A Real Wedding Confession that needs to be heard.
WATCH: “Guest no-shows”
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A Real Wedding Confession that needs to be heard.
WATCH: “Guest no-shows”
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Do you feel like the industry charges more “because it’s a wedding” and they know it’s an emotional purchase?
Do companies think that they can charge more for weddings since the bride and groom may be willing to spend more on their dream wedding?
Hey wedding pros – is this higher price tag justified? Why? Do you charge more for your service if it is a wedding?
This is a taboo topic, whispered but not discussed… until now.
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I have been asked this so many times... does the wedding industry inflate prices when they hear it's a wedding?
Here is my honest answer (as a former wedding photographer)... NO. Did I charge more for a wedding than a 50th birthday party or a family portrait session? Yes, absolutely. I charged A LOT more for a wedding.
Was I taking advantage of the emotional sell? Absolutely not.
The main reasons I charged more for a wedding were: the unseen amount of work involved in the 12+ months leading up to the wedding, the skill level needed on the day, the INTENSE pressure to create perfect "portfolio level work" no matter what the reality of the situation- but mostly it is to compensate for the time AFTER the wedding in post production.
Little known fact about wedding photography - the real job is sitting at a computer editing photos. Photographers spend many hours behind the computer carefully selecting and editing photos. They make adjustments, crop, and adjust colors to ensure each image it's best. Don't forget the time it takes for batching, renaming, importing, exporting and uploading the photos and preparing them for delivery.
Do you think this justifies why photographers charge more for weddings than for other types of shoots?
Couldn’t agree more! And on the videography side its an absolute ton of data + editing discipline.
Its a double sided coin- weddings are extremely high pressure but also high reward when we nail it.
Our products (photo video) in particular are the only thing that genuinely will last forever . Having fun and ALSO nailing the product is worth the price of entry and frankly more.
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Emily first shared this story with us through a Real Wedding Confession on Instagram. I reached out to her and asked if she would be open to sharing this on camera. We both felt it was something that is never talked about-- but happens to a lot of couples.
How does this story make you feel? Are you nervous about this?
Sorry to hear this Emily but thank you for sharing the story so it can help others! I remember 3 people RSVP'd but no-showed to our wedding, and we couldn't help but get a little bothered by it.
If I could do it again, anyone we had questions about, I would have texted the week before just to say "I'm super excited to see you on Saturday," to maybe give them a push, or maybe a little peer pressure. Also to give them one more chance to back out while we maybe still had time to save on their per plate costs haha.
Ultimately, though, Emily said it...the most important thing is to marry your best friend and whoever shows gets to experience the joy/love/party. Everybody who doesn't come misses out. But don't be THAT guy or girl .