Editing The Most Important Day

For the last four years I have been asked to take photographs for my friends weddings. When handing over the images I know that my own personal cherries (which I often do not make a point of) will not make it into the cherished ivory photo album. 

As soon as I arrived back from my honeymoon every man and his dog have asked me to see my wedding images. It took a long time to gather the photo's together (still some films being sent from a friend in china  - http://www.wix.com/johnwberridge/viewfinder) and other friends and family... but this is all an excuse.  The truth is memories come on top of photos ever time. I'm not sure I want to give them away.  It took me a long time to look at my images and it brought a bit of a bitter taste - it was caught. 

So today I have starting thinking - and this only - about compiling my edit of what is described to be the most important day of a girls life. 

This has led me to all kinds of thoughts.. more in the art realms than actually get on with the job in hand.  So I have starting digging on iPhoto to my images that are probably not loved by newlywed's but capture a moment of truth? Not a fairytale? a moment of honesty? without the gloss? I can't help but treasure these more. 

 I think this has been a good realisation to have before I make the edit.  Really, what's a bit of flab poking out the back of a  dress that has a thousand bones in it ? What if you are picking mascara goop out of your eye- you've been up since 5am and it's the only thing keeping them peepers open!..... If it's a picture that tells a tale- surely a white dress shouldn't discard the real beauty of it? This all sounds great until it's your time to edit.
Stay tuned to see if I can go beyond the gloss during my edit.