I have just been contacted again by a lovely couple whose wedding I photographed in the depths of the winter of 2004. They wanted me to upload their photos to my web site so that they could order a few more, which is (of course) very kind of them. What surprised me was how much wedding photography has changed just in those few short years, and how much more relaxed it is now. To a large extent the formal groups have gone and have been replaced by a more 'casual' approach, and colour is now mixed freely with black and white. It is all a long way from when I started taking wedding photographs, and the albums etc. we used in those days. Now friends anywhere in the world can look at, and download, the happy couples photos within a couple of days of the wedding - and hopefully people can feel more relaxed without dreading the drawn out photo sessions that were so dreaded by the bride and groom, and guests alike.
It all looks so easy now but looks can be deceptive and there is no substitute for the experience of a professional wedding photographer and his/her assistant who can keep their heads when things don't go according to plan. Chances are that the photographer has been there before, seen the problems and knows exactly how to sort them out. He/she can cope with the heavy rain, the headdress coming loose etc. without turning it into a major catastrophe. The ubiquitous 'Uncle George' is fine as long as everything falls neatly into place, but if it doesn't you will wish you had booked a professional!
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