Patrick Elliott
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Mel,
Great shots as always. Love the bride's pink shoes. LOVE the moon shot.
As far as the uncomfortable part goes, I believe this arises because marketing tries to force us to accept a rigid mold of what beauty is. We are constantly force-fed what the "perfect" bride should look like. She should be oh-so-thin, have an "airbrushed" complexion, brilliantly white and straight teeth, and the list goes on and on. But in this quest for the "perfection of beauty", we lose the "human" aspect of our subject. The true beauty and uniqueness of the individual gets lost when trying to make them fit an unrealistic level of perfection.
As an example, there is another thread about before-and-after photos with PS work. Although there is a very high level of skill involved, my opinion is that the models look more like mannequins, and less like real living women: complexions unrealistically smoothed; eye shapes are changed; ears are made smaller; arms (already thin) are made even more slim; lips are altered; hair is added. The real person is lost.
Don't get me wrong, I believe there is a time for some PS work (acne, stray-hairs, etc.), but I believe it should be minimal. The true beauty of a wedding is that you have a man and a woman who have fallen in love with each other, despite their being imperfect. Capturing that in the photos is what photography is about.
Having said all that, Mel, you did a great job.  Here's looking forward to your next post.
Patrick
PS - Do you arrive at each wedding venue in an invisible jet? After all, you are "Wonder Woman". 
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