This Saturday I am shooting a wedding for an extended family member. Yes, I’m the official wedding photographer. Did you just read that last sentence? Me – the “official” photographer. Yes, I’m surprised too.

If you’ve been reading for long or even looked at my flickr photos you’d know that I am most definitely not a professional photographer. At best I am the kid snapshot queen. heh. So, as the date approaches, and even though I warned the couple in advance that I am no pro, I am starting to get very worried that I am going to screw up their lifetime memories. Can you feel the stress through your screen?

The good thing about all of this is that I’m doing it for free so I won’t feel too bad if the photos don’t turn out as expected. At least that is what I will tell myself if the photos turn out like crap but I’ll probably cry or hide out instead. Not sure which just yet. The bad thing is that I just spent another $200+ on equipment today so I’m negative $200 in terms of this camera gig thingy. At least I have new gear to test on my boys.

So, should I be wishing that the wedding gets called off? Is that bad luck?