For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for September 03, 2024

Josef Weeder in his first appearance as a wedding photographer, but not his last.

I wonder if he remembered to put film in the camera?

Is that Mike’s college buddy Weed manning the camera?

Asking for the impossible!

That is so cute!

I know who’s gonna get a slice of that cake rammed into their face!!

From Lynn’s Comments: Gordon Mayes was the first of the “guys” to get married and I wanted it to be a small family gathering. Together, these two families could not afford a big wedding but it was a great day nonetheless. Gord and Tracey would be a solid couple with a very positive future.

There’s no way those two will ever be natural.

Having been a pro wedding photographer back in the 80s, I remember telling the couples if it was a little uncomfortable, the photo would be great, too uncomfortable, on to the next pose. Those were long days!

so, brides wear hats?

I have always loathed getting photographed. I suppose this would make a lousy celebrity. One flashbulb going off bothers my eyes a great deal. If I had to experience this hundreds of times each time I went outside, I’d become a recluse. Those flashing bulbs leave little blue dots in my vision for a very long time…enough to effectively blind me until my vision returns. I have always been bothered by those who have said “I have the right to photograph” you without a care about blinding you while doing so.

I just take and endless number of photos, most of them candid shots, and sort it all out afterwards. There are always enough good ones to share with others.

Friend getting married and I’m doing the photos. Only pose if people want a pose. Too fake, rather take natural pictures.

This guy is a real pip — where did they find him?

Interesting tradition some families have. Gordon had time to change his dark black suit from the wedding ceremony to a practically business grey colored suit for the wedding pictures of cutting the cake – yet Tracey wouldn’t want to change her wedding dress.

A possible explanation, maybe some excited, overactive child poured a bottle of wine all over Gord’s clothes?

Tell the photographer to back up.

Wasn’t it Ringo Starr who wrote “Act Naturally”?

Question to the guys is, who is hotter? Rhetta or Tracey?

Weird but the most uncomfortable awkward positions often look right for the camera

Really?

I remember a video clip on America’s Funniest Home Videos where the photographer/cameraman backing up, taking a view of the couple leaving the altar, going down the aisle and he fell into the baptismal font at the back of the church. Definitely made a memorable wedding even more so.

There’s also the stock shot of the hands with the rings on the bouquet, so I got a manicure. The first place I called thought I was joking and hung up. The second was an older lady who had worked at the Palmer House in Chicago in the 1930s on such prominent businessmen as Al Capone and John Dillinger; in a news article posted on her wall she promoted manicures to give men a professional look. 1987 price $5. Come time for the photo, the photographer said that the wife’s hand always looks better, so hers went on top. I have half the pinkie nail showing – about 20 cents worth.

Sometimes it takes a lot of work and practice to look natural.

Naturally posed.

He’ll superimpose that picture over the one with the wine glass, which will look really good

That photographer is such a poser

He didn’t say to pucker up like you are going to kiss, just turn towards each other.

Gordon’s not going to look natural without a hat.

Sometimes I’ll watch a wedding photographer give such extensive instructions to the wedding party, who are clearly looking uncomfortable and not a little resentful, and I’ll think, Doesn’t the photographer work for you?

Wouldn’t it be easier to just have them play “Twister?”

Where’s Weed when you need him?

CHICO—“Now look at me and laugh”

GROUCHO: “I’ve been doing that for 20 years”

THE BIG STORE—1941

Did this guy take posing lessons from Elly?

They’re not as good at anything as someone else, but never shuts up with useless instructions!

A one-tiered wedding cake. I don’t think there is enough there to feed those guests. After all, there are Pattersons there.

“Darn! I left the lens cap on! Can you guys hold it a little longer?”

Nothing natural about wedding photography !

I used to be a professional photographer…did two weddings and swore them off for life. Everybody is CRAZY at big weddings…never again. I knew there was a good reason we had a small private ceremony.