It's safe to say that to this day, I still cannot put into words the feeling I get when I book a client, knowing that I will be the one capturing their special day. I also still get extremely nervous every time I book a client for the exact same reason! Being a wedding photographer is a an emotional roller coaster!
So you could imagine what a mess I was when I got my first real paid wedding!
Siobhan & Noel were amazing and extremely patient with me on the day of their wedding at Bromley Civic Centre all those years back. I was recommended to them by Katie & Shaun as Siobhan was Shaun's sister and they immediately contacted me to get me booked in.
I was a bundle of nerves so the first thing I did after booking them in was go straight to the civic centre and take a walk around the grounds to familiarise myself and know where the best places would be to take photos. I was in full blown panic mode, suddenly the pressure of someone paying me scared me to death.
But the day went beautifully and smoothly! The weather was beautiful, the Bride, Groom, and the guests were happy and finally I was confident, that was what mattered most in my eyes!
Shaun gave Siobhan away and the ceremony was really smooth and well set up, I loved the idea of having the guests all around the large round table! It certainly made my job much easier!
After the ceremony came the family photos, and that was when the beautiful sunshine came out to help me light my photos perfectly. To this day I am still so happy that all the outdoor photos hardly needed editing, they came out great!
A couple of weeks later, after I had sent the couple their photos, I received a wonderful message from Siobhan, telling me how happy they were with the photos:
"Words cannot describe how happy we are with the photos. You were so good, did more than what we could have asked for, we absolutely love that they're not posed other than a few of them and everyone looks happy so that makes us happy"
Another happy customer! Which is the whole reason I do what I do!
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