Gosh I think finding a photographer has been the most daunting part of wedding planning! It's not high on my priority list because my husband-elect hates pictures (he says I can't take another picture of him after the wedding for at least 10 years haha!) So I budgeted, unrealistically I figured out, pretty low. The average photographer in my area is about $2-3k and we're leaning towards the moody and dramatic styles with our rustic industrial venue. I budgeted $1500 on the HIGH end and these sticker prices? Definite shock. We can definitely move some of our budget around but I hate the thought of paying a few thousand for pictures that I'm gonna have to pull teeth to get my partner to take. We both have pretty horrible memories so I have to remind both him and myself that these will be cherished photos and keepsakes.
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