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Beginner October 2019

Wedding photos

Kay, on February 10, 2020 at 9:03 PM Posted in Community Conversations 1 8
Hey Ladies,


I got my wedding photos back and I’m pretty unhappy. I don’t want to bore you with all the reasons, but my main concern is the lack of photos I received. Is there a standard number I should’ve expected, or does that very by photographer? When I first met with my photographer, she said approx 100 per hour, however that wasn’t specified in the contract. When I got my photos back I only received 680 photos. Here is a breakdown of what I paid for....$2500Included two photographers for 8 hours. Edited photos, a Wedding album with 35 photos of my choice, a flash drive with my entire album, and an engagement session. My wedding was pretty small. There was 48 people total, and it was held on a Sunday afternoon. I only had a ceremony and sit down lunch (no dancing, bouquet toss, or any other reception type stuff). That basically means each photographer took about 42 pictures an hour. Am I way off base here thinking I should’ve had more photos?? Considering I didn’t get one picture of us feeding our wedding cake to each another, I pretty much feel like I’ve been jipped. Would love to get some insight! Thank you!





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Latest activity by Stevie, on February 12, 2020 at 8:57 PM
  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
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    That’s insanely low! Did you ask her if she sent you ALL the photos? My photographer actually only sent us about 1/3 of ours to begin with (the ones she edited) but once I specifically asked for the full library there were literally thousands more 😂
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  • K
    Beginner October 2019
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    I haven’t yet. I guess I didn’t realize they didn’t send all the pictures. I’ve honestly been so upset about them in general, I kind of buried my head in the sand. My wedding was 3 months ago, and I just downloaded them a few minutes ago. I had viewed the album and felt like there wasn’t many, but I didn’t know the actual number until today. I’ll email her and see what she says.
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  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
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    Did the photographer say only edited photos? Many say that. Maybe because it was a small wedding and not a reception with dancing and what not? I do not mean to sound rude but it seems like a very chill wedding so maybe not much to shoot? Did you ask the photographer?

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  • K
    Beginner October 2019
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    I didn’t ask her yet. And yes, it was a chill wedding. But some of the biggest moments were missed. No photo from the front of my Dad walking me down the isle, no photos of my husband placing ring on my finger, no photo of us feeding each other cake, that’s just to name a few. Maybe they were only the edited photos. As I mentioned above, I didn’t know to ask about that, so I will!
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  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
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    I only know through researching tons of sites and having spoken to a few photographers. I would have never thought that too. I am sorry they missed some of the important pics but I would ask her does she happen to have those pics and even if not edited please send them. I think the photographers are the best people to ask about your pics and maybe they can rectify it...hopefully.

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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
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    Definitely ask! Make sure she knows how disappointed you are. You deserve to have the photos of these important moments... it’s ridiculous that she wouldn’t have realized that and included them in the first batch! I hope she’s got more for you 🤞🏻
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  • MOB So Cal
    January 2019
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    Daughter's photographer's contract (2 shooters) committed to about 75 photos per hour (I think that was edited). The photographers were with us for about 11 hours, and daughter received 1100+ edited photos (they take MANY more, but many are lighting tests, multiple shots of the same poses, etc.). Daughter's contract specified that if she wanted ALL photos taken (including all the unedited/test shots/etc.), she'd need to make an appointment with the photographer and meet him, within 4 months of the wedding, with a laptop so that he could directly upload all the files to a computer (that many files require a LOT of memory). Daughter was more than happy with her 1100+ photos, so never asked about the unedited files. I don't think there is any harm in politely asking the photographer if she has the photos you feel you're missing (she might have them, but didn't think they were great -- yours or H's eyes are closed, not flattering, etc. -- so she didn't edit/send them to you). The worst that happens is she says, "no, she gave you everything." If that's the case, I think it's fine to ask about the discrepancy between what you expected (~800?) vs the 680 you received. Good luck!

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  • Stevie
    Devoted February 2020
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    That does seem pretty high for such a small wedding. I would just give her a call to see if all the photos were given or just the edited ones.

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