According to my handy little checklist, now is the time that I should start looking for a photographer. The problem with this is, I am a wedding photographer. My mom and I have a small side-business doing wedding photography. There are many things in our wedding that I am planning to DIY...wedding photography is unfortunately not one that I can do. Nor is it one that Mr. Spaghetti or any family members would let me do (believe me, I've mentioned it once or twice and gotten quite a bit of flack).
So my dilemma lies in knowing how much it actually costs to photograph a wedding, versus how much people pay for it. I will tell you that the prices my mom and I charge are considered "budget", and are on the low end for our area. But so far the lowest price I can find is $700, and that is basically 5 hours of shooting and a DVD of all the pictures, copyright free. I'm not saying that wedding photographers don't deserve every penny they get, I know it is a lot of work. But average prices around here are $2000-$2500. I just can't justify that. Nor would I ever pay that!
Is there anything in your wedding that you couldn't justify spending much on? How did you handle it?
I couldn't justify the cost of a marquee, so I gave up on my dream, plus you can't guarantee the British weather
ReplyDeleteI'm a budget bride too, so there's a lot of costs that I would like to spend if I was, say, on a $20,000 budget but just can't justify! I got my photographer for an amazing bargain: $100 an hour plus a 25% off discount, and all images on CD. The main thing I had to cut down on was stationary: sad, because I love pretty paper, but I just couldn't justify it.
ReplyDeleteThat does sound like a fantastic deal! I know how you feel about stationery, as a graphic designer that is one of the projects I am most excited about. I'm hoping I don't go too overboard with the paper though!
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