Photographer?

I had my photographer for 4 hours on my wedding day. We had a first look, family pictures and then the ceremony. It was the perfect amount of time for us.

You can easily discuss all the conditions with the photographer. I think you can book a photographer for a few hours. Why don't you want to capture the moment of preparation, the meeting of the newlyweds and others? I think it's very cool to have memorable wedding photos in the family album. By the way, when my husband and I were getting married, we had several photographers. They captured each moment. At https://alyissalandriphoto.com , you can check out the services of one of them. We got mostly digital photos, as we decided to print only a few.

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Oooooh thank you!! I will have a look

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Thats awesome!! Thank you

I wish I could be of more help but I'm in Alberta. I will say the best tip I received from a videographer friend is to post on local wedding groups on Facebook seeking services. That way you can say exactly what you want without reaching out to 30 photographers individually who turn out to be out of your budget or not your style, and then your vendors are reaching out to you instead. It's definitely possible to find good photographers for a partial day, we are only paying ours for 3 or 4 hours. Good luck!

In my search for a photographer I found that the 'Wedding Photographers' really only had full day packages to make it worth their while (6+ hours, plus retouching), because they're almost always booked and someone out there will pay them for the full day packages.

But there are a TON of talented photographers who do weddings who aren't marketed as wedding photographers and who would likely cover your wedding and charge by the hour + retouching time. There is never a shortage of people who love to do photography!

I recommend looking on Instagram for people in your area whose work you really like, or check out Women Who Freelance, or photography groups on Facebook. There's someone out there who can come up with a package that suits your needs!

Ours sounds very similar to what you have planned. We had Jeremy do such a fantastic job with our wedding and he had a 6 hour contract option which we picked since we had a small day too. His vendor info is on my profile

I have seen a lot that are offering smaller microwedding packages lately, many who would never have offered the smaller packages before. I find them on the fb wedding sites. You can even put up a post stating what you are looking for and they will contact you then you can go through what they offer and pick.

Our photographer has packages and one was just like “a la crate” for minimum amount of hours! If you find a photographer you like you could always ask if they’d do a custom package!

If there's photographers who are interested in, make sure you reach out to them! Some offer smaller wedding packages, they just don't list them as it is better for them to be booked for 8 hours. But definitely reach out and ask!

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Ohhh cool! I will check this out. Thank you!

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You could email the faculty head of a photography program at your local college for them to send to their students and have anyone interested email you. The only thing is, you get what you pay for. A lot of students don't have experience shooting weddings but if you're not picky at all, then it could work out.

I lucked out and looked around and some photographers have a package I believe its called short and sweet and it’s not the full service it’s on hrs needed

There’s quiet a few actually that offer smaller packages. Checkout some photographers on wedding wire and see what packages they offer

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Of course hun! Anytime

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Ahhh great idea! Didn't think of that. TY!

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I would also check out your local facebook wedding sell/swap groups. A lot of up and coming photographers are on there as well to boost their portfolios

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Internet search forcollege photographers on Kijiji site

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I actually thought of that as well but have no idea how to go about it . Especially now with students not actually going to class. Any ideas?

Students in college starting out in the field may be an option on the lower cost and time they can give for the ceremony and reception. Check this option out as oppose to a professional that may not give you the time for more money.