Now I can’t speak for any other wedding businesses so this is only from a professional wedding photographer point of view.
I must admit that earning around £1,050 for a day’s work looks to be a very good wage, one I would certainly be very happy to live with. However, although it is just one day of me actually taking pictures, the work doesn’t just stop when the cameras go back in the bag and I head home. As well as the pre wedding meeting, and pre wedding venue visit there are usually three days of editing and processing the photographs before you receive them.
I never give any of my wedding couples any RAW pictures straight out of the camera. This is because digital pictures have a tendency to be quite ‘flat’ in their appearance unlike photographs that are shot on film. I don’t rely heavily on Photoshop unlike some other photographers, but I do believe that a finished picture often benefits from slight adjustments.
So, ultimately you are paying for around four to five days work. Also, once you factor in equipment cost, insurance and so forth then fee should seem even more reasonable.