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There will be things going wrong on your wedding day. Yes, we know, it’s supposed to be the most perfect and joyful day of your life.

You’ve put in the hours and hours (and hours) to plan, to think through every aspect, from seating charts to playlists that everyone will enjoy.

We’re talking about this because no one else in the wedding industry does. The phrase “perfect day” is synonymous with weddings. Haha, no pressure at all.

Thank you, traditional wedding industry, for your impossible expectations!

The secret to real happiness is how you respond to hiccups, according to Claire, a Sr. Wedding Planner from Big City Bride. It is often the hiccups on your wedding day that become the stories told for years to come.

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There will be things going wrong on your wedding day. Yes, we know, it’s supposed to be the most perfect and joyful day of your life.

You’ve put in the hours and hours (and hours) to plan, to think through every aspect, from seating charts to playlists that everyone will enjoy.

We’re talking about this because no one else in the wedding industry does. The phrase “perfect day” is synonymous with weddings. Haha, no pressure at all.

Thank you, traditional wedding industry, for your impossible expectations!

The secret to real happiness is how you respond to hiccups, according to Claire, a Sr. Wedding Planner from Big City Bride. It is often the hiccups on your wedding day that become the stories told for years to come.

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    Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectVerifiedRobin Sloan, The Uncorked Project

    There are two kinds of couples on the wedding day - those who freak out about every single thing that does not go as hoped and those who can let it go. The couples that are able to let the little things go do have more fun on the actual wedding day. Is this something you can control? Easier said than done?

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Q: Is there really a wedding mark up?

Do you feel like the industry charges more “because it’s a wedding” and they know it’s an emotional purchase?

Do companies think that they can charge more for weddings since the bride and groom may be willing to spend more on their dream wedding?

Hey wedding pros – is this higher price tag justified? Why? Do you charge more for your service if it is a wedding?

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    Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectVerifiedRobin Sloan, The Uncorked Project

    I have been asked this so many times... does the wedding industry inflate prices when they hear it's a wedding?

    Here is my honest answer (as a former wedding photographer)... NO. Did I charge more for a wedding than a 50th birthday party or a family portrait session? Yes, absolutely. I charged A LOT more for a wedding.

    Was I taking advantage of the emotional sell? Absolutely not.

    The main reasons I charged more for a wedding were: the unseen amount of work involved in the 12+ months leading up to the wedding, the skill level needed on the day, the INTENSE pressure to create perfect "portfolio level work" no matter what the reality of the situation- but mostly it is to compensate for the time AFTER the wedding in post production.

    Little known fact about wedding photography - the real job is sitting at a computer editing photos. Photographers spend many hours behind the computer carefully selecting and editing photos. They make adjustments, crop, and adjust colors to ensure each image it's best. Don't forget the time it takes for batching, renaming, importing, exporting and uploading the photos and preparing them for delivery.

    Do you think this justifies why photographers charge more for weddings than for other types of shoots?

    AvatarCody Pettengill

    Couldn’t agree more! And on the videography side its an absolute ton of data + editing discipline.

    Its a double sided coin- weddings are extremely high pressure but also high reward when we nail it.

    Our products (photo video) in particular are the only thing that genuinely will last forever . Having fun and ALSO nailing the product is worth the price of entry and frankly more.

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