lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

How about sending different rolls to different labs so you are sure to get part of the job done right?

Scientific testing such as environmental or engineering is often done that way, identical samples are sent to two or more unrelated labs for analysis. That assures better safety as well as accuracy.

B-n-L Loc: Nevada

Lamaiceae, exactly what it means, most people on this forum use pseudonyms. Their expertise and knowledge cannot be evaluated because their identities are unknown to evaluate their works.
It doesn't mean they aren't experts, it means there is no way to gauge it.

DJ Craig Loc: Payson, AZ (North-Central)

I have shot a number of weddings professionally. I wouldn't even think to put it in a wedding contract that people attending the wedding could not use their cell phones to take pictures at the wedding. (I'm not convinced I could legally do that anyway.)

Now-a-days, it's part of the fun of attending a wedding, to snap and post. And I don't mind a bit if my pictures show others capturing the same shot I got. And if a cell phone snapper steps into my way when I'm about to click, I simple smile and step to the side to get the picture.

I think going with the flow keeps me a whole lot more relaxed and I've come to realize that cell-phone shooters get some great shots, too, which the bride and groom can add to their wedding day collection - and it would be a shame to not have those additional memories.

Georgews Loc: Wellington, New Zealand

I have only done a couple of weddings (on film) and one of these I only did candids and I told the pro I was doing that at the brides request. He was happy with that and became even happier a day or two later when he called me to see if I had any good shots of a couple of the groups. The film had ripped in one of his cameras and he was in recovery mode. Fortunately I had sneaked some of the required shots and he was most grateful for that!

19104 Loc: Philadelphia

I have done over 850 weddings and the ruined film thing only happened to me once.
Thank the great yellow father (Kodak) lol

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

Shot weddings with film (expensive), and actually worked in a pro lab for years, never had a roll ruined, but I did hear horror stories.

That's why I did, and still do carry professional liability insurance. It covers things like that. We do hear a lot from people that you need general liability, but we often forget that gremlins, and Murphy's law can come into play, no matter how well prepared you are.