Since we had saved so much in other areas, we did splurge here and hire a professional photographer. We did, however, choose one of his less costly package deals. I also took pictures, standing alongside him whenever possible. That way, I got many of the same poses and pictures, using his special lights, but the cost of getting prints of them was a fraction of his cost for the same. And, in fact, some of my pictures were better than his and he offered me a job when he saw them.
Many couples place disposable cameras on tables at the reception and ask guests to take pictures.
That isn t cheap and often you will end up paying for photos you would not have taken had you had control over the camera. A high school videography instructor who was a friend of my daughter s from school offered his services and equipment and we paid only for tapes and copies of tapes. The result was a professionally edited tape of the wedding and reception. All rights retained by author. Do not duplicate without permission.