Do you actually need 12-15 photographers for your wedding? Can your wedding be beautifully shot by a crew of just 4-5 people? Think about this before you hire your photographer because the quantity doesn’t necessarily guarantee quality

Sometimes I have been asked by people if 8-9 people will be enough to cover a wedding and at other times, people have expressed surprise that I would need as many as 8-9 people to cover a simple wedding. I know of families who have hired two teams, each getting a crew of 10-12 people - That’s an absurd total of 20-25 photographers. This is just insane.

Apart from the showoff paparazzi value, this creates filming chaos and I have seen numerous such avoidable incidents where the two teams have clashed on who gets to stand where and this has led to an overall reduction in the quality of the footage.

Alternately, I know of families that have hired a team of just 4-5 talented, well co-ordinated, intelligent photographers who have created magic with their art. Too few can feel a bit risky but too many cooks definitely spoil the broth. Think about this before you hire your wedding photographer because the quantity doesn’t necessarily guarantee quality and there are no retakes in the world of weddings!

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