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Just Said Yes October 2021

Engagement shoot

Weddingadvice, on January 24, 2021 at 10:44 AM Posted in Planning 0 7
Our engagement shoot was originally January 30th and I scheduled this mid-December with our photographer. She emailed me Thursday asking how I was and I responded and asked if we were still on for the shoot date (mostly to be nice). She responded and said she was moving that day and had to cancel our shoot (???). The options she gave us (Friday night) was to do our shoot that Saturday or Sunday or extend out to February 27th. Our plan was always to incorporate our dogs and we both had appointments scheduled for hair cuts, makeup, etc prior to the shoot so between all that and asking someone to help with the dogs on short notice just wasn't going to work. So I said we would both rather do the February 27th but it's delaying our save the dates and a big bummer. Then she said February 27th was no longer available and we can have March 6th. She also says it will take 4-6 weeks to get our pictures back so that's April 3-17. Its still about 6 months out from our wedding but i'm just irritated that it's even happening and am looking for other thoughts. How can I trust her to show up to the wedding if this is how she runs her business?

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Latest activity by Weddingadvice, on January 25, 2021 at 9:37 AM
  • Allie
    VIP November 2021
    Allie ·
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    I would be very put off by all of that. I’d probably honestly start looking into a new photographer because they shouldn’t be giving you dates that they can’t make work. My engagement shoot was scheduled for a Saturday afternoon in December and we happened to of course have a nor’easter hit that day and it wasn’t the pretty snowy wonderland we would’ve loved. She offered to change the date to the very next immediate spot she had, recognizing that we were bringing our dog and had made arrangements and gave her a bath and I had just gotten my hair done for them. So you shouldn’t be pushing yours out that far, if she couldn’t make the first date work she should’ve offered you a second date a lot closer to the date she couldn’t do.
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  • M
    Super June 2021
    Melanie ·
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    That's extremely unprofessional. Did you already pay a deposit? If not, I'd look for someone else
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  • C
    Master January 2019
    Cassidy ·
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    I’d feel a little put off by this but if she’s moving she may be at the mercy of other people. Leases up (maybe they can’t renew), closing dates (often set by the bank) , covid etc. I know 2 days before our closing date our buyer’s financer didn’t get the paper work in by the deadline and closing was pushed from Friday to Monday. It was last minute and messed up all our plans.
    Keep that in mind and remember to allow grace and kindness. You never know what other people are dealing with in private.
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  • Weddingadvice
    Just Said Yes October 2021
    Weddingadvice ·
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    Yeah I feel like a combination of what you all are saying. We've paid a deposit. I just feel like she should have been more accommodating and weekend of the cancelation doesn't count to me.
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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    I agree with this!

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  • Meghan
    Expert September 2021
    Meghan ·
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    Do you have a contract signed with her? If anything I’d see if she has a replacement. Idk how much I’d trust the person, but do think it’s the vendors responsibility to fill their place. When I meet with vendors I ask what happens if they can’t make it. They say it’s their job to find a replacement and would keep us informed.
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  • Weddingadvice
    Just Said Yes October 2021
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    Yes but then I have some random doing our pictures. If anything happens again, that's the route in which we'll say she's breaking her contract
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