Tight budgets and photo/video....a match made in h*ll

jangelz9 Posted: Apr 01, 2012 06:29 PM

Tight budgets and photo/video....a match made in h*ll

Lol I'm on a tight budget and I need photo aND video in the $1500-$2000 range....is this realistic??? Anyone else have any photo/video in this range????

pauladanielle Posted: Apr 01, 2012 07:02 PM

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I know I already sent you FM about my experience with having a tight budget, but I was going to say you should also put this as a request on the Vendors Helping Brides forum: the vendors on here will give you quotes if they know you're looking.

Kristin31613 Posted: Apr 01, 2012 07:17 PM

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It is going to depend on what you want. Any vendor can meet that but if you want albums, etc, then that will be tough.

mattandjess2013 Posted: Apr 01, 2012 07:58 PM

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talk to Florio at Lighthouse photography - he will work with you to come up with a package in your budget I'm sure.

Bride2012 Posted: Apr 01, 2012 08:10 PM

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I had that budget in mind but when I started looking I realized I had to expand that budget. Whats good is they usually have budget plans and the last payment is due after the wedding which may help. I think photos and video is important because after the day its really all you have besides the memories of course. What do you want?

LisaReyes Posted: Apr 01, 2012 08:55 PM

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It's a little tight - but there are ways to get around it. When you're looking for video - look for raw footage only. Then you can always have it edited when you can save up some money after the wedding. You also may want to look for just a disc of all your pictures (w/o watermarks). I still think all of that would still put you around 2k-2,500.00. Look to see if anyone knows any film students or beginning photographers that might have a lower fee then some of the better known wedding photographers.

I think a lot of photographers require that you pay the last 30% of the bill after the wedding, which could ease the budget up a little bit.

I found that ADA and Patken had very fair pricing and lots of options.

jennifer2013 Posted: Apr 01, 2012 09:23 PM

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It depends on what are you looking for and some vendors can work with you around your budget.

jangelz9 Posted: Apr 01, 2012 09:58 PM

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Thanks guys!!!! Yea I think that photo/video is important so I guess i do need to expand!!!!

Bride2Be78 Posted: Apr 01, 2012 10:20 PM

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That # is going to be super tight. I think video alone start at 1,000. Photogpraher varies also. It depends on what you are looking for.

AnnaK26 Posted: Apr 01, 2012 11:13 PM

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I am having the same issue with videographers. I have an awesome photographer that was in my budget butball the videographers I have been getting quotes from are like $3,000 for half decent package :(

Bride2012 Posted: Apr 02, 2012 04:29 AM

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Posted by AnnaK26

I am having the same issue with videographers. I have an awesome photographer that was in my budget butball the videographers I have been getting quotes from are like $3,000 for half decent package :(

sometimes when you find a company that do it together they will help with the price.

Kristin31613 Posted: Apr 02, 2012 12:10 PM

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Be careful of any information on this site bc LIW will delete posts that they find are offensive to vendors. One of my posts was deleted that gave a synopsis of the vendors I visited and how one of them would not negotiate, well now it is gone. LIW is great if you want a bias view on all vendors but unlike other sites, it will not allow you to post the truth.

AnnaK26 Posted: Apr 02, 2012 12:59 PM

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Posted by Bride2012

Posted by AnnaK26

I am having the same issue with videographers. I have an awesome photographer that was in my budget butball the videographers I have been getting quotes from are like $3,000 for half decent package :(

sometimes when you find a company that do it together they will help with the price.

I looked into that but when it came to photography, i had something very specific in mind in terms of what I wanted my pics to look like. I did search for someone who would give me a good deal for both but it came out to be like a 6 hours only deal and i needed someone for at least 8! I got a great deal from a great photographer for 10 hours. i love his work so I couldn't pass him up. So now i am looking for a videographer. Yes it is important but I am NOT paying $5,000 for a video.