Hiring a good photographer is an essential way to capture amazing photos on your wedding day, but hiring a second photographer can be a great investment too. Check out these 5 reasons why hiring a second photographer to capture your big day is a good idea.
1. You get more candid photos
Hiring a second photographer can lead to some amazing candid photos. Often times the best candids happen during cocktail hour, which is when the couple portraits are being taken. This means you’re missing out on capturing photos of your guests enjoying the party. With a second photographer, you can have one be at cocktail hour photographing the guests.
Before the ceremony, if you choose to do a first look photo session, you can also have the wedding party photos done while a photographer remains with your guests. Capturing the anticipation and excitement as they await your walk down the aisle.
2. You can get unique shots
Having two photographers means that you will get some creative and unique perspectives on your wedding day. By hiring a second shooter, you allow your photographers to get more creative. One can take more artistic risks, while the other gets the more serious documentary type photos. This can lead to some amazing images!
Imagine one getting the perfect shot of your first dance, while the other captures your emotional siblings watching. Or when you say “I do” and your mom has tears in her eyes, both moments can be caught on film.
3. It’s a great insurance policy
Wedding days are quick, fast-paced and cram a lot of activity into one day. With so many fleeting moments, it’s nearly impossible for 1 photographer to capture them all. By having a second shooter, you increase the likely hood that nothing will be missed. Having double the eyes and attention to focus on your moments is a great insurance policy. After all, you spend a lot of money on the wedding, and it’s over in a matter of hours. Photos are something that you’ll have to look back on after the day is done, so you don’t want to forget or miss anything. Having multiple photographers is the best way to ensure that you have complete coverage over your wedding day.
4. It saves time
Traditionally with one photographer, you will need to get ready at different times so that the photographer can capture both of you getting ready. But with two photographers, you can each get your own photographer. Which not only helps to cut down on the time-crunch but it can also help your wedding’s timeline to run more smoothly. Since delays and unknown variables can happen, having more time on your hands it better than not having enough. Reducing the stress of the day and giving you a bigger time cushion to prepare for the unexpected.
5. It gives you two perspectives
Since every photographer is different and has their own style, having two photographers means that you can get two artistic views of your wedding day. They can also help to bounce creative ideas back and forth and help each other to make sure your photos turn out amazing. One can assist by fetching a forgotten bouquet from another room while the other sets up the proper lens, or adjusts a crooked bowtie. This helps you to get amazing keepsake photographs, that you may not have otherwise had. It also reduces the stress of your photographers since they aren’t running around trying to do everything themselves.
Wedding ceremonies are an important part of your unification process and a symbol of your love. It’s two people making a vow to spend the rest of their lives together in marriage. Whether it’s done in a small private ceremony or in a more extravagant celebration, having 2 photographers on hand to capture the day is a great idea.
