Church portraits were a hoot

zsazsa-stl

Oh man.  This was worse that I thought it would be. 

The photographer made us do the chin on fist poses.  I really, really, really wanted to say "Really?  It's 2012.  REALLY?"  Instead they got some pictures of H and I with our fists out making half smiles/half WTF faces.



The kicker was when he told me to look up, away from the camera and think about speaking to God.  Only when I tried to do that, God said, "It's almost over.  Please don't punch that guy in the face."  Then the photographer whipped his camera around to show H and said "Look! I just captured your wife's angel!"  H choked.  And then he gave me a look that said "Please don't punch this guy in the face."

The picture snapping took a whole 6 minutes or so.  Then they rush you over to a sales person who puts the hard sell on you.  H and I were laughing so hard at the pictures that I think she got offended.  I said, "I'm sorry.  I'm just laughing at my face.  Excuse me."  But really, I was laughing at her trying to ask me to pay $50 + $75 for a frame and $10 for a "digital softening" upgrade for an 8x10 of my "angel face." 

There was an older couple at the next table with another salesman who was spending a FORTUNE.  It gave me a sad. 

tawillers

Hee.  You should have snapped a pic with your cell phone and said "we're all good!" 

AuntFlo

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[QUOTE]Hee.  You should have snapped a pic with your cell phone and said "we're all good!"  :)
Posted by tawillers[/QUOTE]

LOL!

DG1

I love this story. Also? You write a lot like Jenny Lawson (of "Beyonce the Giant Metal Chicken" fame)

I am reading her book now, and I swear, you should start a blog and work your way up to quitting that corporate accounting gig and write for a living.

zsazsa-stl

Taw, if only I had thought of that!

DG, thanks.  She is hillarious.  But accounting is so much more entertaining!  Okay, maybe not.  But it pays better. And I loves the money.

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Then the photographer whipped his camera around to show H and said "Look! I just captured your wife's angel!" Posted by zsazsastl This is the best thing I have ever read. I'm thinking of making it my new catch phrase.

6fsn

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