You hired a Professional - right?


So there is a new trend sweeping the area that I want to inform my brides of. Other wedding vendors showing up with Professional Gear to take pictures. There are a few problems with letting anyone with a camera taking pictures at your wedding. In my contract I have an exclusivity clause that states that I am the only person to be taking photos professionally. The problem with other vendors taking pictures is that guests at the wedding think they work for me. If another vendor is running around and taking photos you have 3 photographers running around. It's obtrusive (which isn't our style) it's annoying (which isn't our style) and it interferes with what we are trying to do; provide YOU with amazing pictures. We don't want to have to tell you we missed a shot because the DJ or videographer jumped in our way. We also worry that these vendors could trip or injure your guests. If they leave the wedding and then come back and say "we tripped over the photographer." That's a big problem. They were sure they tripped over the photographer, but they didn't realize they really tripped over the DJ. Legally, that can hurt us too.

I've also heard of vendors showing up with a big 40 inch screen and project THIER images on the screen. As I am sure you can understand we take pride in our work. Again, we don't want people to think that these vendors are with us. If they are taking sub par pictures that hurts us in the long run. People will ask me "did you take those" and then we have to say "no.." but sometimes people just assume. We also don't want their images to take away from OUR final product to you.

We ask that verify that your DJ's' and videographers will NOT be taking photos. It's not their job. They are there to make sure you have great music and amazing video. If they are running around taking pictures, they aren't doing what you hired them to do. Sometimes the vendors aren't telling clients they do this as an "added" bonus. We ask that you inquire and verify that they WILL NOT be taking photos. If you hear they will be, simply state that your photographer asks that other vendors aren't taking pictures and that we do have a clause stating we are to be the only photographers.

We appreciate everyone helping us with this problem. Although it sounds really cool to have "extra coverage" it's actually hindering what we do. I wouldn't show up with ipod and some speakers to your wedding to play DJ, I ask the DJ doesn't show up with a camera to play photographer.

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Posted: Thu - October 18, 2007 at 12:48 PM          

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