Cost of photographer???

Photographers prices vary GREATLY, but I'd say the average cost is £1200-£1800 price range. You can get cheaper, and you can get more expensive, and what they offer will vary just as much. Much better to go with someone who's images you love and cost a bit more than taking a cheap option you may regret. Really it just depends how important having lasting images in a style you love is to you, some people allocate a large amount of budget to it, whilst others really don't.

We paid £1,750 and got a pre wedding shoot and a disc of the photos, our TOG for the full wedding day and we will get a disc with all the photos on it after the wedidng. We met with TOG's who were much much cheaper and they just didn't compare to this guy. However i think it all depends on your connection with the person, you have to like them/ they like you as they are going to be with you on one of the most important days of your life.

We're paying £1850 for two togs, all day, image supply, no album.

Same as we charge.

We payed £1350 for all day coverage, digital images only. One photographer. We won the hitched award for best photos last year, so they must have been good!

I paid £400, 1 tog. He went to our house around 11ish and saw Team Groom, then to hotel to us, then venue. he stayed in to evening for cake cutting, first dance, disco etc. Left after 9pm. All images, no album. Got the pics within 4 weeks and they're what we wanted. Simple, clean and pretty, lol.

We are paying £1495 for our TOG. All day coverage from bridal prep through to first dance. Digital images. He was slightly more than what we had budgeted for but we love his work and really hope he will be worth it. x

We paid £1800 for two photographers who covered from bridal prep through to about 11pm I think (although one of them left after the first dance). That included a pre-wedding shoot (including one framed picture), a disc of around 450 images and an album or photo book of 60 pictures (which I haven't picked yet, although our wedding was 9 months ago.....)

£675 for coverage from bride prep to first dance. 180 digital images, no album.

As others have said it varies greatly, if you love his style and get on well with him and can afford him I'd just go for it. It isn't really the same and buying a product, you can't really get the same elsewhere for cheaper type thing, usually photographers will have different personalities so some may fit better into your day then others.

It varies a lot depending on skill set of the photographer. A couple that came to the studio over the weekend and booked said they had been to 4 photographers and they all seemed bossy and wanted to take over their day, I think you really have to meet them to be honest.

£995 for pre wedding meeting, whole day from bride getting ready through to the first dance, receive all (est 600) the photos on a disc with no copyright and a album that contains 50 photos which we choose.

£12500 includes engagement shoot, disc/usb of all pics, 50 thank you cards and soemthing else. Also shell be with us from bridal prep (around 9am) to 10pm at night,

Plus i love her work and have such a great connection with her!

We're paying £635 for 2 togs, from bridal prep til just before the meals (half day package), unlimited photos on disks and online gallery. Have option to buy a album at any time so we may do that at some point down the line

That's probably the most expensive I've ever seen.

Double post

So expensive it made you stutter?!

I don't know why it was double posted, I thought hitched sorted that problem out?

£800 for us. Full day package from bridal prep through to sometime after the first dance. All images on disc and an online gallery for guests to access.

£1250 for bridal/groom prep through til first dance and a little bit after. That includes pre wedding shoot with 200ish images and 300ish images from the wedding. Online downloadable gallery and disc of the images.

We would have paid more for her as I loved her style and she is a lovely, lovely person too.

If only!?

Not as far as I'm aware. It still seems to happen a lot.

Oh poo i added an extra 0! note for self dont come on here when your shattered!

WE have a photographer coming round for a chat on Sat. Saw his work at a bridale fayre last week and was really impressed with him and wife team, his energy and his photos he had on show.

As I understand it we are getting a pre wedding shoot of our choice (the top of a mountain is a no no but the bottom of one can be arranged the photographer assured us) The photo of our choice will be brought to the wedding with a mount which can be written on by our guests. It will then be taken away (before the alcohol flows too freely!) and we get it fully framed in with the package. They call it a living guest book?. We get bride and groom getting ready photos (wife with the girls, him with the boys) all the usual wedding photos. 2 photographers who stay with us until after first dance and a slide show of the day time (set to music) for the evening guests also an album of approx 90 photos of our choice. All for the price of £1110. It sounds wonderful. The proof is in the pudding as they say!

We're paying £1,150 for two TOGS, an album, high resolution disc of images and low resolution copy for social networking. There was a pre-photo shoot offered but I asked this to be swapped for the high resolution disc so we could make copies if we wanted to.

We're only paying £225 as I'm only bothered about having photos of the ceremony however when I spoke to the photographer he was lovely and said he will still take some at the hotel for same price as its not far from church. Our price includes all images on a disc and if we want an album it's an extra £95.

I was lucky though as he had an offer on when we booked him

Yeah I think your right as he did ask if he could use some of the photos for his portfolio which I dot mind. Both him and his wife are photographers but have worked for companies and have just recently set up their own business last year so he is trying to get more clients and add to his portfolio but his work he brought with us was really good and he was very friendly and understanding so I'm happy he also said he didn't live to far from the hotel so that may be another reason lol

Make sure your Vicar allows Photography during the ceremony. I'd hate for you to be paying for only this part to be captured and then the Photographer not have permission.

Thanks for the advise we have already checked though and we are allowed :-)

Forgot to add we get a high res. disc containing all photos taken and its not copyrighted so we can print till our hearts content.

Ohh never thought of that. We hoping to have photos during the ceremony as well. Better check with the Minister. Thanks

It's hard to put a price on art eh. Ah trust me its hard this whole pricing malarky!

I had no idea of prices when I found mine. In the past when I had seen photographers sites I was like meh.

The day I seriously started looking found a couple of sites that I just didn't get a feel for and then I found our photographers site and it was wow! No prices listed but I didn't care.

And believe me I am all about saving money and comparing prices on anything I buy. Originally I wanted just the cheaper package as I didn't care about him being there in the morning but he only offers the full package now including engagement photos ( which again, wasn't something I was fussed with having) and it was £1195 for all day coverage and reception and engagement shots in high quality digital both colour and black and white. Photo albums are a seperate charge.

I am so happy with his work, my Fh and I get on so well with him. And like I said in a previous post, at the end of the day, besides memories what do you have? People pay so much for wedding reception venues for a few hours that goes in a blink of the eye. I personally would cut back on everything else rather than risk crappy photos.

Don't go on price, go on feel, if they have the style that speaks to your heart, that makes you excited rather than meh it's alright and at £ 500 it will do. A friend got us to look at this really ritzy photographers website. Even the locations were posh. But I thought his photographs lacked soul. They were just dead, no matter how lovely the backdrops were.