Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]8 months to get an album? Hope he's out of business now. Jeez. Chris www.zoeicaimages.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Lassiter" Subject: [Leica] Doing your Kid's Wedding > Frank Fillipone wrote: > > "How tacky would it be for me to take pictures at the wedding / reception?" > > Frank, I took photos at my daughter's wedding. My wife yelled at me for > doing so. I used my M6 and available light during the ceremony and some > flash at the reception and rehearsal etc. But we did hire a > professional photographer too and I made sure I stayed out of his way. > > Afterward I was rewarded and praised as I had photos to show the next > morning (from a 1- hour lab.) Everybody oohed and ahhhhed. These were > the only photos we had to share in the family for about 8 months before > the photographer delivered the final albums. I made small albums for > the wedding party and the groom's parents. I am especially glad I did > because the groom's father was sick and could not attend the wedding. > And he died before his album came. My photos were the only ones he saw. > > Now that I think of it, I can't remember a time I regret making photos. > Go ahead, Frank. With your trusty M camera. you will get photos no one > else will and you will not bother anyone but your wife. However she > will thank you later. Mine did. > > Ken Lassiter