{"id":11443,"date":"2026-07-27T21:41:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/completewedo.com\/columbus\/?p=11443"},"modified":"2026-07-27T21:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:41:21","slug":"what-happens-if-your-photographer-gets-sick-on-your-wedding-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/completewedo.com\/columbus\/blog\/what-happens-if-your-photographer-gets-sick-on-your-wedding-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens if Your Photographer Gets Sick on Your Wedding Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve all read the Facebook horror stories. With mere hours until a couple\u2019s wedding day, their photographer cancels due to falling ill. Having no backup plan, they do their best to capture the memories with their phones, but are ultimately left with a handful of low-res pictures. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As crushing as stories like this are, they\u2019re unfortunately all too common. As a wedding videographer, I couldn\u2019t begin to tell you how many I\u2019ve heard over the years. Without a backup plan established, there\u2019s next to nothing a couple can do if their photographer or videographer cancels. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, with a bit of planning upfront, these situations can be avoided! Here are a few steps you can take to ensure that your wedding day is successfully captured, regardless of whether your photographer gets sick on your wedding day.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all read the Facebook horror stories. With mere hours until a couple\u2019s wedding day, their photographer cancels due to falling ill. 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