Does the photographer of the wedding buy a wedding present?

Answer 1

If you hired the photographer, then no. He or she is an employee and is working. This holds true even if you offer them dinner.

If the photographer is your friend and has offered to do this free, that may be his or her present. It certainly is a lot of work, and would constitute a very generous gift.

If your photographer is a friend and invited guest and wants to charge you for it, then it depends. If the price has been cut at least in half as a gift, that would constitue a nice gift. If not a substantial discount, then yes, they should give you gift. Having said that, Miss Manners would say that you should not expect a gift from anyone. No one is ever expected to give a gift. The rule is that they only give it to you out of their desire to. So that is that.