what do you think of this reply??? UPDATED

They do sound like they like blowing their own trumpet! There are lots of photographers who offer a high quality service but will work within a budget I am sure.

Sounds pretty snooty to me. Even if I could afford them, I probably wouldn't want to if they're that snobby.

It's a shame their standard of email doesn't match their purported standard of photography.

There are plenty of excellent photographers out there who don't charge the earth and provide excellent service and quality. Talk about up their own bottoms!

Crikey. I agree, it sounds very snooty and like they are having a dig at you. Cheeky bar stewards.

Its just plain rude if you ask me.

Thats exactly how i feel kerry,

i would love to message them back but they have completely stumped me. would tell you who sent it to me but i am afraid of being sued, not that i have much!!!

How condescending!!!!! Cheeky buggers.

Wow - they're not backward in coming forward are they! To say it's a "necessary" investment makes it sound as though if you don't pay their prices, you won't get decent photos which I'm pretty sure is far from the truth!

Just downright rude!!!!

If theyre that good then they wouldnt need to send an email stating that they are lol ?

Oh i know, i am really angry, its really getting to me, just cant believe how they could be so rude, i hope they go bust with the credit crunch!!!! i am nasty!!!!!

Just out of intrest how much was they charging and was it for a whole day package?

Very arrogant, very snooty and very condescending grrrrr Pity the poor couples who are sucked into paying for photographers as arrogant and as rude as this.

Their packages started at £1250

Woah!!!!!

That is major prices!!!!The mose expensive tog ive looked at started at £800 and finsihed at £1200 and theyre the best in brighton/hove area lol

Id have told them to stick it where the sun dont shine ?

Well they must be desperate for business cos they e-mailed me 2 times to ask me if i was still interested!!!

Now that for a start would totally put me off as i hate to be pressured when im trying to decide ? how can anyone justify that when there are loads of good companies that charge a lot less

Should i reply to them or just leave it!!

WHAT!!!!?

Our photographers packages started at £500 and ended at £900 - they have 3 packages depending on the size/stlye of wedding depends on what package is more suited! We took the middle one (£700) and for that they were there from an hour before the wedding service (to catch all of the guests arriving etc) to the end of the first dance. He would have came to the house to shoot us getting ready as well as part of the package, but I didn't want that, plus our DVD man (also £700) came to the house to film us leaving & went to my sisters house to film the boys leaving. We got all our proofs on CD and in print, an album of 30 7x5 prints of our choice, a framed & mounted 8x10 print of our choice, a framed & mounted A3 print of our choice and the photo's on the photographers website, which will of course enable family etc to go on to look and the pictures and buy any online that they wish!!

Even if I did have the money to book them after the down right cheek in that email I would tell them to shove their cameras (which clearly are made of gold & take gold photographs) where the sun don't shine!!

Luv Victoria

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I would definitely reply! Cheeky sods!

Dear blah,

thank you very much for your email which I have to tell you I found unnecessarily rude and patronising. Please be assured that I would not sully your reputation by using you for my low budget and by association low rent wedding. Obviously it would simply not be good enough for your "high quality" services.

I'm so sorry to have wasted your valuable time. You'll be pleased to know that I will be making sure all my other friends who are getting married in the future don't bother you with enquiries, as I'm sure they wouldn't meet your standards either.

Yours very sincerely,

Angry of hitched!

My photographer's costing £600 by the way!

Ali x

Hi Victoria,

How are you? Bump coming along nicely?

You got a VERY good deal with your photographer and if I wasn't already sorted I would be asking who it was. I think £1250 is pretty standard to be honest and have seen photographers charge as much as £3000.

Louise - The reply wouldn't have made me that mad tbh and I would just have giggled that they are so far up their own arse. Just leave it as replying will only keep you fuming for longer. You won't be booking them so don't need to deal with their attitude again and the least said soonest mended/forgotten.

Thats a fab reply ali, i think i will send it and let you know if they reply!!!

can you all tell me who done your photography and vidios for me o contact them to see if they are available for my wedding,

thanks all x x

Ali that is fantastic!! I love it, I just read the op to my H then read him your response!! He loved it too!!

Send it Send it Send it!!!

Luv Victoria

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Glad you liked it, Louise!

I'm using a photographer recommended from hitched!

http://www.lucasphotography.co.uk/

He seems very nice, and has a good write up on here. We're having his lowest package which as I said, is £600.

Ali x

I am going to sound very stupid now ali but what does sully mean?

Not stupid at all!

It means to spoil or dirty something. IE: to sully someone's reputation means to give them a bad one, if you see what I mean!?

Ali x

Very good, well just waiting for the repy now x x thanks all x x

Heeelllllooo PG!!

I'm great (well not really) I'm off on the sick, this pregnancy is a little bit harder than the last one!! I've not slept properly for a week or so and the sickness is still bad, but hopefull as I'm over 16 weeks now it should all calm down!! The upside is I'm getting to spend loads of time with K and if I'm still off sick next week were going to start mother & toddler!! So that'll get me out the house for an hour and its just round the corner so we can both walk it!!

My photographers were fab, my sister found them and as a bonus for booking they gave us a free studio session, so we only needed to buy the prints and they were a reasonable price too!! They have an art studio as well so the photography is not the only thing they;ve got going on!! After booking them, my mum was moving house, and when she took down the pics of my neices at nursery they were all taken by our photography company.

Hope all with you is going well PG!!

Lots of luv

Victoria

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Their reply was very patronising and downright rude but I wouldn't bother responding, I'd just leave it and be glad I hadn't booked them. Their loss.

Your photographer has obviously built up a good reputation if they have been on the go for so long.

I hope you feel better soon but enjoy your time off. Maybe if the baby gives you a hard time now when s/he appears they will be as good as gold. I've just returned to work after being off for a month (well off my proper work not the jewellery business) and just returned today [:'(]. I really really loved being at home and could get used to be a housewife no bother. H2b wasn't up for it unfortunately so off I went back although working less hours now which is fab.

Lx

I'm glad to see they replied to your reponse. At least they know now that it came across as rude... I still wouldn't book them though - as they say you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

TBH whatever you had said the price was it wouldn't have mattered - to send that email and make you think you are not able to get quality in your budget is out of line. I think the great thing about this forum is that you see everyone has a different budget and taste and therefore a totally different day personal to them. There are so many different ways they could have responded to your enquiry without affending! They should have just said they were sorry to hear that their services were out of your price range but here are a few suggestions of other services in the area that might be able to help... It just makes me think that they have very set ways of how they like to work and would not take your ideas on board at all.

FWIW we are paying £2500 for our photographer but it was one of the key things for us and we are so happy with who we have booked but she is so lovely and at no point 'lectured' us about how much we should spend - infact was pointing out where she could be flexible and add our friends/family shots into the album to save paying her more to stay in the evening, or she could go home and come back later!

I think their first reply was rude and out of order and I wouldn't book them now. In fact I'd be tempted to reply and say thanks for reducing your rate out of guilt but I still won't be using your service.

Our photographers packages started at £1650. This is the package we booked.

What are you getting for those prices????? (I dont really need to know, lolol) I'm a bit gobsmacked, lolol I got my photgrapher through Perfect gems and I've only seen his work via the internet and have a fantastic package, no gimmicks, no fancy albums just 'straight forward take photos and let us have them' Perfect.

i'm just intrigued how photographers can charge so much...lol.