As others have said people can be snippy on the wedding forum because it\'s their lively hood and the infusion of people that can take photos with their DSLR and only charge $400 or do it for free has made the situation tougher for the pros making between $1-3K a wedding. Uncle Joe with his DSLR is just as much the bane of the wedding photographer as Bridezilla.
Most of the time it\'s nothing personal, it\'s just that having someone else there shooting with a 70-200 zoom on a pro body (or even a D60) can seriously compromise some situations if it\'s not handle properly. You get people looking at the wrong camera during shoots, people confused as to who the \'photographer\' is, you loose print sales if that person is giving their photos away for free, and there\'s always the chance you\'re missing a special moment because someone grabbed uncle Joe to take a photo instead of you.
You\'re work could get you paid around these parts if you had a flashy website and marketed yourself correctly, so keep that in mind.
@ Mathew Sweet, you should start your own thread rather than hijack this one
