Where are my wedding pictures!

Commenting to add that we got our highlight photos less than a week after the wedding. Those weren’t guaranteed. I’d still like our full album we paid $1650 for though...

Could you ask her to send any work she's already edited ? Instead of sending it all at once? That way you'd get some of your photos back slowly

Ugh I feel you. At least she's responding? Maybe tell her you expect them by X date or you'll seek action.
I'm currently going through a similar situation with my photographer over our photo album. It's been like 5 months, and she's been ghosting me for 3!

I’m so sorry :/ that seems so frustrating. I think if she has not reached out to you by week 11 then ask her for a partial refund. I understand that life happens, but she’s also a professional in a competitive business. And if this is her first year in wedding photography, any mistake can make it or break it.

If she is not meeting her contractual agreement then I would say it’s fine to ask for some type of reimbursement.

I would ask for some of the photos at least to show that she's been doing something. I would also remind her that the 6-8 weeks timeframe was in the contract that you signed with her. I think it would be fair to ask for reimbursement of some kind since she is not meeting her contractual obligations.

Okay now I feel like a b**** because she finished them last night around 1am and is emailing them today

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You're not a b****! lol That was the time frame you agreed upon. If it wasn't doable, she should have made the turn around in the contract longer. I just took engagement photos and she sent the sneak peeks the following afternoon and will be sending the rest within the next two weeks. I'm itching to see mine so I can only imagine how you've been feeling! When you get them back, I'd love to see your favorites!

That’s so annoying! I’m so sorry I see your comment about her sending them last night now... even so, she kept you waiting longer than the contracted agreement that she set... if I were you, I would very nicely say something like “thank you so much for getting these back to us, they look great! (Maybe even complement one or two of them specifically...?) I understand things must’ve been very busy for you the past few weeks and I’m really glad to have the photos now, but I was wondering though if you would be able to provide us with some sort of discount since we did receive the photos a few weeks after the contracted agreed upon timeframe? Again thanks so much!”

Something like this happened to us recently... not with wedding stuff but with our condo. We’re renting, and the day we moved in we discovered the dishwasher didn’t work. Since we both work full time during the week we had to wait 2 weeks without a dishwasher before the company would come install a new one on a weekend. So we had to go 2 weeks without a dishwasher, AND then wait around all day on a Saturday for the installers to come. Not the end of the world, but still SUPER annoying because we weren’t the ones who broke it! Our landlord was very apologetic and it’s not like we were mad or anything, but we did ask if she’d be willing to give us a discount on rent for the next month to compensate us for our trouble, and without hesitation she told us yes please to cut our rent in HALF for the next month!

TLDR: if someone you have a contract with wrongs you even in a slight way, it doesn’t hurt at all just to ask for some money back! Worst thing that happens is they say no and then at least you tried... but it would be awesome if she’d give you some money back. Did you write a review yet?? If not, it’s likely she’d give you back even like $100 or something as a gesture, so you’d feel less annoyed lol

What does it state in the contract? If a specific date was listed and that date has passed then I feel you are not being unreasonable asking for a discount. Life getting in the way is no excuse... first year photographer or not. You hired a professional to provide you with a service and goods in exchange for compensation and they are not holding up their end.

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You're not one! If she went past the time in her contract, you had every right to be upset!