Ask for a typical range, not a guarantee detached from the day.
A photographer should be able to describe normal delivery across similar coverage while explaining what changes it. A rigid high minimum can reward near-duplicates rather than fuller storytelling.
Review the middle of a full gallery.
Look at family photographs, transitions, dinner, speeches, difficult light, and the first hour of dancing. Those sections reveal whether the gallery remains useful after the strongest portraits.
Understand how duplicates are edited.
A quick sequence may contain several useful expressions, while ten almost identical frames can make a gallery feel larger without adding meaning. Ask how the photographer balances choice with repetition.
Treat film and second photographers as coverage choices.
Film may add a distinct medium without dramatically increasing the count. A second photographer can add simultaneous perspective, but the purpose should be broader coverage rather than a quota.
