Wedding photos rank among the most prized possessions of many married
couples. Yet one photographer got a surprising reaction online after detailing
how she did the unthinkable and deleted a newlywed couple's photos from their
big day.
She had agreed to take photos for only $100 as a
favor to the bride and groom, who are—or at least were—friends of hers and had
recruited her in a bid to save money.
"I'm not really a photographer, I'm a dog
groomer," she explained. "I take lots of photos of dogs all day to put on my Facebook and Instagram, it's "my thing" if that makes sense."
On the wedding day, she drove around following the
bride from appointment to appointment before the ceremony, taking photos along
the way.
She also shot snaps throughout the ceremony,
reception and during the speeches. At around 5 p.m. food was being served and,
having been on her feet since 11 a.m., the photographer was looking forward to
a well-earned break.
Unfortunately, the bride and groom had other ideas.
"I was told I cannot stop to eat because I need to be a photographer; in
fact, they didn't save me a spot at any table," she said.
At this point, she admitted she was "getting
tired" noting that the venue was "unbelievably hot."
She told the groom she needed to take off for 20min
to get something to eat and drink. He told her she needed to either be a
photographer, or leave without pay.
That proved to be the tipping point.
"With the heat, being hungry, being generally
annoyed at the circumstances, I asked if he was sure, and he said yes, so I
deleted all the photos I took in front of him and took off saying I'm not his
photographer anymore."
In spite of the severity of her response, the
photographer found herself inundated with 17,000 upvotes and 2,200 comments,
most of them messages of support, where users were quick to condemn the
newlyweds' behavior.
One user, mon0chrom, said she had no reason to feel
bad writing: "You could have risked your health and they treated you like
s***." Tanooki07 was stunned that they expected her to "work for 8.5
hours without food, with little water and no break....How did they think this
would go?"
JuryNo7670 noted that their photographer was
treated like a "paid guest" at their wedding saying it "helped
make it a better celebration and helped with making it more fun which only
enhanced the pics."
HighPriestoftheBog said "it seems like common
sense to also feed the photographer."
"If they're going to be there all day then
they absolutely should be fed. Plus it just seems like the polite thing to
do." Greenlupin, meanwhile, inferred: "if your friend couldn't have
the manners to let you have a simple break he can live with his f*** up."
Despite widespread support for her actions, the photographer
expressed some regret at deleting the pictures.
The story is just the latest example of how, when
it comes to wedding days where emotions run high, things can and often do go
wrong, much to the delight of people on social media.
From CNN (edited)
