![]() I made little cards for our photo sharing website and stuck them in a basket of M&Ms for guests to take. At least we would be honest to our own values. So, I said, “fuck it.” We would not hire a photographer. Simple and honest and low-stress, like the rest of the wedding we wanted. No group shots, no hundreds and hundreds of pictures to have to sort through, no picture editing to remove my less than flattering bulges or zits or any unfortunately-placed bystanders. One good picture of my new husband and I together. That was all I wanted! A dozen nice candid shots of my loved ones. Even a couple of generations ago, it was not uncommon to have only a dozen pictures of a wedding, or maybe only one. I thought about how weddings have been taking place for probably tens of thousands of years, and how photography has only been around for a couple of centuries. Wherein a trip down memory lane with her parents' wedding album made this Offbeat Bride re-think her ideas on wedding photography in general. Related Post On wedding photography minimalism It's just not something we chose to prioritize. I want to be very clear here: It's not that we lack appreciation for the art form of photography, or don't think there's any skill involved. So, we could either have the wedding we wanted, or a low to mid range photographer with absolutely nothing else. A photography student from the university, about $800. In our area, an “average” wedding photographer charges about $1500. We were both unwilling to put off the wedding to save up money, and both unwilling to go into debt for it. That was how much we could afford and felt comfortable spending, and we felt confident we could make everything we wanted in my wedding happen for that amount. Put that way, the decision was easy.īut the budget for our entire wedding was $1500. We could either have the wedding we wanted, or a low- to mid-range photographer with absolutely nothing else. Make whatever sacrifices necessary to make it happen.” ![]() Doesn't matter if you don't think you want it or can't afford it. If we wanted them at the wedding, then we wanted them as guests.Įverywhere on the internet I went, everyone echoed the same sentiment: “Hire a good photographer. We even briefly considered hiring people we knew, and dismissed the idea as well. Thoughts of hiring caterers, servers, or musicians were considered and quickly dismissed. We saw no reason for our wedding to be any different. We have an independent streak a mile wide, and a strong DIY ethic. My husband and I are both introverts, both very private people. I didn't want any strangers there either - not even just passing at a distance. When my husband and I started planning our wedding, there were few things that he insisted on, including “no strangers.” Every person present at our wedding should be a friend or family member we considered close enough to invite to our small, intimate wedding. Everyone knows that we loooove us some amazing professional wedding photography, but what about those of us whose ENTIRE wedding budgets are less than a photographer costs? Here's one bride's perspective. ![]()
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