Keeping it real.
Many Melbourne Wedding Photographers have a habit of turning up to the reception and staying for 5 minutes. They shoot a few details, do a mock cutting of the cake and then leave. Well, I have to say its not my style. I mean seriously, if you are not actually going to cut the cake, then what is the point? A mock cake cutting is just an image of 2 people standing next to a cake with a knife, its just not real. You see, the thing is, you can’t fake a real moment and you need real moments to have real emotions.
Some photographers even take it a step further and asking the Bride and Groom to do a fake first dance, and no, I am not joking… Imagine standing in an empty room with no ambience, on a dance floor with no music… Hmmmmm.
It doesn’t surprise me that I cannot recall ever seeing a really good fake first dance photograph… they all just look very … well… fake.
So, it should come as no surprise that I am there for the real thing !!
Then followed by a Kiss
Capturing moments like these is just not possible if I was one of those who only stay for the first 5 minutes of the reception. And its that reason alone that my standard wedding package has 8 hours of coverage, so you don’t have to fake it on your wedding day.
All images © Robb Duncan
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