I'm on the verge of shooting my last wedding and to be honest, I'm going to miss it a little. Yes, the day is long, physically arduous and stressful at times. However, there's nothing like taking pictures of people that want their picture taken. There's no worrying about who to shoot and who not to shoot. It's a happy occasion and every (and I mean everyone) wants their picture taken by the professional. Since this I'm nearing the end of the season, I thought I'd share some tips and some of my most recent work.

My Approach
I have no clue how other photographers run their gigs, but I've been to a good deal of weddings that I wasn't shooting and found that most hired guns treat the event as a job. Yes, professionalism is important, but what I've seen over the past few weddings I've been to, is photographers that are all business. There's no joking around. There's no chatting with guests. It's all about shooting and being the "boss" of the paparazzi (more on that in a sec). 

I take a totally different approach: