So yesterday two of my good friends from high school got married. I took their engagements and they asked me to shoot their bridal portraits too. I would have shot the whole wedding, but I was a groomsmen. So we had a friend help when I couldn't shoot (not the nightmare, but only good "workable" images) and survived. But the real nightmare came BEFORE the wedding.
I have been ordering lenses to use at weddings this summer, as I couldn't yet afford a nice 70-200. I was planning on ordering one in the fall after another wedding, but couldn't really get one now. But when the lens didn't come on Wednesday like I wanted, I was worried. Found out on thursday that my order date was completely wrong. I had ordered the nikon 70-200 for almost a month too late and all they had left was the 80-400 3.5-5.6 VR. better than the 70-300 non vr i have, but not as fast as I wanted. The lady said she would overnight it to me, but come Friday night I had no lens, and FedEx had no record of anything being shipped. So I called again and she assured me it had been shipped. She offered to send another 80-400 overnight to get hear by 9 or 10 AM Saturday, but they had FedEx had failed me before, and I couldnt trust it for sure.
So Saturday morning I left as soon as the bank opened to get my money, and drove for an hour both ways to buy a Tamron 70-200...and had to get back before noon, so we could get ready and start pictures by 1.
I ended up getting back before the bride got to the church...and pictures flowed well and I had no lens problems, and I have a new lens, and a smaller bank account and low cash for the summer! yay! Disaster avoided, yielding high stress!
I have been ordering lenses to use at weddings this summer, as I couldn't yet afford a nice 70-200. I was planning on ordering one in the fall after another wedding, but couldn't really get one now. But when the lens didn't come on Wednesday like I wanted, I was worried. Found out on thursday that my order date was completely wrong. I had ordered the nikon 70-200 for almost a month too late and all they had left was the 80-400 3.5-5.6 VR. better than the 70-300 non vr i have, but not as fast as I wanted. The lady said she would overnight it to me, but come Friday night I had no lens, and FedEx had no record of anything being shipped. So I called again and she assured me it had been shipped. She offered to send another 80-400 overnight to get hear by 9 or 10 AM Saturday, but they had FedEx had failed me before, and I couldnt trust it for sure.
So Saturday morning I left as soon as the bank opened to get my money, and drove for an hour both ways to buy a Tamron 70-200...and had to get back before noon, so we could get ready and start pictures by 1.
I ended up getting back before the bride got to the church...and pictures flowed well and I had no lens problems, and I have a new lens, and a smaller bank account and low cash for the summer! yay! Disaster avoided, yielding high stress!
