UK Couple Sued Photographer

The worst nightmare for a bride on her big day: an irresponsible and incompetent wedding photographer.

The photographer in question delivered 400 photographs, of which only 22 were of acceptable standard. The rest couldn't make the cut. Heads were chopped off, overexposed pictures, group shots didn't look like group shots, weird angle, no standard wedding shots. Oh yes, their thank-you card was printed with both their names misspelled! Incredible!

My sympathy lies with the couple.

Fortunately, they had various people approaching them to offer to sponsor a recreation of their wedding.

They are fortunate in that they could relive their wedding moments and have them rephotographed. But still, the ugly episode would have already left a permanent dent in their memory of their wedding. Every time they recount their wedding, they would be reminded of how they were treated by a 'professional' photographer.

Despite all the research, it's still difficult to know if the photographer is a good one until the day he shows you the pictures. Sure, we could see his portfolio and a series of wedding photographs that he's taken, but we all know we only showcase the best of what we have. So in my opinion, it's still not a foolproof method to find a 'good' photographer. After doing all the research by going through a thousand of them, we can only put our faith and trust in the photographer and hope that he'll do his best for us.