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Louise
Savvy June 2022

Waiting on Engagement Photos

Louise, on September 1, 2021 at 1:06 AM Posted in Planning 0 7

Hey y'all, so we've booked our photographer and I LOVE her work! I was so excited when we booked out engagement shoot and had a blast during! We got the photos taken 8/8, she told me it she would likely get them to us within 10-14 days, I thought great! I was eager to get them so on day 12 I reached out just to check in and see when she thought she would send them. She said she was busy and it would be another 4 or so days til she could send them. I said no problem, I get life gets busy. Well 5 days go by and I don't receive anything. I reach back out and didn't get a response. So far our communications were via email so I then reached out by text on day 22. She answered and said she had done some traveling but would send them today or tomorrow at the latest. Well those two days have now passed and I don't know what to do. My FH keeps telling me I need to stop being so polite and call her out. I agree but I am nervous it will jeopardize the relationship and even our contract.

Not even really sure what I am asking for here... I guess tips on how to handle this without complete freaking out on her. If she has just said from the beginning 'oh I'll need about a month' I could have made myself live with that but I am so eager about seeing them and get so excited thinking I will that I am internally getting pretty agree, and my FH is definitely not happy about it.

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Latest activity by Ansley, on September 2, 2021 at 6:40 PM
  • Rebelle Fleur
    Master July 2021
    Rebelle Fleur ·
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    Honestly two weeks is a VERY short time period. Most people wait 6-8 weeks and even more time for wedding photos.


    I would wait another week or two and then be a little more direct.
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  • Louise
    Savvy June 2022
    Louise ·
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    These are just my engagement photos, not from my wedding. I just wish she didn’t say two weeks if she couldn’t deliver.
    This makes me SUPER nervous if she’ll be like this for the wedding g photos too.
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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
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    I agree with this, even for engagement photos it is a very short time period. But I also agree that she shouldn't have given that timeline if she couldn't provide the pictures in that time frame.

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  • Meghan
    Master October 2019
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    She said 10-14 days and you stared messaging her on day 12...

    I would give her some more time. I understand she told you 2 weeks and it has now been more than that, and that is on her. But giving her time to complete them so she does not send you poorly edited photos is in your best interest. Considering it hasn't even been a month yet, I would wait at least that long before reaching out to her yet again.

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  • E
    Expert September 2022
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    FWIW, I had my engagement pictures taken on February 7th, I didn't get them back till mid May.

    My photographer gave us an 6 week time frame for receiving the pictures back, but life got in the way and delayed that. Our pictures came out AMAZING and I'm glad he took his time with them.

    I understand being eager to view the pictures, if you want you can send a message that you understand the delay and ask if she has any previews she can send you while she works on the rest of your photos.

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  • Louise
    Savvy June 2022
    Louise ·
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    WOAH! I guess this is pretty normal. I knew photos take some time, but when she said only 2 weeks I was thrilled. Now I’m just disappointed it’s been longer then I was told.


    I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and I don’t really have any other choice but to just wait it out.
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  • Ansley
    Savvy June 2022
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    We were told the same thing but it took over a month until we got our engagement pictures back. There are so just so many weddings right now due to COVID that a lot of vendors are struggling. I will say the wait was totally worth it!
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