To retake wedding pictures?

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When we got married we barely had any money for a photographer and unfortunately got what we paid for. There are barely any I like, he took them at shocking angles, ones like us halfway up the stairs with him at the bottom. He also insisted on taking them in a room full of people so everyone could watch so we have some very awkward photos as my husband and I don't really do attention.
The worst bit was he refused to do any photos in the ceremony room because he said there wouldn't be enough room to get a good angle or something - I was so overwhelmed with the day I didn't argue, three years on it still upsets me.

A couple I don't know too well just got married in the same venue and their photos in the ceremony room are beautiful. That room is the whole reason we chose the venue!

Our anniversary is in January would it be weird of me to ask the venue if we come come and have someone take a few anniversary shots in that room? Maybe one or two of us in our wedding clothes?

Nope! Definitely do it. Don't feel like you have to wear wedding clothes though unless you really want to. I'd love my wedding album taken again, so can totally empathise with you.

Is it important to you that you’re in your wedding clothes? I think I’d find it a little odd as it isn’t a true reflection of your day, but it’s up to you.

An anniversary photo shoot in the same location would be more my idea of a good way to get the photos you want.

Either way, enjoy!

Definitely do it

Not weird at all, go for it! You'll probably have to pay a fee but there's no reason they wouldn't be happy to let you do it. It was absolutely pissing it down on our September wedding day so we never got to use the beautiful gardens we had booked to take photos. Our indoor ones are nice but it was in a registry office and are all a bit dreary and dull looking so I really wanted some outdoor shots. We went back in the summer, in full wedding attire, and took some lovely photos in the sunshine with all the flowers blooming. I'm so glad we did.

I work at an historic home that's often used for weddings, and we always have couples asking to come back for anniversary photos 😊 as long as the room isn't being used for anything else they are more than welcome, the gardens they can take photos in as any normal visitor's would. I would mention though that in my experience they've never returned in their wedding clothes or to recreate the day. Maybe don't look it at like recreating your wedding day, but instead dress up beautifully to celebrate your marriage and your wonderful first anniversary

My hairdresser told me that a lot of people do it. She’s done wedding hair for people to have post wedding shoots many times because they didn’t like what they had on the day. She brought it up in conversation when I mentioned how disappointed I was with my wedding pictures, but unlike you, I don’t have the option of repeated them. My brother in law was our photographer, and it would upset my sister a lot to know how disappointed we were with the job he did. We have a handful of nice shots, and it’s not worth upsettting people over.

Eh. Consider whether you'll think of them as your wedding photos, or as "those photos we took after the wedding that were all posed and stuff and not really very wedding-y, um, maybe we wasted that money".

It could go either way.

It's not that I'm trying to recreate the day. More that I just want one or two nice photos that show off my dress and flowers! The only ones I liked are close up and those were just little moments we were looking at each other.
All the full length ones are awkward forced poses and we were so uncomfortable in front of all the guests we were barely touching!

We have a lovely photographer now who took dds baby pictures who won't cost too much. I'd just feel a bit silly in my dress like I'm having a fake wedding? But I'll kick myself every day for not being more firm with the photographer and now I see my friends photos I feel even worse!