By Dreamcatcher1229 - 04/09/2013 07:23 - United States - Long Beach

Today, I got my wedding photos back from my sister, a "professional" photographer who offered to do our wedding as a gift. It turns out that not only did she not catch most of the ceremony or reception, but all of the outdoor photos feature a large garbage bag in the background. FML
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Dreamcatcher1229 tells us more.

That's fair. The back story is that I said yes to her offer because her other work is actually quite good. Her other wedding photos for previous instances looked beautiful, and that's how I assumed mine would turn out. I take responsibility, my husband and I shouldn't have assumed anything. I found out after the wedding that she doesn't like him much to begin with, soooooo I guess putting two and two together I can reasonably say that her distaste has something to do with the shotty and neglectful work. To answer a previous question here, forgive me for not answering the asker directly, the shots we ened up with for the ceremony itself were one of the first kiss, one of our intro as a married couple, and several blurred shots of mostly the audience with a hint of ceremony at the background. She did get my brother walking me down, but not of the beidesmaids and groomsmen. And mind you, she and I DID discuss in advance what events and who in the party we wanted pictured, as well as my request to catch as much of the reception as possible. We had a lot of friends and family travel from far away, and I had asked for more pictures of everyone together, mingling, and enjoying themselves. And thank you to whomever suggested we retouch some of the pictures, we've actually been working on that project and it's going well so far. So all in all I'd like to say that while I was disappointed in the outcome and the sad realization that my sister and I don't have the best of relationships, My husband and I are happy regardless and, thanks to other guests, still ended up with some good pictures. Also, a friend filmed the ceremony itself from beginning to end, so we're going to try to get some stills from that. This is a good lesson in perspective, I guess. Yeah, the situation ended in an FML for one particular detail, albeit an important one, but hey, at least my husband didn't bail out at the altar, or I didn't throw up or something. :-P Okay, sorry for that novel. lol Carry on!

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Your sister is still a bitch for low balling you like that

She doesn't have to like your husband but that doesn't give her the right to screw you over on your wedding day. That was really childish of her to do that.

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61 - sounds like he is speaking from experience :)

Congrats! The terrible photos are going to be worse for her than you. If she is a professional photographer, she will be judged by her work. You have your happy memories and photos and video from other guest; she has wasted time, money (photography is not cheap), and potential clients with her shoddy work.

I love how the people that are posting didn't read that she did check her sister's previous work with weddings.

OP, why would you pick someone who had any negativity towards your marriage?

You clearly didn't read OP's comment to well, she didn't know till after the wedding that her sister dislikes her husband.

Sometimes you get what you pay for. But still, FYL OP. I'd think family would care enough to do a good job.

vffjvsegb 11

not going to lie, I am one of the few men that actually look forward to my wedding ceremony and the big events and stuff of that day including preparing for the wedding, but I would sue her anyway. I wouldn't even feel bad about it and if the family didn't understand I'd just ignore them. Once in a lifetime ceremony (if your marriage goes well) and she absolutely tried to ruin it.

CptnHowdyy 13

I'm very sorry that your sister did that to you, OP. I know it must feel terrible feeling like you have a once-in-a-lifetime memory that wasn't documented properly. On the bright side, it is totally possible to edit the garbage bag out of your photos and get stills from the video of your ceremony. You can hire a professional photographer for when you renew your vows! Congratulations OP. :)