why wedding photography?

There are many reason why I love doing photography and also many reasons why I love doing wedding photography. As much as I love wedding photography it has its challenges. When I was young I think 6 yrs old I found a pictures of a bride and groom,  They were looking at each other with a beautiful stained glass window in the background. I looked at that picture a lot wondering so many things, Like "where is that window"?, "What are they thinking", "Why are they there", I still think about that picture and when I do weddings I think about the fact that one day people will look at my pictures and hopefully bring back memories or emotions or questions such as that one did for me. Along with all that comes the challenges of the wedding day. I don't think I could list them all or even think of all of them on the spot right now with all that I have seen over the last 14 yrs, I value that experience of what I have learned over the years so much because it helps me deal with all the surprises of the wedding day like its second nature and also frees my mind up to come up with pictures that hopefully one day will be valued just as much as the one I mentioned above.

Weddings require specialized equipment and training!

Its your wedding day and the last thing you want is someone showing up to photograph your wedding with a point and shoot camera, It has happened! Or not showing up at all because there camera broke, It has happened! These are just a couple stories I have heard. It makes me so aggravated when I hear these stories for many reasons, #1 because it gives good wedding photographers a bad name but a good wedding photographer would never consider doing a wedding with a point and shoot camera and always has back up equipment. The problem has 2 parts to it, 1 part is the new photographer saying " I want to do wedding" but they don't have the money to buy the correct equipment so they use what they have. the 2 nd part of the problem to be honest is the bride & groom that book them, Most of the time they know these people are just starting out and they may even say "I'll do it so I have pictures for my portfolio" So the bride & groom book them thinking that $500 they paid is going to get them exceptable pictures of there wedding day, Until the wedding day comes. Don't risk your wedding day on someone just starting out. All Good wedding photographers started out being an apprentice to a good wedding photographer, They have learned from someone that has tought them the ins and outs of the business not just picked up a camera one day and deciding I am going to be a wedding photographer. Also when you hear these stories don't confuse them with real profession photographers because they are not. A real profession spends years training, hours getting ready, and a lifetime learning wedding photography. Its not an overnight thought to be a wedding photographer.