If, after you have explained everything to them, they still insist that that is what they want then you just do what they want. When you take the photo, you should remind them that they would be paying for the photo, whether they like the photo or not as this is what they wanted. Being the person taking the photos can be a very stressful job.
You should always be able to explain to them why you feel that something will not work. The reason that you give them should be a very good reason or else they would still want to do it. Never tell a bride or a couple that their ideas are stupid, out of fashion or out dated.
Many people does not stand for this and they will take the picture if the guests ask, but by the time the couple gets their photos they realize that there are photos that they have not asked for. You might end up in trouble, as there might even be more photos of the guests than of the happy couple. You need to remember that if you do it for the one guest you need to do it for all of them.
This is why you need to know the couple and you need to know exactly what they want. Some couple will tell you that you are the professional and that they will leave it up to you. This is when you can start taking pictures of the baby that is sleeping on the bride's vale at midnight or of the little one trying to dance to a very fast song.
If you do not have the permission of the couple to do as you please then do not do it or else you will set yourself up for big trouble. You should try and meet the couple a few times before their big day. This is to ensure that everything that you people have planned is still the same. You will be surprised at how many times a bride can change their minds. It can easily happen a couple of time in a matter of one hour. This is why you need to stay in touch with the couple.
Never deny that privilege from the bride or the couple. The next thing that you need to remember if this is something that you are thinking of doing, is that you should never tell a bride or the couple that the ideas that they have for this shoot are stupid, old fashioned or won't work. You should always try and come up with a better idea without making it sound like you are thinking that their idea is stupid.
They will probably just do a normal quote and what will happen if the big day arrives and they do not have a place where they can take the couple photos. You should always have a back up plan. Never pitch unprepared.
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