Hi all!
So I’m having a huge struggle with trying to explain why hiring a professional photographer is so important to me to my parents. FH is on my side - you (hopefully!!) only have one wedding and you only get one chance at capturing these memories.
My parents are having sticker shock and want us to consider amateur, friend of friends etc candidates. They’re throwing out prices (probably around $800), saying that they’re “good” but nothing concrete. My problem with this is two fold:
1) we are almost a year out so need to book ASAP2) there are no guarantees with a hobbyist. Not diminishing anyone’s skill as a hobbyist by any means (I am a hobby photographer) but say they get sick the day of the wedding, camera malfunctions, etc etc. What about postproduction? Will they know where to position themselves?
Yes, we are trying to keep to the most reasonably priced wedding we can. But I don’t think it’s worth pinching pennies on absolutely everything to get there! Any thoughts?