I've been working as a photographer's assistant for Angela Ammons Photography for almost three years now. (American Eagle is for extra cash and a badass discount.) I'm so blessed to have a job where I can practice one of my main passions. We do family pictures, senior pictures, engagements, but mostly we do weddings. I've lost count of how many weddings I've been to by now, but I can almost recite a traditional ceremony perfectly. Because I've been to countless weddings, I've seen A LOT of disasters that might be a little amusing to you!
Last year, I worked at wedding with the sweetest bride I've ever met. But unfortunately for her, she gained a little weight after her fitting for her wedding gown. Her bridesmaids struggled to zip her up until one of them accidentally broke the zipper off completely! (I got the whole things on camera haha) The bride was in tears and they all began to freak out. So the mother did the only thing that there was left to do, she sewed her up in the dress. Bet that sucked for the groom when the whole thing was over! ;)
I worked at another wedding that was unfortunately during the time we have a lot of storms and tornadoes. This couple decided to have their wedding outside in front of their huge ranch and they decided not to prepare for bad weather. As fate would have it, it stormed the entire day. Not just a little sprinkle either, it was pouring! Luckily one of the storms ended a few minutes after the ceremony was supposed to start and we had about thirty minutes until the next one was about to hit. People ran our trying to dry off chairs and they poured sand in the middle of the aisle to try and get rid of all that mud. Sadly, the sand didn't help and the bride's dress was completely ruined before the whole thing was over. The wind was blowing so hard that they couldn't even light to unity candle!
3 comments:
That’s totally wild about wedding disasters. I actually have heard my share of wild weddings from my parents who are both professional photographers and own their own business. I understand that pursing what you are passionate about. I play the violin and even though I will most likely not make great money, I love playing and will always enjoy it. That is why I am pursing a degree in Music Performance. Good luck with your picture taking. I would love to see some of your work sometime. Naturally, I love pictures! ☺
That is really cool you get to do something you love for work. I would love to be a photographer but I lack the skills with a camara. If you want to take some pictures at a Memphis Soccer game for a few extra money....Let me know.
hahaha yeah that is awesome that you get to take pictures for weddings because not only do you love that but it just seems like a fun, great job! And ya, I can just see that happening to me on my wedding. I am sure I will probably pick something or somewhere where something has to go wrong! But you know what, it doesn't really matter does it, just as long as I still get married by the end of the night, who cares if the sun is shinning!
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