Chris a wedding event is likely the most important day in a women's life.
Very few males can totally get there head around this.
Thus many of the most successful wedding photographers are young females.

The typical path into this genre is as a Second Shooter for other established commercial wedding photographers.
It is absolutely an epic privilege and honor to capture all the joy latent within a wedding event...
A wedding photographer's primary mission is to make each and every couple's event joyous, fun and memorable.
This is appropriate be it for their the initial event or a renewal of their vows

Wedding photography demands a charismatic gifted ability to direct one of the most complex production sets in existence. This only comes with time and tenure i.e. hands on within the craft.

Like Ed said, politely walk away from this assignment, you do not belong at the event as a wedding photographer.

btw, I am a professional bridal makeup artist and hold a cosmetologist license from the state of Maryland in Makeup Artistry... I always have at least one talented assistant on my team for every paid wedding assignment.

And yes I do a trial session prior to having our client(s) sign a contract for the event.
Below is a sample of my publication quality Bridal Makeup captured by one of the leading wedding shooters in my market... I'm listed on Wedding Wire and turn down work every wedding season...

I absolutely love my bridal wedding assignments. Making a woman look and feel her absolute best for this special day is to be cherished beyond words...

A couple of years ago, just after retiring, I posted how weird it felt to not jump out of bed in the mornings and not have anywhere to go. Some answered they needed an adjustment period while others said they loved the freedom from work and never looked back. Well, after two years and four months, things look very different. I no longer feel "lost", but now wonder how I ever held down full-time and part-time jobs and ever had time to do anything else! I keep busy all the time. I kept the part-time job and have now worked at Sam's Club for over 27 years. I continue to build my 401K and between it and purchasing Walmart stock only keep about 1/3 of my pay. This is enough to pay my GAS bills (not the utility kind). I have a perfect schedule - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon. to Wed. This means not having to hop out of bed at the break of the day and even on the shortest days of the year, still get some sunshine when leaving work! Also, I get a four-day weekend every week. Time passes so fast though. When I finish work on Wed., it's hard to believe my work week is already over. Likewise, at the end of my four-day weekend, it seems the weekend is over too fast!