Is it okay for our guests to also take pictures?
Absolutely!
There are so many wonderful things going on during your wedding day that our philosophy about cameras is "the more the merrier." Even though we will work our hardest to deliver the most comprehensive coverage possible, we admit there will be some moments that we miss simply because we can't be in all places at the same time. Try as hard as we might, we can't do it all.
We'll try our darndest not to miss the defining moments, but we might miss the flower girl yawning during dinner or your grandmother tearing up during the toasts, and if you have a guest with a camera who is right there and can capture the moment on film--or in pixels--then we are all for it. And, sometimes even if we get the moment, your guest might capture it from another, equally interesting, angle.
The one thing we do ask is that you do not hire another photographer to also document your day. We can add additional photographers to our team to expand our own coverage, but we don't want to be put in the position of competing for shots with another professional who might block our view of the first kiss or compromise our ability to do our own job well.
Professional photographers who are family or friends and who bring along a camera tend to be no problem at all as they typically are incredibly respectful, aware that we've got a job to do, and they tend to go out of their way to not interfere. We find that they complement--but do not complicate--our job.
During the posed portion of the photos it can slow things down to have other people around with cameras, but we don't shoo them away. Instead, we simply try to coordinate the process so it goes as smoothly and as quickly as possible. Our primary concern in that context is to have all eyes looking at us when we are taking our shots so that we can give you posed photos where all faces are smiling and looking at the camera. The last thing we want is a group of confused people who don't know which camera to look at!
There are so many wonderful things going on during your wedding day that our philosophy about cameras is "the more the merrier." Even though we will work our hardest to deliver the most comprehensive coverage possible, we admit there will be some moments that we miss simply because we can't be in all places at the same time. Try as hard as we might, we can't do it all.
We'll try our darndest not to miss the defining moments, but we might miss the flower girl yawning during dinner or your grandmother tearing up during the toasts, and if you have a guest with a camera who is right there and can capture the moment on film--or in pixels--then we are all for it. And, sometimes even if we get the moment, your guest might capture it from another, equally interesting, angle.
The one thing we do ask is that you do not hire another photographer to also document your day. We can add additional photographers to our team to expand our own coverage, but we don't want to be put in the position of competing for shots with another professional who might block our view of the first kiss or compromise our ability to do our own job well.
Professional photographers who are family or friends and who bring along a camera tend to be no problem at all as they typically are incredibly respectful, aware that we've got a job to do, and they tend to go out of their way to not interfere. We find that they complement--but do not complicate--our job.
During the posed portion of the photos it can slow things down to have other people around with cameras, but we don't shoo them away. Instead, we simply try to coordinate the process so it goes as smoothly and as quickly as possible. Our primary concern in that context is to have all eyes looking at us when we are taking our shots so that we can give you posed photos where all faces are smiling and looking at the camera. The last thing we want is a group of confused people who don't know which camera to look at!
posted by Michele Stapleton at Wednesday, May 31, 2006
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