Shooting a wedding is hard.

I mean - your feet hurt for the rest of the week, your back literally screams and every time you switch out that memory card - even though you have a VERY specific system - you are terrified that something went wrong and you've lost all the pictures forever by some freak something happening like a magnetic storm or what have you.

But I'm not going to tell you that.

I won't tell you that every single time I get in the car after shooting for 8-10 hours I think "I did not get paid enough..."



What I WILL tell you is how much I love it.  How much every shot, every pose and every moment I capture in my lens is 100% work every penny earned.  The knowledge that you will look at those photos for the rest of your life because that was it - that was the one day and the only photos you have of your only wedding day - fills me with such pride.

I love every moment of every wedding.  My heart literally races when I pull up at a venue.  Part is nerves and the other is pure adrenalin laced anticipation of the smiles and tears.

I love being the ONLY one around when you and your now husband take your photos together.  I love sticking on a long lens and just backing away a bit to give you your space.  I love hearing the things he whispers to you - even if I can't make out the words, I know they are words that remind you why you are here in the first place. 



Angela is a blogger, photographer, starbucks addict, and self-proclaimed lover of all things wedding.  She's lives in East Texas with her collection of cameras, her two cats, and, oh, her family, too.

More thoughts and musings from a wedding photographer to come!