[Leica] Re:Doing your Kid's Wedding

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

Well, given that some clients take literally years to order their
albums, eight months doesn't sound like much time at all. ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Christopher Williams
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 10:56 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Re:Doing your Kid's Wedding


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


 
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