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Photographer for 4 hours

Monica, on January 17, 2020 at 11:19 AM Posted in Planning 0 8

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I already made a timeline that I was pretty happy with but now Im second guessing and kind of getting confused.

This was my idea: no getting ready pics and No first look pics
Photographer starts at 1pm. FH takes pictures with his groomsmen & his dad & brotherI take pictures immediately after with bridesmaids my mom, sister and, MIL.
Ceremony 2:10-2:40/2:45
Family photos & pictures of groom & me 2:45-4pm
4:15 grand entrance, first dance, speeches & toasts. Dinner servedEnd photography at 5pm.
Now im thinking should I rearrange so that photographer can get pictures of father/daughter & mother/son dance? Or should I rearrange to include cake cutting. We have a family member with a really nice camera who takes pictures at all family events. I could kindly ask her to take pictures of us cutting the cake so we still get nice shots of that.

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Latest activity by Tina, on January 17, 2020 at 4:04 PM

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Katie · on January 17, 2020 at 11:28 AM
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I think this will end up being a very personal question of what's most important to the two of you? Maybe the cake cutting is just a means to an end (eating yummy cake!) but your FH is planning a super sentimental dance with his mom. OR maybe you really, really want to capture the two of you with icing on your faces!
First, follow up with your photographer and see if they have general ideas for timing - maybe the family/couple shots will only take 40 min instead of 75? What would their cost be to add an additional hour of photography? You could also consider doing the husband/mom and bride/dad dances immediately after your first dance, before dinner.
Definitely follow up with your family member who takes family photos, and see if she plans to bring her camera! If so, this is a great option for getting more pictures later in the evening, but also be prepared if she says she hadn't planned to have a big camera hanging from her neck while she's trying to eat dinner and dance the night away.

Good luck!!
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Vannesa · on January 17, 2020 at 11:29 AM
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If she wouldn't mind doing I don't see why not but you also want them to be able to enjoy your wedding rather than working
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Monica · on January 17, 2020 at 11:36 AM
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The thing is FH booked the photographer and videographer. FHs friend is a really good videographer (not necessarily a professional videographer but his videos are professional quality) and has someone who will do the photography while he does the videos. So its kind of a weird situation these aren’t professionals more like a friend of a friend. Im crossing my fingers that the pictures will be decent, hopefully they will be actually nice pictures lol.

But im definitely going to consider moving around the dances to the beginning of the reception.
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Monica · on January 17, 2020 at 11:38 AM
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I plan to ask her ahead of time. I dont think she will mind especially since cutting the cake shouldnt take long and pretty straightforward not like hard to get good shots
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Mrs. S · on January 17, 2020 at 12:18 PM
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We did our parent dances right after the first dance
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Shannon · on January 17, 2020 at 12:25 PM
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I think it's ultimately up to you all and what's important to you that gets captured. My fiance and I originally planned a 3 hour session because I don't care to have the getting ready photos and really just want good family and wedding party photos. When we met with the photographer and did a timeline we quickly realized we may need an extra hour and made a timeline that best suited what we want photos of in our alloted time limit.
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Monica · on January 17, 2020 at 3:35 PM
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Yea I think it would be a good idea to do that. Those pictures are maybe more important than cake cutting.
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Tina · on January 17, 2020 at 4:04 PM
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We are having a photographer for only two hours! 4pm to 6pm. Ceremony at 430. Cocktail hour from 5-6pm and that’s it. We don’t want tons of staged photos. Just pics of family and friends enjoying theirselves and the ceremony itself. To me, that’s what is important. This is my second marriage and I have all the photos from my first wedding and we looked at all of them maybe a few times in total.
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