How many hours of wedding photography do you need?

The most common mistake I see is a couple booking the shortest package because it's cheaper, then realizing three weeks out that it doesn't cover their first look, or their reception ends an hour after coverage does.

Six hours works for an afternoon wedding with a shorter reception, or a smaller guest list where there's no long cocktail hour to fill. Eight hours is the real full day for most weddings — getting ready through the dance floor filling up. Ten, with a second photographer, is worth it the moment you have two getting-ready locations to cover at once, or a venue with a hard sunset window for portraits.

My honest advice: book the longer tier if you're between two. The one thing you can never buy back after your wedding is coverage of the moment that ran long.