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Posted by fallenx888x on Monday, September 10, 2012
My wedding was one of
those small-budget productions. You know, like a B movie, complete with
bad camera angles and lighting. Not that I don't cherish my day; there's
just a lot of things I would have changed to make my memories more fond
and vivid.With a budget of $5,000, we had to skimp on a few things so
that we could have certain aspects that were important to either my
husband or me. Our ceremony was simple, short, and on the beach. It cost
us the marriage license, the rental fee for twelve chairs, and some
tulle. My gown was a repurposed prom dress, and my husband wore a shirt
and tie. We were on the beach, after all, and a tuxedo and oversized
gown felt out of place. The minister was a friend of the family, and did
the ceremony for free.Where we skimped on the ceremony, we splurged on
the reception. We spent hundreds of dollars on a fancy cake. While we
kept the catering simple, with sandwiches and salads, it still cost us
nearly $1,500 to feed 250 people. We spent somewhere around $250 on the
reception hall, not including the bartender's fees, the single keg or
the unlimited soda that we supplied our guests.Of all of the money we
spent, our keepsakes from the event were photos taken by friends and
family. While their photos catch most of the important moments, and some
in stunning detail, we lack the mementoes that a professional would
have been able to provide. There are no posed shots of my husband and me
cutting the cake, nor are there any good videos that captured our first
dance together.While none of this seemed important to him or me at the
time, we now look back with regret that those memories are lost to us
forever. All of the details, that we spent months and months planning,
won't matter when we forget them years down the road.For more
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The extra money that we would have spent would have captured the effort
and funds that we invested into one of the most important days of our
lives. Instead of looking at photos and videos taken by friends and
family, complete with bad lighting, bad camera angles, and overexposure
from developing, we would have professional memories taken with quality
equipment.Looking back on it now, I think that instead of spending $800
on our cake, I should have split that money in half. A $400 cake that I
can remember and see in quality photos is worth more than an $800 cake
that I only remember through my mind's eye. After all, my wedding was
one of the most important days of my life, and photographs can tell
stories of that event for a lifetime. The cake only lasted as long as
the last bite.For other details click here