When we got married, my girlfriend and I were on a pretty tight budget. To save a little on the pictures, we hired an aspiring amateur photographer who hoped to start a wedding photography business. He also happened to be a highway patrolman at the time. Not too surprisingly, the images all came out looking a bit like crime-scene photos. We’ve been married a long time now, and still get a good laugh every time we think of them! (The story is a lot funnier than the photos themselves.) 

As a photographer myself now, I think the best wedding photography isn’t about turning the day into photoshoot. It’s about capturing all the in-between gestures, the expressions, the beautiful moments. I think your wedding should be all about living and enjoying the day as it happens. I’ll take care of preserving the memories.