Feeding Photographer & DJ
There is nothing awkward about this subject. Well, it can get awkward with some vendors. But, in most part, we know how a typical wedding is like - we come prepared.
Sometimes I eat. Sometimes I don’t. Sometimes the clients ask me to eat, but I don’t get the chance to eat. Sometimes I don’t feel like eating. Sometimes I find perfect chance that I get to enjoy the meal with a DJ. Sometimes the clients send me formal invitations and treat me just like a wedding guest. Sometimes I eat in the kitchen standing up. Sometimes I ask the waiter “Do you feed photographer?”. Sometimes I prefer to sit in the dark corner and review the pictures I took earlier. The point is that I go with the flow. It’s all good.
That’s how it is… We go to weddings to work, to make big bucks. I can get careless about eating. Sometimes I eat and sometimes I don’t. I believe photographers should go to the weddings prepared.
One of my routine rituals on wedding days is a good meal. I treat myself with a good meal right before I go to the wedding. I am physically ready to work full day without eating. At the wedding I am so focused on my work, I honestly do not feel the hunger. I don’t realize how tired I am until I get home. Wedding photography is a stressful job. Food is the last thing in my mind.
The bride and groom have a lot of things to take care of. The bride and groom should not worry about “Did the photographer eat?”.
There is one exception. That’s when I drive long distant. Sometimes I drive 4-5 hours round trip. So I am looking at 12-14 hours of non-stop working. In that case, I ask my client to either feed me or allow me to take a break for 1 hour. That’s the only exception.
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