Now I’ll start this off by saying that I don’t have anything against Confetti.co.uk BUT I am slightly confused by this article.
How to have a cheap wedding
“Use a good photographer, but only for a few crucial hours; treat yourself to a good digital camera and ask someone you really trust to be your photographer once all the important group shots are taken care of by the professional. That way, you get your wedding photos at a price you can afford, and you can keep the camera for future memories.”
- Confetti define a ‘good photographer’ as someone who as a paid listing on their site – highlighted photographer links to this. A little biased methinks.
- Unless your wedding is both out of season and on a weekday you’ll be extremely lucky to find a ‘good’ photographer who will work ‘for a few crucial hours’
- This style of photography is slightly reminiscent of what we used to do 20 years ago – 3 or 4 wedding a day – handful of shots then off to the next one. That’s not REALLY what you’re after is it?
- The wedding is all about YOU, not just those ‘all the important group shots.’
- ‘Treat yourself to a good digital camera’ – £500 – false economy.
- ‘Ask someone you really trust to be your photographer’ - I can think of a hundred people I trust – they won’t be shooting a wedding with me in the near future.
Anyway, I’m glad I got that off my chest so to speak. Any comments or opinions welcome.
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Well said Michael – photographs are one of the few tangibles left from a wedding day – the comment about buying a good digital and giving it to someone you trust is a classic – it’s like saying, okay we’d like a nice Shakespeare like story, now we can’t afford him, however we did get the same brand pen (budget one though) and we’ll pass it round a few guests who at least can write an email or two – that’s bound to work isn’t it?
Now I know that I could cook as good a meal as Gordon Ramsay or any of the other TV chefs if I bought one of the ovens I see in their TV programmes? Confetti.co.uk have just told me that I can in saying that any wedding guest, with “a good digital camera”, can shoot their day properly.
Now then, where do I find a supplier of commercial ovens who can sell me one that fits in my kitchen?
The other thing that stood out for me in this paragraph is many photographers I know actually charge more by the hour than on a full day package, plus once you add your albums and extras on the “hourly or half day rate” you’ll end up paying roughly the same price anyway but for less work!!
I love how the site also defines a “good photographer” of course they think they are good, they have paid to be on the site. In my opinion a good photographer is someone who doesnt have to pay hundreds of pounds for a link to their site. Infact look for photographers NOT on their site, they are usually the ones who are too busy getting bookings via word of mouth or booked years in advance that dont have the time or need to waste money on such sites!
Well said Lynsey. Since when has someone’s expertise or quality of service equated with the amount they can afford to pay to advertise? Just watch any episode of “rogue traders” and watch the charlatons who place full page yellow pages ads ripping off customers – telling them their appliances are broken when all that’s required is a replacement fuse etc.
So Confetti.co.uk think that a good photographer will just book a 2 hour gig and miss out on booking a full wedding. I don’t think so. Why would anyone do that?
Well spotted Michael and lets hope Confetti come to their senses and withdraw their ridiculous suggestion as all it does is make them look silly.
I believe this is irrisponsible of Confetti to recommend these money saving tips to brides to be. They will surely be disappointed that every wedding photographer they contact will not shoot for that short amount of time during the peak season. Everybody is finding it tough in this current climate, but that doesn’t mean that a professional photographers skills should be devalued by sites such as this. Brides should then not buy anything from Confetti, they are expensive! Make everyhthing yourself! But get the photos done by someone with an eye, the patience, stamina, the humour and last of all and the most important, the passion to make your day the best…
There is a place for budget wedding photography, short notice mid-week bookings as an example. I offer these at very low prices over the winter. However, if someone wanted the same deal for a booking during the wedding season they would have to look elsewhere. Expecting a guest to provide any important images is asking for trouble and unless they don’t appreciate the importance of the task, unfair pressure on them.
Another false impression imposed by those who really don’t observe exactly how much work a photographer puts into a wedding.
We are there for the full day, take on so many other tasks, and continue to work with the couple long after the wedding has gone.