p.1 #1 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
I guess it was bound to happen, but having only been shooting weddings for a few years, I was surprised to hear about one of my clients wedded bliss turning to blisters.
It was a referral wedding from a friend, and I heard last week thru the grapevine that all is not well. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised, as the bride was henpecking the groom throughout the wedding and reception. They argued well into the night and it was quite uncomfortable for my assisstant and I. Guess I should be surprised it lasted the whole two years that it did.
Anyway, how many of you hear of your clients divorcing soon after the wedding?
p.1 #2 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
Just shot a wedding and 4 months later, they have separated and are going thru the divorce process.....could tell while shooting that things were going to end up bad. Probably a bad time to offer a trash the dress shoot huh?
p.1 #4 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
The first year of my business one of my couples didn't make it a year.. now almost 3 years later the groom contacted me about shooting his second marriage
p.1 #5 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
About 8 years ago I shot a couple`s wedding and when they divorced and married again to different spouses I shot both of their weddings too. Keep it coming, it`s all grist to the mill.
p.1 #7 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
My first divorce really hit me. Had been wondering why they didn't order their album. Had a portfolio pic I had to kill as well. Actually over 7 years I've only had 2 that I know about.
p.1 #13 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
I've always assumed that my weddings will have a divorce rate equal to national rates, I have no reason to think otherwise. Thing is, I seldom hear about it.
What does affect me is when one of them dies shortly after the wedding. One of my groom's, month after his own wedding, drops dead in the middle of a reception. I still think about that one.
p.1 #14 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
I had my first a few weeks ago. The bride emailed and asked if I wanted the album as a sample. I encouraged her to keep it, because it is a part of her history, but she said she has no use for it. It is a purple Leather Craftsmen. Purple!
Just keep in mind, if the stats say 50% end in divorce, that's really not as grim as it sounds. Just think how those who marry multiple times skew the results. My sister is on her third husband. I'm on my first wife, and unless she dies, that won't change.
p.1 #15 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
Lance Lee wrote:
One of my groom's, month after his own wedding, drops dead in the middle of a reception.
Wow... That sucks...
I have only second shot a wedding where the bride and groom just didn't have the chemistry, bride was into it, but the husband was just some where else. He went missing during the cake cutting... I never heard back from them.
p.1 #16 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
Its sort of an UNSPOKEN fact in our business. Fact is a very high percent of weddings won't last. But, forget those facts when we're selling them on albums that will last them a lifetime, and photographs that they'll love to share FOREVER!
Repeat business is nice, but a repeat wedding customer would be weird!
p.1 #18 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
Here is my story, in a very short variant: My first paying customers got divorced in the morning after the wedding (this was in 2007). I heard about it after about two weeks from the event, when I asked about which album will they choose. They gave up on the album, but I delivered the images to them. It was kind of akward to process that wedding, knowing that the images will most probably represent a bad memory.
In 2009 he hired me again to shoot his second wedding (with another woman). She is still not married AFAIK.
These things happen and from my experience, it can happen the very next day or never. So, being quick about the processing helps, but not always.
p.1 #19 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
i had one that almost ended on day 2.
i was contacted by a bridesmaid to tell me i should wait to share the proofs since they almost divorced en route to the honeymoon. bridal party pitched in to send them to an all-inclusive resort. after the first leg of their flight, hubby says his ear hurts (??) and he doesn't want to get on plane #2. they rented a car and drove the 500+ miles home.
p.1 #20 · One of my weddings has ended in divorce :(
I have had 2 marriges that I know of end in divorce. And they were both ones that I thought we be solid. The ones I thought wouldnt make it over a year are still going strong.
Does anyone else ever go into a wedding/leave the wedding thinking there is a good chance it wont last? Is that bad to think?
. Most you'll probably never hear about.
Wow... That sucks...