) there would’ve been consequences for you. Review it and see what options it gives you for issues like this, you could also talk to a lawyer. Most contracts are only modifiable if both parties agree in writing & generally are always construed in favor of the consumer… that’s you.


If she still plays games or etc, you could file a complaint with your local Dept of Consumer Affairs or BBB. She at least needs to give you a date by which you’ll have the pics. Good luck.

I wouldn’t push it. This is “art”. Do you want a good job, or a fast job? Ideally you’d get both. But, it doesn’t seem so in this case. So I’d recommend you be polite, ask for just 1 photo for your thank you cards, ask when you can expect the rest and thank her for her time.

Also, there could be color enhancement that she needs more time to figure out. There are some things that take more thought on. It can be something that she'll figure out when not pressured to just get something delivered despite the enhancements she would like to add.