tips for shooting my own wedding?

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as the title says really, im getting married in september, we've gone over our budget from "upgrading" from registry office to our local parish church (not that this would have left us enough for a tog lol) as its something we both really wanted, this unfourtantly leaves us with me shooting my own wedding,

so any help/tips please, are greatly welcomed!
 
andrewc said:
Ask for help. You can't shoot your own wedding, and if you can't afford to pay for a wedding photographer, maybe you have a skill or something you could barter in exchange.
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only other person is my uncle and he is 95% sure he will be out of the UK, and im skilless

Yv said:
**looks for the great big key attached to the elastic band** :suspect:
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lol i dont get it??:thinking:
 
grahamc said:
look for an amateur, but dont even consider trying to do it yourself....
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i think this is our last option, we cant pay for an amatur, due to the budget
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i was toying with the idea of taking my tripod, and taking just staged photos, but if i need to be in the shot get someone to stand in while i set the shot up then have them press the shutter once we've swapped positions

highly impractical i know but thinks its all we have left
 
All you need to do is find someone to stand in as the groom and marrry your fiance and that will leave you free to snap away all day. The real bonus is you'll still be single at the end of the day.
 
#13 said:
lol i dont get it??:thinking:
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There was a recent wedding thread that was a total wind up. Seriously though, don't even consider it, you might as well just collect all the shots your family and friends take because shooting your own wedding will make a stressful day 100% worse. As suggested, perhaps advertise for an amateur looking for a break, but expect to get 'amateur' shots [that doesn't mean they will be bad necessarily, just possibly not what an experienced wedding photographer would get] and just pay for prints/cd, whatever.
 
Yv said:
There was a recent wedding thread that was a total wind up. Seriously though, don't even consider it, you might as well just collect all the shots your family and friends take because shooting your own wedding will make a stressful day 100% worse. As suggested, perhaps advertise for an amateur looking for a break, but expect to get 'amateur' shots [that doesn't mean they will be bad necessarily, just possibly not what an experienced photographer would get] and just pay for prints/cd, whatever.
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i can assure you this is no wind up, :(
 
Hi richard

I honestly don't recommend doing it yourself.
It will genuinely be a complete nightmare.

I do paid photography work, and am looking to eventually get into weddings.
I live in hampshire so a 4 hour drive would be a silly idea, but if you were closer I would be willing to do your wedding photographs for free, and supply you with a CD of images that are lightly edited, so long as I could use your photographs in my portfolio.

Now, you might think, "Oh, cheers mate, fat lot of bloody good that is :thinking:" considering I live too far away.

But there are plenty of amateurs, or at least semi-pro's (if I can call myself that :p) that are looking to get into weddings and by doing a free shoot there isn't as much pressure to 'supply the goods' so to speak, but it's likely any keen and moderately talented amateur can get some decent shots.

People might think you're being stingey but there are loads of guys on here looking for a wedding to do, and even if you pay them £100 for the CD, buy them a few drinks and give them a meal they'd be more than happy to do it, myself included :)
 
Getting married is a full time job and being a wedding photographer is a full time job too. In both cases the bride is your boss so can't do both!

There are often budding photographers here on TP who are asking for work as second shooters at weddings. I'm sure if you ask about a bit or just express an interest in this thread you'll find plenty of photographers up for the challenge.
 
#13 said:
as the title says really, im getting married in september, we've gone over our budget from "upgrading" from registry office to our local parish church (not that this would have left us enough for a tog lol) as its something we both really wanted, this unfourtantly leaves us with me shooting my own wedding,

so any help/tips please, are greatly welcomed!
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I am only an amateur and have no idea on a weeding shoot but would be willing to do it for free if you would prefer? On condition i get lots of help and pointers from you guys on here :lol:
 
we had a photographer, but also we created an online gallery for all the guests (who nearly all had cameras) to upload their photos. Then we selected the best ones and had a nice more personal gallery.
 
There is just no way you can do it yourself so I'd say you have two options other than just collecting all your guests photo's:

1. An amateur who will do it for free (travel expenses / dinner etc would be part of the deal I imagine).
2. Get yourselves some part time work and get saving. Car boot sale all your old stuff, sell something you own but don't need, set up a photography fund and ask your guests to contribute to this rather than buy you presents etc etc...

If you really want some pro-shots I'm sure you can find a way to make it happen / get the money together. If you are pretty relaxed about what photo's you end up with then I'd go for option 2. Option 3 of doing it yourself just isn't viable :nono:
 
Daysleeper40 said:
There is just no way you can do it yourself so I'd say you have two options other than just collecting all your guests photo's:

1. An amateur who will do it for free (travel expenses / dinner etc would be part of the deal I imagine).
2. Get yourselves some part time work and get saving. Car boot sale all your old stuff, sell something you own but don't need, set up a photography fund and ask your guests to contribute to this rather than buy you presents etc etc...

If you really want some pro-shots I'm sure you can find a way to make it happen / get the money together. If you are pretty relaxed about what photo's you end up with then I'd go for option 2. Option 3 of doing it yourself just isn't viable :nono:
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Already Offered! ;)
 
When is your wedding? and I take it that it is local to you?

You may get a couple of people from here saying they can help you out.

I am seconding for a couple of friends now, one in 7 weeks and one early next year. I don't feel I have anywhere enough skill to run the photography at a wedding. The Wirral is only around 90 mins from me, so if you get someone to shoot and need a second I would be more than happy to help out :)
 
Yv said:
There was a recent wedding thread that was a total wind up. Seriously though, don't even consider it, you might as well just collect all the shots your family and friends take because shooting your own wedding will make a stressful day 100% worse. As suggested, perhaps advertise for an amateur looking for a break, but expect to get 'amateur' shots [that doesn't mean they will be bad necessarily, just possibly not what an experienced wedding photographer would get] and just pay for prints/cd, whatever.
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Do you have a link for that thread? I think I missed it.:thumbs:

Thanks.

Lisa
 
Me and my friend are willing to do it for free, we are on the wirral, so fairly local. We're only 16 and 17 mind, but my freind has done a few weddings before as a second shooter to Steve Moore

We'd do you a CD of images, and just ask we can use them in our respective portfolio's if thats ok?

Can you just drop me a PM of when and where the wedding would be so i can check it would be all ok?
 
Can you not stretch to hiring someone to cover just the ceremony and few shots of the family afterwards? -perhaps a couple of hours. As above, the party shots can be covered by friends and family very easily.

This is what we did, mainly because I didn't want someone snapping away whilst I was trying to drown my sorrows. Cost us I think £400 with prints for 2 hours snapping time.
 
Not stealing my thunder. i can fill my spare time in taking pics of aircraft. :woot:
 
trying to be open mind here, buy another camera to you future wife and revolutionate wedding pictures :D :thumbs: :D
 
what's already been said
you will be too busy to do anything but smile and greet people on the day
you need someone, anyone to use your equipment if necessary organise people.
plan it with them yourself.
or approach the local college and see if any students or amateurs would do it got an hourly wage, then you sort the pics afterwards
 
You definitely can't shoot it yourself, someone else from here to help would be great

My biggest advice is don't skimp on his area. Unless you're cutting back on everything I would say get a pro. The pics will be with you forever, the memories fade. I got married in august last year and it feels like ages ago! You'll want to reminisce in years to come - the photos will let you do that
 
you'll be a bit busy mate, let one of the aspiring togs on here do it - helps them helps you, I'd say the lads from earlier in the thread could be a great shout but meet up check portfolios ect
 
bonsyde said:
we could make it one big tp meet......
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If this happens please please invint me,Can you imagen the nosie
twenty / thirty togs all shoting in machine gun mode, shouting at the
crowds trying to get the little groups togeather, best mans off to jail after one of the togs surjested that his gf should come down for a shot, :naughty:
one tog has gone missing with the maid of honur :love: with the only two decent bottles of bubbly for the top table, the mother in law is running around like a headless chickin, saying "i told you so :nono: " and to top it all off your dad has started dancing like.... well yer DAD. :woot: after about a hour it goes deadly silient.... :help:
all the cards are full and the togs are chimping,
this might be the best time to make a break for it.

good luck ;)
 
Madpup said:
If this happens please please invint me,Can you imagen the nosie
twenty / thirty togs all shoting in machine gun mode, shouting at the
crowds trying to get the little groups togeather, best mans off to jail after one of the togs surjested that his gf should come down for a shot, :naughty:
one tog has gone missing with the maid of honur :love: with the only two decent bottles of bubbly for the top table, the mother in law is running around like a headless chickin, saying "i told you so :nono: " and to top it all off your dad has started dancing like.... well yer DAD. :woot: after about a hour it goes deadly silient.... :help:
all the cards are full and the togs are chimping,
this might be the best time to make a break for it.

good luck ;)
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sounds like great fun, whens the date?
 
Dont be so bloody daft :lol:

I was the photographer at my dads wedding, the problem being? I was also his witness, and had to be in most of the shots :D

Lesson well learned. Get an amateur to do it, will be brilliant experience for them, and will leave you to focus on the more important things ;)
 
TP MEET? :) Why not have a local TP crew go in and do a bang up job? Just a thought, better than a TP meet in the streets, if you're up for it that is!
 
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