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    littlegraykitten    October 6, 2012   NH/NYC

    ...to get wedding photos after the wedding? My photographer said it could take up to 3 months for wedding photos, and 1-3 months for engagement photos (edited). I didn't think twice about that, but when I told my mom she was floored and said her friend's daughter got hers back within 3 weeks. So, is 3 months normal? Excessive? Any bee's experience would be great!

     
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    BrooklynBride10    October 9, 2010   nyc

    It really depends on your photographer and how busy they are and how much time they spend on editing.  My photographer took about 1.5 months for my engagement pictures, and 4 months for my wedding pictures.  It was well worth the wait, since his work is amazing.  His timeline was also clearly stated in our contract, and I thought the wait was reasonable. :)

     
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    littlegraykitten    October 6, 2012   NH/NYC

    @BrooklynBride10:

    Thanks for the reply! That's kind of what I thought...I love her photos so for me 3 months wasnt a deal breaker, but I let my mom freak me out about it ( "this day and age it should take no more than 2-3 weeks! Blah blah blah" )

     
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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    Ours were back in 2 months (with minimal editing).  Our contract gave them up to six months to get us the images.  From what I gather, 2-6 months is very normal, and some photogs list 12 months on the contract.

     
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    littlegraykitten    October 6, 2012   NH/NYC

    @JoJo Bananas:

    thanks! I am so not patient enough to wait a whole year! Haha

     
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    MademoiselleL    August 24, 2012   Vancouver, BC (wedding in Maui)

    I'm not sure about wedding photos, but my photographer takes 2 weeks for engagement photos. She said it will be more like 3 or 4 for me, since she's off to Hawaii this week and won't be working.

     
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    ms.walter    June 1, 2011   st louis, mo

    Our photographer's contract says 4-6 weeks for the pictures to be ready for online viewing and another 2-4 weeks for any prints/albums.

     

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