Couple Sue Wedding Photographer

ScarySquirrel · 6 Oct 2009 at 09:03

Yes, I know it's the sun, but check out this story and in particular the slide show!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2668137/Couple-sue-over-wedding-snaps.html

He charged £1,450 for those kind of photos. I would have done a better job than that and I've only done one small wedding!

GravyMonster · 6 Oct 2009 at 09:32

I paid over £4000 for my wedding photographer and album. I now see why.

Raymond Lin · 6 Oct 2009 at 09:53

I think i saw that in the metro today, scary pics !

SteveOBHave · 6 Oct 2009 at 10:06

Spunkey said:
I paid over £4000 for my wedding photographer and album. I now see why.

Good god - I hope they were all framed in solid gold!!!

Ciphon · 6 Oct 2009 at 10:16

Woah... to be honest, those pictures are truely horrible lol, they deserve every penny back, and more.

Sirrel Squirrel · 6 Oct 2009 at 10:36

O dear, didn't realise the video was of them too, you wouldn't be happy!

Retorted · 6 Oct 2009 at 10:36

I disagree. I think he's way ahead of his time.

The world just isn't ready for Bowers yet.

Russinating · 6 Oct 2009 at 10:52

Retorted said:
I disagree. I think he's way ahead of his time.

The world just isn't ready for Bowers yet.

That video has to be a joke...

Columbo · 6 Oct 2009 at 11:00

Spunkey said:
I paid over £4000 for my wedding photographer and album. I now see why.

Holy God £4000?
My entire wedding only cost £5200 with 140 heads in attendance.

Photographer cost me £585 and he did a sterling job, did you get to keep the camera equipment or something?

PaulyD · 6 Oct 2009 at 11:02

That is awful.

Pleased to say even I (as a true novice photographer!) could do better than that!

Russinating · 6 Oct 2009 at 11:04

ManCuBuS said:
Holy God £4000?
My entire wedding only cost £5200 with 140 heads in attendance.

Photographer cost me £585 and he did a sterling job, did you get to keep the camera equipment or something?

£4,000 isn't a huge amount. Consider he may have had had two primary photographers, so that's essentially £2,000 each, and then if that's full coverage (bridal prep through to evening entertainment) as well as all photo printing/book costs it starts to look like a fairly average price.

SteveOBHave · 6 Oct 2009 at 12:58

Russinating said:
£4,000 isn't a huge amount. Consider he may have had had two primary photographers, so that's essentially £2,000 each, and then if that's full coverage (bridal prep through to evening entertainment) as well as all photo printing/book costs it starts to look like a fairly average price.

Only in yours and his world - it's sure as hell not in any of ours! £4000 is a huge amount - £1500 - £2000 is far more average priced.

Russinating · 6 Oct 2009 at 13:11

SteveOBHave said:
Only in yours and his world - it's sure as hell not in any of ours! £4000 is a huge amount - £1500 - £2000 is far more average priced.

That's what I mean - he basically did pay £1,500-2,000 if he had two photographers.

SteveOBHave · 6 Oct 2009 at 13:13

Russinating said:
That's what I mean - he basically did pay £1,500-2,000 if he had two photographers.

If you have the money then fine, but £4000 is for the majority of people an excessive budget for a wedding in my books.

Razor-BladE · 6 Oct 2009 at 13:16

Saw this in the metro as well.. a load of ****. Coming from a beginner I could probably do a better job.

MikeHunt79 · 6 Oct 2009 at 13:28

Retorted said:
I disagree. I think he's way ahead of his time.

The world just isn't ready for Bowers yet.

Wedding photography, blair witch style!

Looks like the tripod fell over when he was in the church, and love the shot where he was running alongside the carriage!

Col_M · 6 Oct 2009 at 13:45

That's pretty bad, I found his website in the SWPP but it seems to be down http://www.freshimages.eu/

It sounds like he didn't take the photos as the article says "But on the day a different team turned up at her home", so it sounds like he sent some inexperienced wannabe. Still it doesn't absolve him of responsibility as it's his job to ensure his photographers can cut the mustard and his clients get the quality product they expect.

I expect his wedding bookings will take a significant nose dive too.

ringo747 · 6 Oct 2009 at 13:59

O dear me. That is appalling!

Tooks · 6 Oct 2009 at 14:08

I know I shouldn't have, but I did have to LOL at some of the video footage!

So, with the judge only awarding the couple a £500 refund, it means that little lot was worth £950...

A nice benchmark to consider when pricing my next wedding then...

GravyMonster · 6 Oct 2009 at 14:19

SteveOBHave said:
Only in yours and his world - it's sure as hell not in any of ours! £4000 is a huge amount - £1500 - £2000 is far more average priced.

I should say that that £4k included 3 photographers (1 organising people and taking group shots and 2 taking candid shots of guests and the location etc.) and also 3 albums, one each for us and our parents.