As a photographer I suppose I should have been more interested in William and Kate’s Royal Wedding. I don’t know… I just can’t get that excited about it. I don’t see what the big deal is…

I have been to many, many weddings and I have seen brides who looked just as stunning, if not more so than Kate did today. People have been going on and on about her dress, the veil, etc. but why? I’m not dissing Kate or the wedding, but for me, I think something is lost on a wedding that size.

You lose the intimacy – the significance and importance of that one day and all the little details that make it up. Instead of the event being about two people who are very much in love, standing before their friends and family to vow to spend the rest of their lives together – It becomes two people putting on a show for the world. You quit planning things that you want and start planning things because the world is going to be watching. And that is the last thing a wedding should be.

Weddings are so special and can be so unique and fun if the couple chooses to do what they want to do for their day. Here’s just a few pictures of some fun ideas I’ve seen that people have done at their weddings:

Here’s my point… a wedding is supposed to be a celebration of the unity of two people shared in with their loved ones. I hope Kate and William’s wedding is everything they hoped it would be, but I really don’t see why we should feel it’s our place to partake in what is supposed to be a personal and intimate sacrament. I don’t remember Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes wedding being all over the news. I don’t remember people getting up early or cutting out on work to watch the wedding of  Chelsea Clinton or Eva Longoria… and I’m not slamming the people who are doing that. I just think it’s sad that they (William & Kate) may not have gotten to have the day they hoped for because of all the cameras.

As a side note, as a photographer I would have hated documenting their wedding. That many people, that much chaos, that much pressure…. no thank you! I get irritated enough at smaller weddings when I’ve got family members jumping in front of me to snap some pictures while I’m trying to take pictures. Can you imagine the logistics that would be required to document such a monumental event! I’ll stick to my lovely simple and personal weddings. 🙂

I hope I didn’t offend anyone by what I wrote, I just know that I look back at my wedding and see a lot of things I would change. And it makes me both sad and mad when I see another bride potentially being in the same situation. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a happy Friday!

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