Photo Nerves

Photo Nerves

June 15th, 2011 @ 3:45 pm by Mrs. Cannon
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Does anyone else get super nervous about these vendor meetings? Despite the fact that we’re essentially the bosses and doing the hiring, I still feel like I’m trying out for a school play or something whenever we have a vendor meeting. Like for some insane reason I want to make sure that my photographer and caterer personally like me. Obviously it’s important to get along with your vendors because it just makes life easier and you need to trust each other, but beyond that I think it’s my people-pleasing nature to make everyone like me. I can’t turn it off, so it bleeds over into things where it’s just silly.

Photo Nerves : wedding photography toledo Can1 can1

How could anyone think I’m not cool?

Luckily, our photographers were easy to get along with. We met in a coffee house and spent a bit of time chatting about our relationship and their business. They seemed really nice, and we looked over their albums and work and they explained their work philosophies, turnaround time, and packages. Mr. Cannon was very impressed with the album, and by the time we left, I knew he was sold. In the car he was enthusiastically talking about everything and was (almost) to my level of over-excitement. However, there was one thing standing between us and our dream photography—an Excel spreadsheet titled “Wedding” with a tab named “Budget.”

Their cheapest package was over our budget, and the one we wanted was WAAAAY over the budget. I wrote Mary asking some questions about timing so we could pick a package with enough time to get all the pictures we wanted. Mr. Cannon and I talked it over at length. Photography was my number one concern. I was absolutely in love with this photography team. No other website gave me the the same feeling. Could we stretch the budget? I did some math and moved some money around. Mr. Cannon and I talked about it some more. Mr. Cannon trusts my budgeting and financial savvy (the best part of getting that finance degree!). I showed him how we could find the money, and he agreed.

The contract was written up, and we submitted our first payment. I will admit we tripled our budget for photography to make this work. But I honestly have zero regrets at this point and am totally pumped. I’ll let you know if I’m still thrilled with our choice to go for it and spend the extra cash after the wedding, but I’m pretty sure I will be. As for now, we’re getting ready for engagement pics. I can’t wait!

Did you have to reconfigure your budget to get something you really wanted?

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10 Responses to “Photo Nerves”

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lisamarieloves (message) 447 posts, Helper bee

I’m reconfiguring my entire budget for just about everything!! I, too, get really nervous about meeting vendors because I feel bad about having to tell some of them that we are picking someone else. =(

6/15/11 @ 3:59 pm (reply)

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AdrienneB (message) 53 posts, Worker bee

We budgeted for our photographer as well. Photography was my number one priority (aside from becoming his Mrs., of course). We actually planned our wedding date around our photographer’s availability! haha We set a date with her, then went ahead and booked the church and reception venue! And budget wise, our photographer cost more than our entire reception. I realize it’s totally backwards, but we didn’t regret it for a second.

6/15/11 @ 4:00 pm (reply)

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zippitydoodah (message) 155 posts, Blushing bee

Oh this post could be written by me! We met a photographer and he was just wonderful, and when we left my fiance tried to convince me to cancel the rest of our photographer appointments (my fiance rarely gets excited about any of this wedding planning stuff). We did meet the others, but ended up going almost triple over our budget for the original guy as well. I found ways to cut the budget otherwise and I havent regretted the decision one bit!

6/15/11 @ 4:22 pm (reply)

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tmaherne (message) 42 posts, Newbee

I thought this was me writing the first half of this post! I get SO nervous meeting with vendors when THEY are the ones who should be nervous. My SO and my Mom have to remind me every time that WE are the bosses and the vendors have to sell themselves to US. My fiance was also totally sold on our photographers immediately after our (skype) meeting. And for good reason– they’re the best!

6/15/11 @ 4:47 pm (reply)

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Miss Pony (message) 4,175 posts, Honey bee

I get nervous for vendor meetings too, but mostly because I want everything to work out so I won’t have to set up another meeting. Oh, and anyone with that face is totally cool

6/15/11 @ 4:59 pm (reply)

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Vonnegut1105 (message) 87 posts, Worker bee

Yes! I get totally nervous meeting vendors. I want everybody to like me all the time - especially people with our wedding in our hands! As if professionals would screw up our wedding because they hate me. Yeah, I’m that into myself

6/15/11 @ 5:04 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Pain au Chocolat (message) 1,698 posts, Bumble bee

It took some convincing to get Mr PaC on board with spending more for photography. After spending time with our photographer for the e-shoot, he agreed with my choice to up the budget.

6/15/11 @ 5:24 pm (reply)

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Miss Snow Cone (message) 1,026 posts, Bumble bee

For practically every decision we’ve made, I come up with an arbitrary number of what it SHOULD cost (in my lala world) and then get miffed when the real number doesn’t match. How dare my vendors not read my lala world budgeting mind?!

6/15/11 @ 8:57 pm (reply)

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Miss Seal (message) 1,179 posts, Bumble bee

Lol, I totally get nervous too. I swear…you’d think I was being interviewed for a job the way I come into these meetings all nerved up. And yes! I feel like I have “reconfigured” my budget for just about everything…photography included! Glad you and Mr. C found a photography team you love Can’t wait to see e-pics.