Photographer....WWYD?

Personally I would move on , if you can find someone else then do so. There may have been an emergency he has had to attend, but surely he could get in touch somehow?

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I'd arrange meetings with 2 or 3 other photographers anyway, you may find you gel with them better and they are more reliable. The time it will take you to do this you may find he will get back to you with a bloody good excuse for being so unprofessional, if he doesn't I'd forget him and move on. By meeting the others you'll have something to benchmark him against too. Also, don't be afraid to haggle - you never know what kind of deal you might get.

I would try and speak to him to find out if his reason was good enough to 'dump' you like that. Either as said he doesn't need the business or something really has gone wrong. If you don't hear from him in the next week, then cut your losses and find another photographer. He deserves one chance and that's it.

Ruth

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i guess you right, i may aswell investigate an alternative! i just can't believe someon would be so rude (unless theres a really serious reason!!!!)

I think ill leave it and see if he gets in touch!

I would agree with Ruth and give this guy a couple more days to get in touch, if he doesn't, try and contact him again one last time, if you do't get any success either way move on,

Move on - there's plenty of photographers out there. I'd be worried that he'd let me down again. You need to feel confident on the day that he'll actually show up!

You need to be confident and not worry about unreliability. If the guy has no excuse for missing the appointment, I would consider other options. What I don't get though is why he wouldn't ring/email an apology. Even if it was you who confused the date of the meeting, the message you left should have raised alarm bells with him. As you have paid nothing so far, perhaps the best option is to look at a few other photographers. You may find that their work is as good or better and that the price is not as high as you may think......

hth

Peter

When I first read the OP's post, I thought she had already booked the photographer, and he didn't show up for a meeting, or respond to calls,, but on the second reading, this was the booking meeting he didnt' show up for. If you really are set with the guy, I'd wait a few days to hear if he has a really good reason for not showing, and totally going quiet. I think more than 5 days after and still not hearing anything after leaving him emails and phone messages is giving him more than a good chance. Hopefully nothing bad has happened to him, it's just very odd for him to not contact you at all. I can't imagine any professional doing that if they want a booking, which makes me wonder if this guy really is a professional photographer. That you havn't heard anything is really odd in my book. In the meantime, there are new photographers popping up left and right trying to start a photography business with the economy being sketchy, so now, more than ever, buyer beware.

I don't think it would be amiss for you to start shopping around for another potential photographer.

Teri M

I would definitely move on.

If it was something serious I would still have expected to hear from him by now. Does he work completely solo? That would worry me slightly. I would want to know that if my photographer was taken suddenly ill on the morning of the wedding, that he had a back up to take over from him.

Hi emmy, still heard nothing? Very strange! You've done all you can really, you've left a message so the balls in his court now. Perahps there was a mix-up somewhere along the way or maybe he's gone away on a holiday? As you loved his work, i'd call again and leave another message (check you have the right tel number!). In the meantime it can't hurt for you to see some other photographers work too, it's such a lot of money to spend and you need to be sure you have the right person! Good luck!

Nicola

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I agree with Nicola - check out some alternatives and see if they are available for your date. If you still haven't heard anything on Tuesday or Wednesday it's probably time to arrange some meetings. It's stressful enough planning a wedding without having to worry if your photographer will actually turn up!

Good luck with it all.

Stefan