Bride getting her portraits done after she is married?

12 years 3 months ago #191218 by Tgauge9
Has anyone ever had a married woman ask you to photograph her and her husband, after they been married for a while, in her wedding dress and him in a tux? The other day I received an email from a lady who was married a year ago, but she is not happy with the bride/groom photos, she wants a do over (now I was not the wedding photographer to her wedding). She wants to wear her dress, her husband wear his tux and get the typical bride/groom shots.

Has anyone been hired to do something like this? How would you treat the session? Like any other normal portrait session?


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12 years 3 months ago #191220 by LeahJean84
I would treat it like a normal portrait session. Have you photograph weddings before? photographing bride and grooms? If so, then treat it like that. Charge them whatever your portrait rate/package is.


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12 years 3 months ago #191221 by Tgauge9
I have done weddings before. I guess this email just caught me off guard with this kind of question.


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12 years 3 months ago #191222 by Shupp98
Think about it for a min, it wouldn't be any different if you were hired to shoot for a fashion magazine and the model wore a wedding dress. You would have to shoot the session to sell the wedding dress. So in this case shoot the session to sell the fact that the clients are just getting married, although they been married for a year already.


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12 years 3 months ago #191247 by Darrell
Great opportunity! Wouldn't it be great to shoot a bride and groom, in your studio, or some other controlled environment.

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12 years 3 months ago #191261 by photobod
Lots of B&G's have shoots after the wedding is over and done, their are cherish the dress sessions and trash the dress sessions, its not usually because they didnt like the wedding photos but hey who cares, its a shoot and just treat it like one. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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12 years 3 months ago #191381 by jbirdie
Well they still are technically "newlyweds." I'd also treat it like a portrait session, but be sure to get some information from the bride about what she's looking for too. I'd be flattered they chose me to recapture one of the most special days in their lives. Plus you could have some fun since there isn't a time restraint like on a normal wedding day (getting to the reception, leaving for the honeymoon, etc.)


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12 years 3 months ago #191390 by Stealthy Ninja
Not a big deal. In Hong Kong most people get their wedding portraits done before the wedding. This is just on the opposite side of the wedding. ;)
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