It always happens this way. They have money for cake and venue and food and preacher and limo but no money for a photographer. All of the things that don’t last they spend money on. At the end there will be the rings, the dress, and the photos. Everything else is eaten and past into the toilet or goes away.
I never do anything free. At least make them pay a deposit and refund it if they let you do the work.
Several times I have offered free services as an experienced wedding photographer and then someone coughs up the money to hire a photographer and instead of hiring and paying me they hire someone else. Meanwhile, I kept the date open for them and couldn’t book anyone else.
If you’re free they have no respect for you. My bet is they hire someone after all and waste your time.
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If you read the original post, you'll see that the whole wedding is very low budget. It amazes me that many on UHH can't seem to understand that there are many people who get married, and can't spend a lot of money on a wedding, but they do want pictures for the memories. The OP has already decided to do this. All the "don't do this" posts are not helpful. He is doing the pictures for a small wedding as a kind gesture for a friend.
No. Somebody didn't have to say it. I don't know your culture or environment but sometimes people fall in love and want to marry and they don't have money. I'm happy to make my wedding gift to them to be a few months of study or a new lens and that might eventually mean more to them than a set of steaknives
Welcome to UHH! If you decide to go for one of the Sony cameras, choosing one of their slightly older models (such as the two models you mentioned) will save you some $$. Sony often continues to sell their older models as new, while dropping the price.
Not sure a less than $100 car from the 70’s would be all that great!🤔
I don't know.....My dad sold a 1956 Buick for $100.00 in the early seventies. It was still in awesome shape, just needed some relatively minor repairs. I wish I had that car now.