That's what happens if you don't hire a professional photographer for a wedding

It doesn't matter what your wedding budget is — some expenses are simply necessary. And period. Especially as for a professional wedding photographer. Eirik Halvorsen just works as a photographer and specializes in weddings. And he found a great way to demonstrate why professionals are needed in any business.

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"I recently came across a Facebook group dedicated to organizing weddings. One bride wrote that she would like to save money and not hire a wedding photographer, but to give guests the opportunity to capture a joyful event."

Photos from the wedding of Eirik Halvorsen taken by the guests.

"Really, what's difficult — they will still take pictures at the wedding, right? So then let everyone just upload their photos to Dropbox — and now the family album is ready for many years."

In fact, it's not that simple. Eirik himself got married a few years ago and specially hired a photographer to capture the priceless moments of the ceremony.

And when he took professional photos and compared them with the pictures of the guests, the difference was huge. The composition, lighting and quality of the photos made it doubtful that they were shooting the same event.

And photos of a professional photographer.

"My wife and I skimped on everything to hire the photographer of our dreams."

"From my experience, I know that all we have left at the moment are photos and my wife's expensive dress, which she has tried to sell many times after the wedding, but without success."