I have photographed a number of weddings...
... and for a while had delusions of making a living at it, but my conscience wouldn't let me ask for the sort of money the successful photographers command.
These guys charge more than a premenstrual rhino. Given the amount of work involved and the materials costs, they must use a 'bullshit factor' of 10 by which to multiply their prices. Of course, so long as there are people prepared to pay such inflated amounts, there will be others willing to relieve them of their wedge.
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Sun 3 Apr 2011, 23:16, 1 reply)

The problem is also...
... that it's very hard to tell how good a job people will do with things like that. Yes, they can show you some prior work, but a monkey with Nikon is bound to take a few good shots now and again.

In a situation where you can't really judge the quality until you have already paid, there is a tendency to think that more expensive will be better. See also lawyers.
( Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 12:15, closed)