Photographer

What dates are you asking about? Most wedding vendors are almost or fully booked for 2022 and starting to fill up for 2023. They may not be available at the time you want, or they're so busy they're not taking any more weddings for the time being.

View Quoted Comment April 27th 2022. They tell me there available and give me there prices and then when I respond back which is usually right away I don't hear anything back. I get there busy im just starting to get frustrated

View Quoted Comment How long ago did you reach out to them and they haven’t responded?

View Quoted Comment Some I reached out to almost immediately after we started planning which was August 27th. They all replied back saying they are available and gave me the prices and then wouldn't hear anything back

View Quoted Comment Have you sent follow up emails? With dates filling up so quickly, I’m sure a lot of them are bombarded with tons of requests, and it’s easy for someone to fall through the cracks. I would send a follow up email, if you haven’t already.

View Quoted Comment I have and I haven't heard back from a few of them its been a couple of weeks now. Im in contact with one lady she does amazing work but my budget was 800 max and her lowest price is 2,900 and up. Im doing this all on a budget we are doing a small wedding. But I will have to ask and see if we can make it work

View Quoted Comment If you have already reached out to them a second time and they haven’t responded, I would probably cut my losses. It doesn’t sound as though they are very reliable professionals, and you wouldn’t want to worry about that on your wedding day. Unfortunately, photography and videography are both high ticket items, and many times when you get into “budget photographers” they are usually hobbyists and not always very reliable. Make sure whoever you hire is reputable and has a lot of good reviews on multiple platforms. And make sure you see works of theirs in places other than their portfolio (which only shows their best works).

View Quoted Comment Which I agree. Just generally frustrated with the whole thing everything else is coming together. Thats my only issue and im just amazed by how much we have got done so far. But one speed bump always gets in the way somehow

If you have almost everything else planned already in a month and a half, you guys are doing great!

View Quoted Comment Right! im kinda proud usually we are last minute planners and rushing to get things accomplished. but we dove right into this head on. At first he didn't have any ideas and now he actually does so we are getting there

With your budget, you may want to look into your local university if they have a photography program. Usually student photographers are looking to build their portfolios and charge a lot less.

View Quoted Comment 800 is really low for quality photography in most areas. This could be why it's difficult to find someone who wants to take the job. I was getting quotes $3k-6k

They are extremely busy right now with wedding season. My photographer has had photoshoots during the week and all through the weekends. Give them time to respond during busy season, but I will say it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to find a professional photographer for $800 especially if you want a full day of photos.


Also, keep in mind a small wedding does not make it less work for a photographer so they don’t usually change prices based on the size of a wedding. A good portion of their work is done after the wedding is over editing and picking the best photos.