A bride will ask a friend, "Can you shoot our wedding?" Big Mistake. That person is going to have to work VERY hard, miss all the food, drinks and fun (or you will not get sharp complete images while he is drinking and party, party, party). They will experience stress at a level only NORAD radar operators monitoring North Korea ever achieve. A wedding ceremony happens only once in real time. There are no second chances, no room for mess-ups, and no excuses!

A professional has the ability to create mood, drama, and emotion, which become beautiful expressions in our albums. The world of photography has changed in the last ten years. With digital photography, you can do almost anything. In the past we would make a set of 5x5 paper proofs to the client. This increases cost dramatically, and you paid for many photos you didn't want. Now we can shoot as much as we want, no limits!

I want to thank you so much for taking the time last minute to photograph my wedding. My wedding was on September 3, at the Hartland Mansion. I just want to tell you my story and maybe it can help other brides who are in the same situation.

When I first started to plan my wedding, Toni Hart at the Hartland Mansion recommended your company to photograph the wedding. We immediately turned down the services because we had a friend that offered to photograph the wedding. We took the business card that Toni offered anyway, but never expected to use it.

On the day of my wedding the photographer called my mom to confirm the time and place. Within minutes he called back only to inform my mom that his camera was broken. He offered to use a digital camera, but we refused. That was the worst news a bride could hear on the day of her wedding. I was heartbroken and I figured I would have to go without pictures for the wedding. My mother looked in her purse for a pen and found your business card. She wasn't going to call at first because it was very last minute. It was Sunday and Labor Day weekend so we figured you weren't available or had other plans, but my mother called anyway. To our surprise you did answer the phone and you were available to photograph my wedding at such short notice!! We met with you just prior to the wedding as you were there before we arrived. You were very courteous and helpful with our selection of the package we would be receiving.

The end result was we received excellent service and excellent pictures. I am very grateful that you were available that day. You really made my wedding day. I would have been very upset after the wedding if I didn't have any pictures of my very special day. I want you to know that weddings can be very crazy. It is very hard to plan a wedding and make sure everything goes as planned, trying to relax and enjoy your day at the same time. I am sure there are brides who have had the experience I had where you trust a friend to do something and they don't come through. My advice for brides to be would be to not hire a friend, always hire a professional. People don't want to think that a friend won't come through for you on such an important day, but things happen. I will recommend you to everyone I know that has an event that they want photographed. I can't thank you enough for coming through for me when you did. You are a lifesaver.

Sincerely,
Kristal Cobb
A very happy bride