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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 161011" data-attributes="member: 9240">With nieces and nephews, and the kids of friends getting to be marrying age, I've been waiting for that phone call or email.&nbsp; Thought I was getting it a couple days ago when a nephew I hear from once or twice a year (my birthday and Christmas) called out of the blue while he was driving back to Alabama after some wedding planning in FL.&nbsp; I used to get calls to play guitar before/during the ceremony, which I absolutely don't mind, and that was my first thought here.&nbsp; Now after reading this I'm a little more apprehensive.&nbsp; My brother did it &quot;Once.&nbsp; ONCE!!&quot;, for one of our cousins at the request of our favorite uncle and swears he'll never do it again under any circumstances.&nbsp; I suppose I can fall back on my portfolio, tell them to look through it and pick out all the people shots in it that would make them want to choose me as their wedding photographer and use them in a concise, 150 word essay detailing their request.&nbsp; Given that I have no people shots outside of concert photos I think I'm pretty safe.&nbsp; LOLI hear you, Rick.&nbsp; It's hard to say no to friends.&nbsp; And it's hard (impossible) to think that you could just hand over a memory card at the end of the day and let them have at it (your snapshot analogy).&nbsp; The problem is, once you do it once, it becomes almost impossible to say no to anyone in similar circumstances again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 161011, member: 9240"] With nieces and nephews, and the kids of friends getting to be marrying age, I've been waiting for that phone call or email. Thought I was getting it a couple days ago when a nephew I hear from once or twice a year (my birthday and Christmas) called out of the blue while he was driving back to Alabama after some wedding planning in FL. I used to get calls to play guitar before/during the ceremony, which I absolutely don't mind, and that was my first thought here. Now after reading this I'm a little more apprehensive. My brother did it "Once. [B][I]ONCE!![/I][/B]", for one of our cousins at the request of our favorite uncle and swears he'll never do it again under any circumstances. I suppose I can fall back on my portfolio, tell them to look through it and pick out all the people shots in it that would make them want to choose me as their wedding photographer and use them in a concise, 150 word essay detailing their request. Given that I have no people shots outside of concert photos I think I'm pretty safe. LOL I hear you, Rick. It's hard to say no to friends. And it's hard (impossible) to think that you could just hand over a memory card at the end of the day and let them have at it (your snapshot analogy). The problem is, once you do it once, it becomes almost impossible to say no to anyone in similar circumstances again. [/QUOTE]

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