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I am a bit confused
Are we angry because someone got paid?
Are we angry because the work is not up to par?
Either way, it was an agreement between the person providing said services and the customer that agreed to them (quality and all). The only time I would feel angry if someone was mislead or a scammed.
I feel a bit sad when I read this....
There was a time that my wife and I were absolutely broke but we wanted to get married. We started out ashamed because we could only do so little to impress both sides of the family. Almost to the point that we seriously considered calling the whole thing off for an elopement. In 2001 (7 years after we our first date), we pulled off the entire wedding for a bargain basement price of just over $6k. We jumped over hoops in hopes to do the most un-American thing... not go into debt. You know what? It was the best damn wedding anyone could have put together. A local college string ensemble earned a good tip to take the financial edge off of their education. A local upstart photographer who lost his equipment in a fire got to shoot at my wedding on borrowed equipment (mine), got a good jumpstart on rebuilding, and I got to keep my negatives. A local business provided a wonderful 3 room setup for the wedding hall, reception, and a couple nights stay during a rough down time. They even went out of their way to provide catering that everyone enjoyed (does anyone remember their dinner on their wedding night?). All those people got a personal shake and thanks from me.... at the end of the night, that is all I could offer.
A couple years later, the pictures were finally printed, dry pressed to board, and matted. They were placed in a wonderful archival box, separated with fine tissue, and a engraved plaque placed on the front. They look like they are just lying there waiting to be framed. I spared no expense on materials for our 2 year anniversary. Why? because I could now afford it.... I could easily afford a fairly expensive wedding today, but would it have been any more special? I doubt it.
See that "bottom-feeder" photographer was honest and still provided as promised... that is all anyone can expect.
What's the other choice... no photographer? because that WAS my "Other choice".
Are we angry because someone got paid?
Are we angry because the work is not up to par?
Either way, it was an agreement between the person providing said services and the customer that agreed to them (quality and all). The only time I would feel angry if someone was mislead or a scammed.
I feel a bit sad when I read this....
There was a time that my wife and I were absolutely broke but we wanted to get married. We started out ashamed because we could only do so little to impress both sides of the family. Almost to the point that we seriously considered calling the whole thing off for an elopement. In 2001 (7 years after we our first date), we pulled off the entire wedding for a bargain basement price of just over $6k. We jumped over hoops in hopes to do the most un-American thing... not go into debt. You know what? It was the best damn wedding anyone could have put together. A local college string ensemble earned a good tip to take the financial edge off of their education. A local upstart photographer who lost his equipment in a fire got to shoot at my wedding on borrowed equipment (mine), got a good jumpstart on rebuilding, and I got to keep my negatives. A local business provided a wonderful 3 room setup for the wedding hall, reception, and a couple nights stay during a rough down time. They even went out of their way to provide catering that everyone enjoyed (does anyone remember their dinner on their wedding night?). All those people got a personal shake and thanks from me.... at the end of the night, that is all I could offer.
A couple years later, the pictures were finally printed, dry pressed to board, and matted. They were placed in a wonderful archival box, separated with fine tissue, and a engraved plaque placed on the front. They look like they are just lying there waiting to be framed. I spared no expense on materials for our 2 year anniversary. Why? because I could now afford it.... I could easily afford a fairly expensive wedding today, but would it have been any more special? I doubt it.
See that "bottom-feeder" photographer was honest and still provided as promised... that is all anyone can expect.
What's the other choice... no photographer? because that WAS my "Other choice".
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