Duration of Photographer?

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

Hi-ya!
I'm trying to figure out this photo thing. My question is how long did you have them there? We are having an escape wedding and I'm torn. 4 hours is obviously not long enough...6 hours still doesn't seem like enough...8 hours seems like too much...but makes the most sense.

So...How long did you have your photographer around? What was your itinerary like? is there anything you would have changed time wise?

We are really looking at Misty. So, those who had her, what would you recommend?

I'm having an Escape...but interested in what everyone has done.
TIA

 

[PrincessShea]

Hi-ya!
I'm trying to figure out this photo thing. My question is how long did you have them there? We are having an escape wedding and I'm torn. 4 hours is obviously not long enough...6 hours still doesn't seem like enough...8 hours seems like too much...but makes the most sense.

TIA

My photographer is contracted 12:30-5:30, so 5 hours. The ceremony is 2:30-3:30. They will be there for plenty of "before" shots, shots during and after the ceremony. Additionally, they will get our dinner setup shot. I don't see a need for them to shoot us eating, and DPS needs to shoot the dessert party, so I cannot imagine what they would do for more than 5 hours.

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

My photographer is contracted 12:30-5:30, so 5 hours. The ceremony is 2:30-3:30. They will be there for plenty of "before" shots, shots during and after the ceremony. Additionally, they will get our dinner setup shot. I don't see a need for them to shoot us eating, and DPS needs to shoot the dessert party, so I cannot imagine what they would do for more than 5 hours.

Did you have a wishes or escape?

 

[PrincessShea]

I am going to have an escape

 

[tiggerrifficheidi]

We had a 10:00am ceremony, a reception following till about 3:00pm, and then a DP that evening. The Roots showed up at 8:30 to get pics with the groom and boys and then some of us getting ready. And of course, they stayed till the end of the reception. So, that was about 6 hours. Then, they came back for about an hour and a half for the DP. So, 7 1/2 total.

For an escape, you'd still need about 1 1/2 hours before + 1 hour for wedding and cake cutting and then anything else you needed. If you're just having a dinner, you might only need them for 4 hours. If you have a DP, I'd say 6 max.

 

[disprincessatheart]

We had the disney escape photographer and we only got him for 2 hours. We did the getting ready shots ourselves and he started snapping away the second our limo arrived at the WP. He did a few pre ceremony, the ceremony, pics after around the WP and then our cake cutting. We got 200 pictures in those 2 hours. We don't even know what to do with all the pics we have. I guess if you had 4 hours you could get pro pics for the getting ready part, but I'm not sure what else you'd have them take pictures of?

 

[Pinkerbell1983]

I'm having Randy for 4 hours from 1-5pm. We are having a wishes wedding, and are having groom pics from 1-1.30pm then bride from 1.30-2pm, then ceremony pics, and some of the pre-reception, and we are having him for just an hour of the reception so get some pics of the tables etc.

 

[PrincessShea]

Just keep in mind that if you are using outside photography, they cannot shoot the DP.

 

[Janell]

We had a wishes wedding and Randy shot our wedding. He meet up with the groom and the grooms family at GF at 8:00(if I remember that right lol), I then saw randy at 8:45, ceramony at 10:00, reception from 11:00-4:00 and then we asked Randy to come with us to the Boardwalk from 4:00-5:30. It was nice when the day was over, to have some alone time with my husband and take some fun photos. And yes there are times you forget Randy is there, you are so happy, in the moment and Randy just blends in. And at this point DH and I knew how to pose. Randy taught us well.

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

We had a 10:00am ceremony, a reception following till about 3:00pm, and then a DP that evening. The Roots showed up at 8:30 to get pics with the groom and boys and then some of us getting ready. And of course, they stayed till the end of the reception. So, that was about 6 hours. Then, they came back for about an hour and a half for the DP. So, 7 1/2 total.

For an escape, you'd still need about 1 1/2 hours before + 1 hour for wedding and cake cutting and then anything else you needed. If you're just having a dinner, you might only need them for 4 hours. If you have a DP, I'd say 6 max.

Thanks! This time line helps!

We had the disney escape photographer and we only got him for 2 hours. We did the getting ready shots ourselves and he started snapping away the second our limo arrived at the WP. He did a few pre ceremony, the ceremony, pics after around the WP and then our cake cutting. We got 200 pictures in those 2 hours. We don't even know what to do with all the pics we have. I guess if you had 4 hours you could get pro pics for the getting ready part, but I'm not sure what else you'd have them take pictures of?

I thought you only got 20 pics from DPS. Did you buy the CD?

I'm having Randy for 4 hours from 1-5pm. We are having a wishes wedding, and are having groom pics from 1-1.30pm then bride from 1.30-2pm, then ceremony pics, and some of the pre-reception, and we are having him for just an hour of the reception so get some pics of the tables etc.

Hmmm...that might work too...

Just keep in mind that if you are using outside photography, they cannot shoot the DP.

I figure if we do a DP, I can use my 2 hours of DPS then.

We had a wishes wedding and Randy shot our wedding. He meet up with the groom and the grooms family at GF at 8:00(if I remember that right lol), I then saw randy at 8:45, ceramony at 10:00, reception from 11:00-4:00 and then we asked Randy to come with us to the Boardwalk from 4:00-5:30. It was nice when the day was over, to have some alone time with my husband and take some fun photos. And yes there are times you forget Randy is there, you are so happy, in the moment and Randy just blends in. And at this point DH and I knew how to pose. Randy taught us well.

I'd like some time with just DF (then DH) and I together...Getting ready, having fun, usually family photos...I'm extremely detail oriented. I love the little things and my "reception" is kind of up in the air (Cake cutting only? Lunch? Dinner? Sooo many decisions and I thought that if I had a DFTW it would cut down on some of that...)

Thank you for the insight I appreciate it!

 

[PrincessShea]

Thanks! This time line helps!


I figure if we do a DP, I can use my 2 hours of DPS then.

They do not allow that substitution. DP photography is 1 hour and its $350.

More specifically, if you are having an escape and you do not use disney photography, you do not get credit for anything else, it is basically lost. You used to be able to substitute for a honeymoon session, but people have been saying they stopped that.

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

They do not allow that substitution. DP photography is 1 hour and its $350.

More specifically, if you are having an escape and you do not use disney photography, you do not get credit for anything else, it is basically lost. You used to be able to substitute for a honeymoon session, but people have been saying they stopped that.

I'll take the loss then. Photos are too important to me. I was hoping they would compromise. Oh well.

 

[lfama]

nevermind, i posted a question but it was already answered!

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

nevermind, i posted a question but it was already answered!

neverminding!