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The Engagement Session Print Recommend This Article to a Friend
by Monroe Payne, Payne Family Photographers   
ImageThis is the eighth in a series of articles by Monroe Payne about weddings, photography, vendors and what you should look for - and avoid - in anticipation of the perfect wedding day.

Today, in our fast paced world and frantic life, we are always looking for ways to cut corners and have to do "one less thing". Nowhere is this more evident than when you are planning your wedding. The commitments are adding up, the reception is going to cost thousands more than you thought, the DJ you wanted is unavailable, and you have to use your second choice at a higher cost. If you live out of town, certain issues make another trip home necessary, and on, and on and on.....


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An Image That Tells a Story Print Recommend This Article to a Friend
by Monroe Payne, Payne Family Photographers   
ImageI know I've mentioned this before, but when you are talking with a wedding photographer and viewing his or her images, listen for the stories.

I had the pleasure of photographing a wedding this past June for a family I have known for a number of years. This particular father's love for his daughters was palpable. His other two girls were happily married, and now it is time for him to walk his third and last daughter down the aisle.

 

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A Fairy Tale Wedding Print Recommend This Article to a Friend
by Monroe Payne, Payne Family Photographers   
ImageWhat little girl hasn’t looked at Cinderella’s Castle at Disney World, and thought how extraordinarily wonderfully awesome it would be to be married at Disney….

The dream usually involves our bride being dressed by fairies in pink and blue, then magically transported on Cinderella’s coach drawn by six miniature snow white horses to the base of the castle, where Prince Charming waits in breathless anticipation of the first sight of the love of his life…… it is a very good dream.

A Possible dream!

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Homework and Attitude Print Recommend This Article to a Friend
by Monroe Payne, Payne Family Photographers   
ImageI have this nightmare – I’m in college, it’s finals week, and I haven’t felt it necessary to go to classes all semester – but here I am at the final without a clue.

Of course, it’s a dream. I shake off the cold sweat, realize that the world is where it’s supposed to be, and then go about my day.

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Stress Print Recommend This Article to a Friend
by Monroe Payne, Payne Family Photographers   
ImageI have never met a Bridezilla.

You see, I absolutely adore photographing weddings.

By the time the wedding day arrives, we have spent enough time with our brides and their families to have moved past a vendor-client relationship and are now friends. How could I have a bad time when fulfilling a real need for a beloved friend?

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