Advice please

If you've liked them up until now, I would still arrange to meet - they may have had a family emergency come up that they don't want to bog a prospective client down with details.

But I would reserve judgement when you meet them - if they cancel again, then maybe don't bother. I've gone with my gut feeling a lot so far, and people being hard to get hold of has been a factor in that for me. But you also don't know what's going on in people's lives.

If they're relaxed and apologetic when you meet, you're probably fine, but maybe check it isn't an issue that could affect your wedding day e.g. ongoing childcare issues.

Keep your options open and speak to a couple of other photographers too. It's a lot of money you'll be spending, and the pictures will be the thing that lasts, so you want to get it right.

Good luck!

As per the other advice you've received, I would give them one more chance but I'd also listen to your gut instinct after the next meeting. There could be a good reason to cancel a meeting (which wouldn't be a good reason not to show up to the wedding itself) but I'd expect them to be able to tell you what that is. As an example, as a single parent, if my young son was ill I might cancel a meeting, but if it fell on the day of the wedding I would get a family member or close friend to take care of him for the day so I could still photograph the wedding.

Just keep in mind, you will build quite a relationship with a good photographer, so you want to feel comfortable with them and nagging doubts won't help that.

Hope that helps. Good luck.

I'd agree - give the photographer a chance. Things do crop up which means they may have needed to change the meeting and not be specific about the reason (a personal or medical reason for instance).

It's important you feel comfortable of course so see how you feel when you meet them and go with your instinct then.

Give them a chance but if you want me too look them over then drop me an email.

Just the one......and only one.....if not move on.....

Out of interest, what made them your dream photpgrapher??

Peter

Hi all!

thanks so much for the replies, especially from all the photographers as it puts me at ease a little more. They take these absolutely beautiful, unusual and perfect photographs that I have never seen anything like before. And from their reviews it seems that the lengths they will go to to get the perfect photo have no bounds. My fiancé and I fell in love with the photos when we saw them and nothing else has quite compared. We are meeting next week so hopefully I will feel good about this. They have been very nice in all communication so far.

In my head the photos are the thing that have to be perfect, I can cope with imperfections in other areas of the day but I am all about photo memories - I have multiple shelves full of photo albums! This is the most important thing to me (other than marrying my husband of course!).

thanks all