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Originally Posted by TheGrimm
I know what you are saying, and every situation is different. In some cases, where money is tight absolutely trim things that aren't a priority. The thing is, nice photographs don't simply fly out of nowhere. Just because you have 100+ people running around on your wedding day with cell phones and cameras doesn't guarantee any of those photographs are going to be something worthy of hanging on your wall.
When you get images throughout your day it is basically capturing the story of your day. From getting ready photos to the first time your wife's dad see's his daughter in her wedding dress, to the time you tried to sneak off into a corner with your wife to steal a kiss before the reception... The photographer is there... like a ninja  with a camera!
My parents attempted to sidestep the photographer expense for their wedding and had a friend attempt to shoot it for them. Long story short, he lost all of the photos and they now have only a handful of shots from the day. It's one of their big regrets now, because memories tend to get foggy with time.
Again though, I am not impartial in this.. so I say keep the photographer and cut everything else...  |
Fair enough...we all have different priorities. I just like to be vocal on my opinion on this matter because the trend is definitely heading towards more lavish and expensive weddings that spare no expense. I like to remind people there is another way (which is the way weddings were done for the past few hundred years or so, not including the past 10).