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02/10/2007 11:15:50 PM · #1

I don't know who here is Lutheran, but dang those are some LONG weddings. And I had to feel sorry for the B&G, kneel down, stand up, kneel down, take a shot, stand up...

Today was the first time I ever shot at a Lutheran church and I am EXHAUSTED! I have to say the Lutherans have the Catholics beat hands down on long weddings. I prefer the Southern Baptist wedding (I do, I do, Kiss her) :-)

Oh and my 50mm 1.8 saved my hiney, no flash and dark church, yick.

Amway, I'll post some shots maybe Monday... I'm wore out and have a long day of PARTY ahead of me tomorrow (woohoo Mardi Gras).

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

02/10/2007 11:21:48 PM · #2

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

I don't know who here is Lutheran, but dang those are some LONG weddings. And I had to feel sorry for the B&G, kneel down, stand up, kneel down, take a shot, stand up...

Today was the first time I ever shot at a Lutheran church and I am EXHAUSTED! I have to say the Lutherans have the Catholics beat hands down on long weddings. I prefer the Southern Baptist wedding (I do, I do, Kiss her) :-)

Oh and my 50mm 1.8 saved my hiney, no flash and dark church, yick.

Amway, I'll post some shots maybe Monday... I'm wore out and have a long day of PARTY ahead of me tomorrow (woohoo Mardi Gras).

I thought it went like this:
Minister, "Do you?"
Bride, "Yes"
Minister, "Do you?"
Groom, "UMMMMM"
Brides father holding shotgun, "YOU BETTER!!!!"
Groom, "Yes"

Recessional...

At least, that's how mine went ;)

Did someone say Mardi Gras???

Yeah yeah!! Post some pics from the wedding :) I wanna seeeeeee!!
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ursula

Fujifilm X-T2

02/10/2007 11:26:15 PM · #3

I'm Lutheran. We're known for ups and downs. :)

02/10/2007 11:28:01 PM · #4

Originally posted by TCGuru:

Did someone say Mardi Gras???

mmmhmm, the only time of year when 25 cent plastic beads will get ya a free show :-)

02/10/2007 11:29:17 PM · #5

Dang, now I wanna visit home :(

02/10/2007 11:29:18 PM · #6

Originally posted by ursula:

I'm Lutheran. We're known for ups and downs. :)

LOL... I have now grown new respect for your denomination. I must say the girls at the wedding had some well defined thighs. :-)

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

02/10/2007 11:30:54 PM · #7

Originally posted by TCGuru:

Dang, now I wanna visit home :(

Come on down, I'll be crashing tomorrow night in a motorhome under I-10 :-)

caba

Nikon D800

02/10/2007 11:35:41 PM · #8

Try a Cambodian wedding, I shot for 26 hours over 2 days, about 2000 photos. They have about 10 cerimonies with changes of costumes for each. I hope your B&G are happy with your work.

02/10/2007 11:36:13 PM · #9

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by TCGuru:
Dang, now I wanna visit home :(

Come on down, I'll be crashing tomorrow night in a motorhome under I-10 :-)

Tomorrow??!! Did they stop having Mardi Gras on Tuesday??!!

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

02/10/2007 11:38:35 PM · #10

Originally posted by TCGuru:

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by TCGuru:
Dang, now I wanna visit home :(

Come on down, I'll be crashing tomorrow night in a motorhome under I-10 :-)

Tomorrow??!! Did they stop having Mardi Gras on Tuesday??!!

A week from this coming Tuesday :-) It's a party every night until then :-) I'm going to the Neptune's Daughters Ball tomorrow night... hence the need to crash downtown.

Message edited by author 2007-02-10 23:40:13.

kiwinick

Sony DSLR-A550

02/10/2007 11:39:43 PM · #11

Well I never have done a Lutheran wedding, they are thin on the ground round here, but done a few Catholic Nuptial Masses which go on a bit

Much prefer the last Maori couple that got Married on the beach at Otaki,. The Grooms mum was the officiating Minister it was all over in 15 minutes, they raised the Hangi 15 minutes after that and everyone had a wonderfull time, Maori are so great as hosts every one is welcoe and you have a a great time plenty of Kai and the liquids flow like you wouldn't believe.

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

02/10/2007 11:41:07 PM · #12

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by TCGuru:

Tomorrow??!! Did they stop having Mardi Gras on Tuesday??!!

A week from this coming Tuesday :-) It's a party every night until then :-)

I know how that is!! Those cajuns party for two weeks for everything... New Year's Eve - 2 weeks
Christmas - 2 weeks
Mardi Gras - 4 weeks
Contraband - 4 weeks
wait! Those are getting longer and longer :-/

kiwinick

Sony DSLR-A550

02/10/2007 11:43:50 PM · #13

Originally posted by kiwinick:

And you got to eat all the seafood like crayfish paua pipis TOHEROA if in season smoked eel scallops wow they know how to feed you they get a bit offrended if you dont eat and enjoy yourself

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

02/10/2007 11:43:51 PM · #14

Originally posted by kiwinick:

Much prefer the last Maori couple that got Married on the beach at Otaki,. The Grooms mum was the officiating Minister it was all over in 15 minutes, they raised the Hangi 15 minutes after that and everyone had a wonderfull time, Maori are so great as hosts every one is welcoe and you have a a great time plenty of Kai and the liquids flow like you wouldn't believe.

Now that sounds like a blast :-)

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

02/10/2007 11:46:25 PM · #15

Originally posted by kiwinick:

Oooooh I love Hangi's. We had one for our engagement. It was a near out war when the two men in charge disagreed on the procedure. Both their Kiwi bloods had family traditions to uphold.

Rebecca

Nikon D80

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX

02/10/2007 11:46:25 PM · #16

I think the Catholic masses tend to be longest for people who aren't Catholic. We have a lot of ritual to work through, true, but others have longer. Like the Lutherans, apparently. I've also heard that Jehovah's Witnesses and Greek or Russian Orthodox are pretty long, but have no firsthand knowledge of either.

My sister's Catholic wedding was relatively short, though - the priest refused her a mass since she was marrying a non-Catholic. Which I thought was silly, but whatever. It was lovely anyway.

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

02/10/2007 11:50:13 PM · #17

Originally posted by TCGuru:

wait! Those are getting longer and longer :-/

Yes, it seems that way... I have to pace myself... or I'd be VERY broke. :-)

Spork99

OM System OM-1

02/11/2007 03:05:01 AM · #18

The loooooonnnnnnnngest wedding I ever did was a Catholic wedding, where they said Mass in Latin. I honestly had never seen anything like it, almost 3 hours.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

02/11/2007 09:46:52 AM · #19

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

The loooooonnnnnnnngest wedding I ever did was a Catholic wedding, where they said Mass in Latin. I honestly had never seen anything like it, almost 3 hours.

I've never shot a Catholic wedding where Mass was given... I haven't done that many Catholic weddings though. I will have to keep that in mind when I am called to shoot more.

Elvis_L

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/11/2007 09:54:21 AM · #20

I attended a friends wedding who is Indian (the country, not native america) and it was almost 4 hours. and the really bad part is that almost none of it was in english. crystal and I were tryign to look at the program and figure out where they were in the ceremony but we didn't understand anything they were saying. I will say that it was very beautiful though.

Rae-Ann

Fujifilm FinePix S9000

02/11/2007 09:58:15 AM · #21

Originally posted by Elvis_L:

I had a friend who married a Hindu girl, and yes the wedding was lo-ong! But the priest read all the prayers in english first , so half the crowd knew what was going on..Made it longer, yes, but it was a beautiful ceremony, so fraught with meaning.

Let's see those pics!!

GoldBerry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

02/11/2007 10:14:17 AM · #22

Try Greek Orthodox! None of the ceremony is in English. My cousin married a greek guy and they now watch everything leading up to the reception in fast forward. During the ceremony they actually started talking to each other and she was looking at her nails. LOL

Edit: i just read the post about the 4 hour indian ceremony - YOU WIN

Message edited by author 2007-02-11 10:15:36.

LeeD

Canon EOS-30D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/11/2007 11:38:08 AM · #23

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

hehehe... My wife and I got married at our small (non-denominational) church that has very strong Baptist influences. Our wedding was scheduled for 12:00 noon and we were done, walking down the aisle at 12:15!!! It was funny because my boss is Catholic and she showed up while we were doing after wedding photos asking "Where is everybody". We told her it had been over for about 15 minutes and she should go to the reception... She was confused because she said a good Catholic wedding would have been just getting started 30 minutes into it.