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How to love your wedding photos

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Worried about how you are going to look in the wedding photos?

You are not alone. 

When hiring a wedding photographer, couples say they want them to capture the true moments of their big day. Nevertheless, wedding photographers usually hear the following comments once their clients are in front of the camera: 

“I just worry about how my arms will look in the photos. Can you make them look thinner?”

“Will you see my double chin when I laugh?”

“Can you make me look….”

Throughout Robin’s years as a wedding photographer, she heard literally every couple make this statement. However, it is never discussed in the wedding community, you just see the beautiful photos on social media.

A professional photographer is skilled at posing and positioning, but it’s ultimately about capturing the real you. As Meredith mentions, your double chin will show in some photos because you are laughing and having a wonderful time.

Let’s take this topic to the next level. Are you planning to pick your wedding photos apart or are you going to take them as they are and love them?

Who's in this video?

Cara Garbarino
Photographer & Owner,
The Atelier
Amanda Sudimack
Founder & Principal,
Artisan Events, Inc.
Anne & Seamus
Newlyweds
Meredith & Richard
Newlyweds
Emily & Carl
Newlyweds
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Who's in this video?

Cara Garbarino
Photographer & Owner,
The Atelier
Amanda Sudimack
Founder & Principal,
Artisan Events, Inc.
Anne & Seamus
Newlyweds
Meredith & Richard
Newlyweds
Emily & Carl
Newlyweds
Previous slide
Next slide

Worried about how you are going to look in the wedding photos?

You are not alone. 

When hiring a wedding photographer, couples say they want them to capture the true moments of their big day. Nevertheless, wedding photographers usually hear the following comments once their clients are in front of the camera: 

“I just worry about how my arms will look in the photos. Can you make them look thinner?”

“Will you see my double chin when I laugh?”

“Can you make me look….”

Throughout Robin’s years as a wedding photographer, she heard literally every couple make this statement. However, it is never discussed in the wedding community, you just see the beautiful photos on social media.

A professional photographer is skilled at posing and positioning, but it’s ultimately about capturing the real you. As Meredith mentions, your double chin will show in some photos because you are laughing and having a wonderful time.

Let’s take this topic to the next level. Are you planning to pick your wedding photos apart or are you going to take them as they are and love them?

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    Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectVerifiedRobin Sloan, The Uncorked Project

    I always listed "starting at" prices for each photographer at my photo studio. That way a couple could quickly know the basic budget before going down the rabbit hole of requesting pricing, waiting for replies... but, I also understand that photography is easier understood and less custom than something like wedding planning or decor. What do you think?

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Q: Is there really a wedding mark up?

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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    Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectVerifiedRobin Sloan, The Uncorked Project

    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?

    AvatarCody Pettengill

    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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