Wedding Day Woes

Let me tell you, there's more to this wedding photography stuff than one might think! First of all - my. feet. hurt. Let me just get this out of the way, before I start complaining about everything that went wrong on my first wedding shoot, I must say that over all the experience was beautiful. The bride was amazingly beautiful, everyone was in a great mood and it was an awesome experience. It was a lot of fun. I absolutely love taking pictures, and it was such an honor to be the photographer at this wedding. I loved it! Now, with that said, here are my gripes: My camera chose today of all days to have technical problems. I don't want to go into detail, but they weren't little problems. They were pretty big, and very hindering. I didn't panic. I kept my cool and did my best with what I had to work with. I don't know what's causing the problems, but I sure hope it's fixable. Also, the lighting in the church and reception hall was terrible. That made my job tough. I had to do a lot of thinking to make each shot really work. Last, I didn't pack an extra battery and after the ceremony my camera's battery started blinking red. Panic mode. I am such a novice. I'm learning. Anyway, so while everyone was eating I ran to the bathroom and gave it a good charge. Thank Heavens I at least remembered to bring my charger! I didn't tell the bride of any of my difficulties. I didn't want to stress her out on her big day, but boy was I ever stressed! I somehow managed to get the shots. The day was a success. I think God was looking out for me. You live and learn, and next time I'm going to do a few things differently! I have about 1,000 shots to sort through. I'll share some of them when I'm finished editing.