Wedding Forum - Feeding photographers?...

No hun you just count the number of guests xxx

I havent even thought of this lol but SOME photographers will want feeding BUT dont worry it wont be the whole 3 course meal everyone else is having. Most would perfer something small like a quick snack or a sandwich and they would proberly eat in the bar away from your guests.
Ours is bringing his own sandwishs i think or so h2b says hehehe

Well ours wasn't in the contract but was asked on the booking form. But as we are havibg our reception in a hotel we have said to them both and our videographer to order from the bar and we will pick the bill up the next day. Talk to your venue they will of prob had this before . I don't want to include them in our numbers at £65 pp!! Lol

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I will look into mine but I know my videographer is feeding himself from the restaurant out of the way of the guests sitting in the terrace room where we will be and just coming in when we cut the cake and do the speeches. Got my meeting with the photographer on 31st Jan so can check to see what he says in his contract then. Definitely didn't budget for two extra heads at £61.95!!!!

mine wants to eat away from everyone so he can start working on his laptop to show the guests the photos we had outside the castle that they wouldn't have seen.

lol so far only us lot have replied lol well that was pointless lol

in our contract it says we have to give him a hot meal, if we dont he will go off somewhere to get hot food.
i am going to speak to the hotel and see if they can do him something differnet. they prob will as my cousin is the hotel manager which is why we are getting a good deal xx

At our venue they offered cheaper options for "suppliers". Either sandwiches or a cheaper hot meal but because my photographer was my cousin it wasn't an issue. But I guess the same is if you hire a toastmaster or anyone that is going to be with you for the entire day... I'm sure your venue is used to it so hopefully they will have an alternative solution. Good luck xx

my photographer is part of my daay guest anyhom as he my bridesmaids partner.... problem solved.. lol failing that i woulda sent them 2 the chippy 2 lol

my photographers is one of our guests so we will be feeding them

Well after speaking to our photographers they've said they will require feeding on the day but didn't specify what exactly their requirements were, so I think I'll arrange with my venue a nice bar meal (but not a £60 a head meal!) for the two of them, hopefully the venue will be ok about accomodating this. To be honest before all this I would've thought that they'd provide their own lunch, good job I checked!

As i am just having a bbq I will just tell him to help himself. Doesnt really bother me whether he eats or not, as long as my pics are nice, lol

im stunned i cant believe the ones that expect an entire wedding meal im leaving out really good friends to keep cost down so no way im paying for them at the end of the day its there job i dont know many people who get a three or four course high priced meal for their lunch at work we all have to sort ourselves out so why should they be any different ohhhh its a cheek it drives me nuts and when you look at what they are charging its a cheek sorry my pet rant at the moment lol xx

tinsel; it may be fair to feed them but when youre paying £65pp its a bit much to ask that 2-4 photographers get to join in in that. If mine want feeding, i'll certianly be sending them to the local chip&chicken shop :L <3 x

'ca'ca'ca - you don't pay whatever the price per head is for them, your venue will either offer bar food (as the others have said) or a reduced cost for the same meal. But to be honest I love my photographer so much I'd pay the full price for his meal! Keep 'em sweet and all that; a hungry photographer could make for some poor photos... :o)

Speaking as a photographer I would say it is always nice when offered a place, but its never expected.
Often there are spare places where someone didn't turn up so the photographer gets offered a seat instead.
Mostly though, we tend to grab a sandwich at the bar while the wedding guests are eating. Often, with a sly smile and the odd wink, we can get the catering staff to knock us up a plate of chips or something!!
I wouldn't worry too much about feeding the tradesmen!
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thats the same as ours kaya

i have to feed mine - good job my venue cater for that or i wouldn't know what to do! x

We never expect anything, but appreciate the subject being covered in advance.

On the way to the wedding breakfast I grabbed something at the drive through...only to be given an unexpected hog roast on arrival.

I needed rolling out of my chair.

Depending on location some couples offer a bar meal away from the guests, I've also been sat with the guests close to the top table, camera in hand.
Sometimes the venue itself lays something on for those working that day. It's always a good question to ask your tog, they won't usually mention it although I have heard of some saying they expect to be fed which I think is cheeky.

I havent even thought of this! i better try and find out from my photographer what he expects!

you ask the venue to accomodate them. They will give them a light lunch or some sandwiches.

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I've had B&G's offer me food, but I prefer that down time when the guest eat. Gives me a chance to chill, and you can't chill at a table with guests who are in effect, an extension of your client.

Mostly I go and have a sandwich in the car, rest my poor feet for a bit and replace a few batteries.

I certainly don't expect to be fed and if I was offered something I'd politely decline, though I appreciate the gesture.
If a tog you're looking at insists on being fed outright, how inflexible is he going to be in other areas is what I'd think to myself.

Just tell them where they are going to eat - end of.
It's not up to them to decide, it's up to you to offer - after all they work for you!

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lmao thats so funny.....feeding them im a mobile can u imagine if i said to my clients il be there at 9am n in between ur eyebrows n leg wax but before ur infills id like to be fed please.....lmao jokes.

sayin that our photographer made a joke about as long as im fed and watered....am now wondering if this was his polite way of saying....feed me! lol x x x