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re: Going price for wedding photographer?
Posted on 2/18/14 at 8:54 am to LNCHBOX
Posted on 2/18/14 at 8:54 am to LNCHBOX
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Family portraits aren't really in the same league as wedding photos.
I'm not arguing with that. The wife and I paid a lot of money for our wedding portraits, and we ended up not buying a single one of them from the photographer. I don't know if he had an off day or something, but they were terrible in my opinion. The wedding photos we have in the house were taken by family and friends.
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It's all about how well you capture the candid stuff that separates a great event photographer from some scrub with a dslr.
This is the point of my other post. There are plenty of talented people that are able to pursue photography because of the pricepoints of equipment now. You can't dismiss someone just because they are running a business off a facebook page.
EDIT: I will add that the price included our engagement photos and Mrs. Prez's Bridal portraits. Those came our fantastic.
This post was edited on 2/18/14 at 8:56 am
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Posted on 2/18/14 at 8:54 am to burgeman
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seems like everyone wants between $3500-$6000 for engagement and wedding photos
yeah...that is what you are going to pay for a legit photog these days
Posted on 2/18/14 at 8:56 am to Redacted
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Best part is he gives you a disk with all the quality photos he takes and releases the copyright so you can get prints done where ever you want.
This is huge and that guy won't be doing that for long once he figures out that no one else does this. Jump on that deal and get it in writing. Most charge you to take the pics and then hold the photos hostage with watermarks over the image until you pay a second raping fee. As far as the questions in the OP, you never go back and look at the pics (I don't even know where mine are located) but you are a complete dumbass if you don't get photos and have to live with a pissed off SO. If you get them, she won't ever look at them. If you don't get them, she will bitch every day that they aren't available.
This post was edited on 2/18/14 at 8:58 am
Posted on 2/18/14 at 8:57 am to burgeman
$1750
Posted on 2/18/14 at 8:59 am to jbgleason
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If you get them, she won't ever look at them. If you don't get them, she will bitch every day that they aren't available.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:00 am to Paul Allen
Which one of you two will end getting the photos after the divorce?
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:01 am to burgeman
Save yourself a lot of hassle and moolah and call the whole damn thing off. Weddings are maybe one of the biggest scams on the market today.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:01 am to jbgleason
He's been doing it for awhile actually. The guy does really quality work too. I think that's what keeps him in business. I already liked his work and when I read that he gives us all the pics copyright free, I made up my mind.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:05 am to fr33manator
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Weddings are maybe one of the biggest scams on the market today.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:07 am to elprez00
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I had family portraits done by a sorority sister of my wife's
Which you can do over as many times as you want. You only get one shot at wedding photos.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:08 am to notiger1997
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Weddings are maybe one of the biggest scams on the market today.
Not so much a scam, but a horrible financial decision. Just as young men go into more debt on a engagement ring they can not afford just to please the wife. Most young folks are saddled with student loan debt already. I have seen to many poor financial decisions made when couples get married. Not all, but a lot.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:10 am to H.M. Murdock
How long you been divorced?
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:11 am to notiger1997
<---- Married for 18 years. Wedding photos are like High School Class Rings. Every body buys them but haven't looked at them in the last 18 years or know where they are today.
Good luck convincing the future Mrs. that it's not really that important.
Good luck convincing the future Mrs. that it's not really that important.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:13 am to oilmanNO
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How long you been divorced?
Not divorced. Just hear all the crap from friends and family.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:14 am to H.M. Murdock
Stop lying
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:17 am to oilmanNO
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Stop lying
Why would I lie about that? Saying I have a 10" pecker is something Id lied about.Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:18 am to burgeman
That sounds about right.
A good photographer is soooo important. You could get married at McDonalds and the right photographer could still make it look beautiful. Lol.
A good photographer is soooo important. You could get married at McDonalds and the right photographer could still make it look beautiful. Lol.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:18 am to weadjust
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Wedding photos are like High School Class Rings. Every body buys them but haven't looked at them in the last 18 years or know where they are today.
Pretty much. We have about 4 wedding pictures framed and the rest are on our computer which we never look at.
We did pay a little more for the wedding video which we've actually looked at a few times.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:19 am to weadjust
The CDs with all the pictures on them are still sitting in my firebox with her handwriting on them. I don't think they moved once since then and I don't remember ever looking at them.
I think most photographers are overrated anyway. Everything about a fricking wedding is overrated and overpriced anyway.
I'm glad we didn't spend much on ours, and we still overspent.
I think most photographers are overrated anyway. Everything about a fricking wedding is overrated and overpriced anyway.
I'm glad we didn't spend much on ours, and we still overspent.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 9:24 am to fr33manator
Lol, yeah, paying 4 grand for pictures when we got divorced after 2 1/2 years seems silly. Hindsight and all......
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