One wedding photographer or two?

I’m having only 70 guests but the package I wanted had the 12 hours I needed but 2 photographers which I didn’t need. Over 100 people then sure 2 photographers is great but even after speaking with the photographer she said that with my guest size I definitely don’t need 2 if I didn’t want it.

I guess I’m the only one excited to cut out an extra photographer lol. However this made my package way cheaper and (bonus) I only have to pay for 1 vendor meal.

We got 2 photpgraphers for the price we paid. It depends on the person you deal with and if they will bring a back up for the price included.

We have a second photographer for the ceremony. This ensures that no moments go unmissed. I mostly wanted this because I want a photo of me and my dad walking down the aisle but also my fiance's reaction to me too.

We got a second photographer, but just for the ceremony. We didn’t want any important moment missed, especially since you don’t get a “do-over”. So he will only be with us for about an hour or two. Then we just have our main photographer for family pictures and bridal party photos and whatnot.

Our package came with two photographers, and I’m really glad. I think we’ll be able to capture so many beautiful candid moments with two photographers rather than one.

I'm fortunate that my package comes with 2 photographers. I personally like having 2 just because you can get photos done quicker (one photog taking couple photos, one taking the bridal party etc).
The deciding factor for me would be cost. so if its not a bad price or you can get the 2nd shooter for part of the day.

Our photographer said he may have a student readily available who wants to learn. So, we will likely have 2 for the price of one!

I never thought of getting two. Now after reading Everyone’s responses I will definitely add the second photographer to the bundle!

View quoted message Thanks! I was actually a bit worried about it to start (it feels very over the top and a bit self-centred) but I'm sure people will WANT to see it. The ceremony site and the ceremony itself are going to be very different and I feel that most of my family will be sad that they DON'T get to be at the ceremony, so this was my way around that!

View quoted message That's a good idea.

View quoted message It was actually just that the package we're going with came with two. They're not specifically wedding videographers, though they have done weddings before. The photgrapher is also from a separate company, otherwise I might have wanted a second. I'm very happy with both vendors, though. Their work is phenomenal!

We have a small site for the ceremony so it will be private. The plan is to have it videoed, edited on-site, and then played back later during the reception so that everyone who couldn't come can see it. Having two videographers means that we'll get all the best angles and shots.

We have one for 8 hours and a second photographer for 4 of those 8 hours. We decided to go with a second one for various reasons, mainly to capture all angles of the ceremony (me walking down the aisle, my FH's reaction, our guests reactions, etc.).

We had 2 photographers so that they could divide and conquer. We also liked that they both have their own style for photos and we would have lots to choose from.

View quoted message One photographer and two videographers, never thought about that. What made you decided to go with two videographers?

I'm having one photographer and two videographers. I don't need a ton of people tripping all over each other and disrupting the service. It's more important to me that we get video of the ceremony than pictures. Post-ceremony will be just pictures.

I'm hoping to do 2 photographers and 1 videographer.

Agreed capturing different angles is good! Also I worry that just 1 photographer could risk missing moments? I know they are VERY attentive but it's just a... what if for me?

I also plan on doing an I SPY game with the guests so I am encouraging they take LOTS of photos too!

I will have a hashtag and a snapchat filter on the day set up like I want EVERY photo hahah!

Our package comes with one photographer for the whole day, and one half day. We liked the idea so we could have one capture the girls getting ready, and one with the boys. Then during the ceremony they can capture shots from different angles.

I'm only having one photographer, due to budget, and the size of the wedding. We will have about 100 people, and we are doing first look photos.

If your second photographer price isn't that high, you might as well do it. The cheapest second photographer option I've seen is $800.

It would also depend on the size of your guest list and your venue.

I wanted two photographers! For me, it was important to have 2 for the ceremony. We are not doing a first look, so I wanted one camera on my fiance to get his reaction and one on me to get mine. I also wanted getting ready photos of the guys and the girls, and we are not getting ready in the same location. The formal shots, one photographer is good for those, but I also wanted casual shots of my guests so felt two photographers would be better, rather than having the photographer split time between us and guests.

View quoted message Yeah might as well for two more hours! I would say a second shooter is good to have in case something happens to your photographer always good to have a back up plan! Also there’s a lot going on so they will make sure to get things your photographer might miss. I wouldn’t say it’s necessary but I really like
the idea of two vs one. I’m sure my fiancé would disagree and say to save the money though lol

View quoted message The package we like has 10 hours of wedding day coverage and engagement photo session for $2,400 and if we want to add an assistant photographer then its $500. I'm thinking if it's worth a second photographer then we might as well go with another studio who is offering 12 hours of wedding day coverage, engagement photo session and a second photographer for $3,100.

Our packages both included two photographers so we didn’t have to choose but I think it would come down to the price difference for me. We’re also having videography so if we didn’t have that I’d probably want two photographers since we’re having a big wedding and I love candid photos.