I love photography. I appreciate good image as an amateur I sometimes get critical of photos. I have in the past selected photographers after seeing their work some are attentive to detail and the angles they take: I wouldn't have thought it myself. There have been photo exhibitions in the past few months but the one that has stood out for me is Nation Media Group's
"A piece of history" theme photo expo which has been on from 17th May to 15th June 2010.If you check them out in
www.nationmedia.com you probably might fill the same or different depending on whether you let photos speak to you. Back to my point before I get carried away....
One thing about photos is the memories can be kept for years later. The bride gets to know who attended, the funny moments and guests who didn't make it get to appreciate the photos and relive the day. Many times by looking at photos you can tell a happy bride, sad one, lovely make up and the list continues. The thing about wedding photography they capture never to be repeated moments at least for that wedding.
Destination weddings are lovely and more brides are opting for them from Nairobi to lovely areas in the Rift Valley and Mombasa. What this often means is identifying your vendors way in advance and going with them to your preferred destination. It cost more but you have reliable people. Last year though a bride had more than one wedding moment in different days. What happened? She had a wedding planned for Kisumu, bought her dress in Nairobi and flew to Kisumu. Apparently to cut costs she opted for a local photographer who was affordable are way cheaper than Nairobi. For some reasons best known to him the photos and video were damaged and she only learned this after her honeymoon. This meant after 3 weeks of her marriage posing in a studio with the groom to capture his/her wedding garment. The rest of the team had moved on and couldn't be traced for the shoot.....
What of cases where a family member or friend of the bride/groom who wants to start business sees your event as a launch pad! well some have lived to regret it. I could go on and on but its too depressing to dwell on negatives from the wedding industry our next article will consider the lessons learnt and why bride(groom) are getting better and wiser in Nairobi.
