Photography length

I had a small wedding and booked 7 hours and it was still tight. Do you want her to stay til the end of the reception?

I would recommend booking 8 hours

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As far as the reception I want the first dance and father daughter dance and a little of the dance photographed.

I think this also depends on what you even want photographed for instance did you want any getting ready photos?

View Quoted Comment Depending on your getting ready schedule and dinner timing, I would say six hours may work. I definitely wouldn’t book less.

I would ask your photographer if you are able to add on additional hours later if needed. That way you can add on hours if you make your timeline and realize you’ll need more. My photographer said that we can add on hours later if needed and our contract specifies the cost of each additional hour we can add on up until day of - with our current rough timeline we decided that we need 7 hours but might extend to 8 (photographs from very end of getting ready/first look up until 20-30 minutes of dancing)

I agree I wouldn’t want fewer than six hours. She really doesn’t need to be there until the end of the reception though, unless you have a special exit you want captured (and don’t want to stage it for photos earlier - some people do that!)

I wouldn't go less than 6, but more could definitely be better. It depends on how many candid photos you want from the reception.

I would say 8-9 hours for the amount of coverage you’re asking for.

At least 8 hours