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Corinne’s been gone since Friday morning. I got up early and brought her to the train. She’ll be in Connecticut until Thursday working on a new store opening. I’m here taking care of the kitties.

I helped shoot a wedding yesterday – my first one. That’s not the only honorific that it walks away with though. It was clearly the most disorganized and ghetto ceremony that I’ve been witness too. The bride was between 1.5 and 2 hours late. Whoops. There were no chairs, just people standing around (many of them walking around throughout the entire thing and getting in the way of EVERYTHING) and all the guys were very thug life.

It looked like the groom was on something (many things?) and I think a few of the other guys were drinking (during the ceremony). I know it’s hard to tell when it’s a clear liquid, but when you give a sip to someone’s aunt and they make that “Oh shit, this is strong stuff!” face, it’s probably not flat Sprite.

While coming down the “isle”, the bride was telling people to shut up and part of her vows actually contained the phrase, “my papi”.

From a photography perspective, the ceremony was a pain in the ass. The light was horrible and harsh, people were forever getting in the way and it was very difficult to get many shots due to lack of organization. The reception was a lot nicer (and better planned then the ceremony!) and I enjoyed shooting there more than the ceremony.

All that said, they were very nice to us and I never felt threatened or anything remotely close to that. I just can’t stress how much of a chaotic mess it was and how frustrating it is when you’re trying to do a job and have certain expectations of how things will be. Definitely a learning experience.

As photographic catharsis, I’m going to be going to the zoo today to shoot butterflies. There’s a butterfly tent (like a huge green house) at the zoo that gives you full access to the butterflies, so I’m going to do some macro stuff and see what I can come up with.