One photographer or two?

There was a discussion about the same thing here a couple of weeks ago https://forums.hitched.co.uk/chat/forums/thread/wedding-photographers-1079620/

As you are both getting ready at the same venue its easy to get shots of both of you getting ready - I do it all the time as you are doing different things that need shots at different times.

If you are having a civil ceremony - non church then both faces can be got from the table where the registrar stands. Having a shooter at each end could result in each of them getting the other in the shot. But if they work together all the time then they may have a system - but that's the issue because second shooters can be hired by the main shooter almost as and when and may not of worked together, there are groups dedicated to just that. Some second shooters in that category are doing it to build up their own experience and one day themselves be the main shooter, nothing wrong with that but in some cases a second shooter may not be the photographer you think they are.

View quoted message I’ve looked into getting 2 I’ve also asked my friend that’s a photograph (not weddings)
She said that if they haven’t worked together before then there maybe some problems on the big day. There are wedding photographers that have 2 people all the time. I’m thinking about going for that as on the big day I don’t want to worry about it.
Hope this helps and good luck x

We have booked two photographers however they are a husband and wife team who only work as a team therefore are like a well oiled machine, we actually met them at another wedding we attended years ago but was super excited to book them as our own photographers!

i think as others have said above, if they don't work together it could be messy. I have even see it where photographers and videographers get in each others way because they don't work together!

Ask your photographer if they have a second photographer they work with regularly as this is something we did find with another photographer we enquired with who did work out cheaper than the ones we booked but in the end we decided the original photographers we fell in love with were worth the price! These photos will be the biggest reminder to hold onto in the many years to come of the day we say i do!

"i think as others have said above, if they don't work together it could be messy. I have even see it where photographers and videographers get in each others way because they don't work together!"

Its just that they are both trying to basically get the same shots which is not usually a problem if both of them are experienced professionals because they will then have an awareness of what the other is going to need. But not everyone shooting a wedding is an experienced professional And as I posted in the other thread if they get in my shot then I just edit them out like this