Any photographers here?

sigh · Apr 11th, 2012, 21:00 PM

Hi! I was wondering if there are any photographers here who have shot a wedding during their pregnancy. I have 3 weekend in a row of weddings coming up starting the 21st and am feeling nervous about it. I don't have morning sickness yet but am fatigued. Any advice on how to get through it?

Zoesmommy · Apr 11th, 2012, 21:18 PM

I have my first wedding on May 19. I will be about 10 Weeks pregnant so it should be interesting

Glowbug · Apr 11th, 2012, 21:27 PM

I have three weddings thus summer. Good luck to us all!! I'm scared lol

smokey · Apr 12th, 2012, 03:02 AM

No advice realy, I gave up shooting weddings at 9 weeks last time and havnt done it since.
Oh actualy tell a lie I did one at 7 months but that was for my cousins wedding present so I had all family running behind me carrying things and husband done any difficult ones and I gor to sit down and pig out afterwards

Kelly M · Apr 12th, 2012, 12:24 PM

I have a wedding every Saturday this month and am praying morning sickness doesn't decide to kick in. I'm only 5 weeks so it could happen anytime but feeling good so far as long as I eat often. I also have a wedding in November. I'm terrified as I will be due in December so I don't know how I'll survive that. My best advice: get the best second shooter possible and tell them you may be sick or tired so you will depend on them. You really only have to be the face and do the formals. Let the second shooter do everything they can and bring an assistant too to carry stuff and get you food and water. I have a good friend who I shot with when she was 7 months and I carried her so she said she'll carry me when it's my turn in November. It's hard work, so don't over work yourself. Take lots of breaks!

sigh · Apr 13th, 2012, 07:44 AM

did you guys tell your clients?

Kelly M · Apr 13th, 2012, 09:36 AM

Not yet. I'm still waiting til 12 weeks to tell anyone other than my immediately family who knows already. I would hate to tell them and have an mc and have to talk to them about it again.

Zoesmommy · Apr 13th, 2012, 14:13 PM

I have to tell my husband first

sigh · Apr 15th, 2012, 20:50 PM

Thanks guys. My husband is my 2nd shooter so we should be ok - hopefully I won't be puking during the ceremony! I'm going to keep snacks and water on hand at all times. On a side note, I tried on my fav "shoot a wedding" black pants and they are already too tight around the waist so now I have to find something that fits! ahhh!

Ilikecake · Apr 16th, 2012, 02:30 AM

I have one at the end of the month and then doing something party events for the next 2 months.

I'm dreading the tiredness more then anything. I find the sickness can be kept a bay if I suck mints.

Apr 11th, 2012, 21:00 PM	#1
sigh Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 520	Any photographers here? Hi! I was wondering if there are any photographers here who have shot a wedding during their pregnancy. I have 3 weekend in a row of weddings coming up starting the 21st and am feeling nervous about it. I don't have morning sickness yet but am fatigued. Any advice on how to get through it?

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Apr 11th, 2012, 21:18 PM	#2
Zoesmommy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 319	I have my first wedding on May 19. I will be about 10 Weeks pregnant so it should be interesting

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Apr 11th, 2012, 21:27 PM	#3
Glowbug Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,502	I have three weddings thus summer. Good luck to us all!! I'm scared lol

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Apr 12th, 2012, 03:02 AM	#4
smokey Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Surrey Posts: 10,388	No advice realy, I gave up shooting weddings at 9 weeks last time and havnt done it since. Oh actualy tell a lie I did one at 7 months but that was for my cousins wedding present so I had all family running behind me carrying things and husband done any difficult ones and I gor to sit down and pig out afterwards

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Apr 12th, 2012, 12:24 PM	#5
Kelly M Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 837	I have a wedding every Saturday this month and am praying morning sickness doesn't decide to kick in. I'm only 5 weeks so it could happen anytime but feeling good so far as long as I eat often. I also have a wedding in November. I'm terrified as I will be due in December so I don't know how I'll survive that. My best advice: get the best second shooter possible and tell them you may be sick or tired so you will depend on them. You really only have to be the face and do the formals. Let the second shooter do everything they can and bring an assistant too to carry stuff and get you food and water. I have a good friend who I shot with when she was 7 months and I carried her so she said she'll carry me when it's my turn in November. It's hard work, so don't over work yourself. Take lots of breaks!

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Apr 13th, 2012, 07:44 AM	#6
sigh Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 520	did you guys tell your clients?

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Apr 13th, 2012, 09:36 AM	#7
Kelly M Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 837	Not yet. I'm still waiting til 12 weeks to tell anyone other than my immediately family who knows already. I would hate to tell them and have an mc and have to talk to them about it again.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 14:13 PM	#8
Zoesmommy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 319	I have to tell my husband first

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Apr 15th, 2012, 20:50 PM	#9
sigh Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 520	Thanks guys. My husband is my 2nd shooter so we should be ok - hopefully I won't be puking during the ceremony! I'm going to keep snacks and water on hand at all times. On a side note, I tried on my fav "shoot a wedding" black pants and they are already too tight around the waist so now I have to find something that fits! ahhh!

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Apr 16th, 2012, 02:30 AM	#10
Ilikecake Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Midlands Posts: 1,675	I have one at the end of the month and then doing something party events for the next 2 months. I'm dreading the tiredness more then anything. I find the sickness can be kept a bay if I suck mints.

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