Post-Wedding Thoughts

I have an insane amount of respect for wedding photographers. After doing my second wedding, this one with a second shooter, I am even more convinced that I don't want to be a wedding photographer but I'm so happy there are people who love it!

The whole experience was quite odd for me. I never really felt rushed, despite running out of time for things I wanted to do/things I could do better with more time. I got nervous right as the ceremony started but then it faded away and I wasn't stressed or nervous at all the rest of the day.

I become a different person when I'm doing photography and it was made crystal clear at this wedding. I think I just get tunnel (or viewfinder) vision and don't even have space to think about people who *might* be watching me. Then doing family formals, I'm "performing" in front of lots of people and speaking to a large group and I'm fine. It's the weirdest thing, but it's nice to know that I won't be sick from nerves before every job or session :)

Another weird thing was how I felt the next day. My friend who shot with me says this is totally normal and she still has it happen after eight years shooting weddings (by herself!!!). Surprisingly, my feet didn't really hurt even though they had been very sore the night before and I wasn't really tired. However, my brain was, well, I like to say foggy. I was not mentally at full strength and it was very weird to not be tired but not be able to think. 

One thing I will say is, I can see why some people do love weddings and that is capturing the interactions and moments of the bride and groom. I am all about candids and portraits that convey emotion, so I loved getting to photograph those moments.

We had one scare and that was when my friend's camera seemingly died at the very end of the ceremony. I needed her to photograph the recessional so I could go with the bride and groom straight to get ready for the receiving line. She came over and said her camera wasn't working anymore. We didn't know what was going on or if she still had any of the photos she took. Thankfully, her camera was fine the next day and the photos were all okay too. I'm also so thankful that this happened when she was second shooting for me and not at a wedding she was doing by herself. (We have a theory about what happened, but she still might take it in to get looked at).

Be looking on Monday for the official wedding blog post!!!! I'm so excited about it! I'll *try* to keep the number of photos as low as possible :)