Re: [Leica] I'm doing a wedding what should I do? ;-)

["Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>]

Ted-
I hope Santa doesn't make another surprise visit to you on Saturday!!!
Good Luck! er... or is it break a leg? Sounds like a real matinee you got
there!
Dan ( jist call me Gramps!) Post
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted" <tedgrant@home.com>
To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 1:05 AM
Subject: [Leica] I'm doing a wedding what should I do? ;-)


> Well OK now I've got your attention! :-)
>
> Yes I'm shooting a wedding Saturday evening, however it's more of a
> documentary thing. God I hope so!
>
> One, it's all B&W,  Leica's,  M &R.  It's taking place in an old castle,
> Craigdorrach castle. All available light, I go tomorrow to check the
> place out for lighting.
>
> The lady who will "show me about" tomorrow said on the phone,  "And I'll
> show you the best places for pictures where the well known wedding
> photographers take theirs."   I replied, "Thank you ma'am,  but I'm
> shooting it as it happens and there wont be any formal set-ups, as
> that's not my cup of tea."    "Oh you mean like you're a "random
> photographer?"
>
> "Well ma'am I suppose that's one way of putting it."  She, "Have you
> taken pictures at a wedding before?"  "A few, but since I became a
> senior citizen a long time ago, I haven't shot any."  She, "OH!" end of
> conversation.
>
> However, here are some enlightening facts :
>
> The bride to be is also about as pregnant as a woman can be,  as her due
> to deliver day is the same day as the wedding!  Now I've done weddings
> (very long time ago) and birthing  just a little while ago, so this
> could work out to be a one shot deal! :-)  A formidable piece of cake
> getting it all over in one shoot!  ;-) Nothing like "bride & birth!" ;-)
>
> I understand if she goes into labour during the wedding vows,  the padre
> will attempt to get it over with, the marrying part that is, as quickly
> as he can. And if he can't finish because like she's got to move it!
> He'll ride with the "bride about to be mother and the groom about to be
> father" and finish it before they hit the hospital.  Now, the bottom
> end?
>
> The padre will go right to the delivery room to get it over before the
> little critter enters the world. Something about "little bastards or or
> other"   Now that's Holy dedication if nothing else. :-)
>
> And me? Damn I have to drive behind them, then get my butt into the
> hospital fast enough to capture the finale! :-)
>
> With any kind of luck she'll ride it out,  get the marrying part over in
> a nice non-event manner. And I can get home early!
>
> Further news Saturday!  Jeeeesh so many things all in one day, hell I'm
> getting too old for all this and Christmas a couple days away!
>
> ted
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