Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

Oh my .......... 2 girls and they are both wearing wedding dresses ......

They were so kind in their initial request and said if we had a problem with a same sex wedding to simply state we were already booked.

But I stayed the course, just said, "we don't have a problem doing a same sex wedding, business is business."

fotodon Loc: Oberlin, OH

Good to hear. Very professional!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

superpijak Loc: Middle TN

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Bobbee

I did one a little while back, two ladies and it was a first for the Golf Club that was hosting it. It was really nice. They spend ALOT of time making sure every detail, minute was accounted for. They had a friend singing there and near the end had friends from a Blues Band come up on stage and do some numbers. It was a nice evening and a great wedding. The Golf Club contacted me to get some specific pictures for their display portfolio.

jaysnave Loc: Central Ohio

I am probably going to be asked to do a two guy wedding this year. I don't have a problem doing it other than I like to sync. in with the story and emotions of the couple so all the special moments can be captured. Again, I don't have a problem doing it. I just hope I can sync. well enough to do a good job for them.

fotodon Loc: Oberlin, OH

Jay, I get your sync thing. Very important. I have always been a socially liberal minded person. But, when I first moved to Oberlin, home of very liberal Oberlin College, I must say I was a little shaken the first time and for some time after when I would see two guys sucking face on the street corner. Especially if one was wearing a dress. Although I may have mistaken a female or two for being male. You gotta live in a college town to appreciate that. :lol: :lol: However, after working at the college for 17 years I became kind of hardened to the visual aspects of homosexuality. I mostly would rationalize that it was all about college age radicalism and experimentation.

As professional wedding photographers we must "sync", as you say, to the emotions, both underlying and obvious, of the wedding day. First and foremost is the love and commitment that two people have for each other. If you think about it, almost every wedding has at least one instance of someone offending our sense of right and wrong. What we must do then is put on our professional suit, ignore the offense and continue to look for the beauty of the wedding day and capture it. If one is really good at capturing the love and emotions of a two gender couple it should not be very hard to do the same for a one gender couple.

I am not saying that every pro must be able to do this to be successful. Some may not for valid reasons but, in my opinion, those that do will be more successful. I hope this helps you wrap your head around the whole issue and alleviates any misgivings you may have.

jaysnave Loc: Central Ohio

I'll be fine Don. They are good people and good families.

A10 Loc: Southern Indiana

Photographed two young ladies last September in beautiful wedding gowns. It was a win-win, two beautiful brides to photograph. Just received a note this week from them thanking me for capturing those special moments.

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

BC, good for you. You are correct, business is business.

I will be excited to see your results. Working in the mental health field, I actually work with, and am friends with more gay people than I ever thought existed in the world. They tell me that they have so much "drama" in their lives when they are young, that they are drawn to the mental health field.

Regardless, I'm sure that you will far exceed their wildest expectations. At the end of the day, once you work with them, I'm sure you will have no problem getting into the emotion of the day. What shocked me most the first time, was that somehow I "expected it to FEEL different." Of course, it didn't. It all boils down to 2 people who love each other deeply, and want to spend the rest of their lives together.

On one side, we have our own backgrounds and beliefs, but when you are surrounded by joy, it is just contagious. One added benefit (for me) is when we have had events of any type that involved gay couples, we made a LOT more money with the photo booth. :thumbup: :)

Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

Thanks for the nice words, we'll be fine, I've long separated my personal belief from my civil rights belief ............ and business is business ')

A10 Loc: Southern Indiana

bkyser, I too worked in the mental health field in the 70's. Many of my co-workers where gay and they just wanted the same things out of life as I did. If I was starting out in business today I would target gay couples for their business. People are people and emotions are the same.