"These Ruined Photos Will Make You Want to Have an Unplugged Wedding"

Re: "These Ruined Photos Will Make You Want to Have an Unplugged Wedding"

• LadyMillil member

  

  August 2014

  I posted 2-3 days ago about why having an unplugged wedding was a bad idea. I guess it's time to post it again.

  
  

  My photographer was appropriately vetted before I hired him. Everything went well the day of my wedding. We got less than 10 preview pictures from the first look in the week following the wedding. Since that time the photographer has gone out of business and we have not been able to get in contact with him. It has been over 4 months since my wedding and the only pictures I have are the 6 that the photographer sent me. My husband and I are pursuing legal action to get our pictures or our money back. There is a very real possibility that I will get NO PICTURES from the photographer. That means NO ceremony pictures, NO reception pictures, NO first dance, No family pictures, NO wedding party pictures. 

  
  

  Luckily, our friends and family took tons of pictures at the wedding. We emailed them last week and have gotten so many pictures sent to us. If we had had an UNPLUGGED wedding then I would have NO PICTURES.

  
  

  

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• photokitty mod

  

  August 2014 edited August 2014

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  Oh goody, another article telling you why you should tell grown-ass adults how to behave. Because it always works out well!
  

  
  

  
  

  I'm sorry, but the whole unplugged craze is beyond me. I had 2 shooters for my wedding, and they took several thousand photos. We got back about 400 that they selected for us. None of them were ruined by a camera, smartphone, iPad, etc. Your photographers are paid professionals. If they're any good, they're going to be able to maneuver around an enthusiastic amateur photog relative/friend.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  And let's be realistic. If someone is going to be rude enough to jump into a shot at a key moment ahead of the photographer, they are not going to listen to any requests or demands that you make telling them not to take pictures. 

  Its actually not another article, its the same one!

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bridal-guide/why-you-might-want-to-con_b_3331528.html

  I was looking at the photos and thinking I swear I've seen it before. Its just the same bad photographer from the article that got posted a million times before.
  

  
  

  
  
  
  So, what's the common denominator in all these articles?
  
  Ding, ding, ding! The same photographer. I'm starting to think the "award winning photographer" isn't very good.
  

  
  

  
  
  As an honest to gosh "award winning photographer" myself, for reals, AP awards you guys...all the crap Corey Ann complains about is absolute & total crap. They are all non issues for a professional.
  
  I've never had a photo ruined by another photographer's high powered strobe flash, let alone someone's inky dinky iPhone flash.
  
  She's bad at her job and lazy, just like all the other photographers who try to convince brides to be rude to their guests and have an unplugged wedding.

  ~xoxo~

  
  

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• AddieCake member

  

  August 2014

  I'm adding unplugged wedding right next to rustic on the list of words and phrases that make me want to junk punch someone.

  What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14

  

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• climbingsingle member

  

  August 2014

  AddieCake said:

  I'm adding unplugged wedding right next to rustic on the list of words and phrases that make me want to junk punch someone.

  
  

  
  

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• lyndausvi mod

  

  August 2014 edited August 2014

  Meh, I was watching a red carpet and a presidential press conference the other day.   There are HUNDREDS of photographers around with HUGE BIG-ASS flashes.  They all seem to get a decent shot of whoever they are trying to capture.   I don't doubt there might be a few "ruined" ones, but isn't that why they take thousands of pictures?  

  
  

  Even if you are the only photographer around and no other guests to step into the shot doesn't mean they will still get the perfect shot.  No, they take hundreds of shots in order to capture the right one..

  
  

  ETA - words are hard

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
  

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• photokitty mod

  

  August 2014

  lyndausvi said:

  Meh, I was watching a red carpet and a presidential press conference the other day.   There are HUNDREDS of photographers around with HUGH BIG-ASS flashes.  They all seem to get a decent shot of whoever they are trying to capture.   I don't doubt there might be a few "ruined" ones, but isn't that why they take thousands of pictures?  

  
  

  Even if you are the only photographer around and no other guests to step into the shot doesn't mean they will still get the perfect shot.  No, they take hundreds of shots in order to capture the right one..

  All this ^^^

  AND that red dot of death the amazing (sarcasm) Carey Ann complains about -- that's usually the DJ's lighting!! Not your guests's point and shoot, duh. So better cancel the DJ and band bc their light setup is going "ruin" your precious photos.

  
  

  SMH

  ~xoxo~

  
  

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• emmaaa mod

  

  August 2014

  Photographers who recommend unplugged wedding are lazy and unprofessional. It is their job to work around the guests. If someone is in the way, politely ask them to step aside. I'm tried of this article getting circulated saying how great of an idea it is. Many professional photographers will say that sure, it'd make their lives easier, but it doesn't make their job impossible. 

  
  

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• melbenso member

  

  August 2014 edited August 2014

  These ruined photos would make me want to have friends and family members with manners. Which I do. So my wedding photos turned out lovely - both the professional ones and those that my friends and family took during the ceremony and reception. ETA - the photos in my signature are all from friends and family

  

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• melbenso member

  

  August 2014

  However, regarding the father of the kid who wasn't even a guest yelling at the photographer -
  
  We got married at a state park.  Nearly all of the non-wedding guests at the park were incredibly respectful of our wedding.  They tried to stay out of the way and walked around the ceremony with a wide berth so as not to get in the pictures.  We even got a nice round of applause and cheers from everyone at the family reunion that we walked past to get to the reception area. 
  
  We did have some random people walking by announce they were going to photobomb some of our post-ceremony photos.  And this was when I had my one bridezilla moment.  It was 90+ degrees out.  I wanted to get our outside photos done quickly because I was getting miserably hot in three layers of dress, pluss undergarments. I screamed "No! Go away!" at them at the top of my lungs.  I'm really glad they listened, because I was so annoyed it would not have turned out well if they tried to jump in the picture.  Had they not left, despite my desire to smack them, I'm sure my photographer would have worked around it and failing that we would have called the DOC, who is park staff, to step in.  But having an unplugged wedding would have done nothing to stop them from being idiots.
  

  

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• sarawifenow member

  

  August 2014

  I just can't with the fact that the one guest decided to go up and take pictures with the bride and groom during their first dance!!

  I am going to ditto PPs. The issue is shitty guests with poor manners, not the fact the the wedding was "plugged in".

  

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• mysticl member

  

  August 2014

  photokitty said:

  lyndausvi said:

  Meh, I was watching a red carpet and a presidential press conference the other day.   There are HUNDREDS of photographers around with HUGH BIG-ASS flashes.  They all seem to get a decent shot of whoever they are trying to capture.   I don't doubt there might be a few "ruined" ones, but isn't that why they take thousands of pictures?  

  
  

  Even if you are the only photographer around and no other guests to step into the shot doesn't mean they will still get the perfect shot.  No, they take hundreds of shots in order to capture the right one..

  All this ^^^

  AND that red dot of death the amazing (sarcasm) Carey Ann complains about -- that's usually the DJ's lighting!! Not your guests's point and shoot, duh. So better cancel the DJ and band bc their light setup is going "ruin" your precious photos.

  
  

  SMH

  I was wondering what that was.  I'd never seen that show up in a image before.  

  

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• misshart00 member

  

  August 2014

  mysticl said:

  photokitty said:

  lyndausvi said:

  Meh, I was watching a red carpet and a presidential press conference the other day.   There are HUNDREDS of photographers around with HUGH BIG-ASS flashes.  They all seem to get a decent shot of whoever they are trying to capture.   I don't doubt there might be a few "ruined" ones, but isn't that why they take thousands of pictures?  

  
  

  Even if you are the only photographer around and no other guests to step into the shot doesn't mean they will still get the perfect shot.  No, they take hundreds of shots in order to capture the right one..

  All this ^^^

  AND that red dot of death the amazing (sarcasm) Carey Ann complains about -- that's usually the DJ's lighting!! Not your guests's point and shoot, duh. So better cancel the DJ and band bc their light setup is going "ruin" your precious photos.

  
  

  SMH

  I was wondering what that was.  I'd never seen that show up in a image before.  

  
  Pretty sure the red dot of death on cameras only reaches a few feet. Maybe @photokitty‌ can confirm.

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• APDSS22 member

  

  August 2014

  misshart00 said:

  mysticl said:

  photokitty said:

  lyndausvi said:

  Meh, I was watching a red carpet and a presidential press conference the other day.   There are HUNDREDS of photographers around with HUGH BIG-ASS flashes.  They all seem to get a decent shot of whoever they are trying to capture.   I don't doubt there might be a few "ruined" ones, but isn't that why they take thousands of pictures?  

  
  

  Even if you are the only photographer around and no other guests to step into the shot doesn't mean they will still get the perfect shot.  No, they take hundreds of shots in order to capture the right one..

  All this ^^^

  AND that red dot of death the amazing (sarcasm) Carey Ann complains about -- that's usually the DJ's lighting!! Not your guests's point and shoot, duh. So better cancel the DJ and band bc their light setup is going "ruin" your precious photos.

  
  

  SMH

  I was wondering what that was.  I'd never seen that show up in a image before.  

  
  Pretty sure the red dot of death on cameras only reaches a few feet. Maybe @photokitty‌ can confirm.

  Unless you have a professional scope on your camera...
  

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• JellyBean52513 member

  

  August 2014

  APDSS22 said:

  misshart00 said:

  mysticl said:

  photokitty said:

  lyndausvi said:

  Meh, I was watching a red carpet and a presidential press conference the other day.   There are HUNDREDS of photographers around with HUGH BIG-ASS flashes.  They all seem to get a decent shot of whoever they are trying to capture.   I don't doubt there might be a few "ruined" ones, but isn't that why they take thousands of pictures?  

  
  

  Even if you are the only photographer around and no other guests to step into the shot doesn't mean they will still get the perfect shot.  No, they take hundreds of shots in order to capture the right one..

  All this ^^^

  AND that red dot of death the amazing (sarcasm) Carey Ann complains about -- that's usually the DJ's lighting!! Not your guests's point and shoot, duh. So better cancel the DJ and band bc their light setup is going "ruin" your precious photos.

  
  

  SMH

  I was wondering what that was.  I'd never seen that show up in a image before.  

  
  Pretty sure the red dot of death on cameras only reaches a few feet. Maybe @photokitty‌ can confirm.

  Unless you have a professional scope on your camera...
  

  In which case that guests' photos are probably just as good if not better than Corey Ann's. That guest probably didn't sit back and cry while all their opportunities to get great shots passed by.

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• photokitty mod

  

  August 2014

  JellyBean52513 said:

  APDSS22 said:

  misshart00 said:

  mysticl said:

  photokitty said:

  lyndausvi said:

  Meh, I was watching a red carpet and a presidential press conference the other day.   There are HUNDREDS of photographers around with HUGH BIG-ASS flashes.  They all seem to get a decent shot of whoever they are trying to capture.   I don't doubt there might be a few "ruined" ones, but isn't that why they take thousands of pictures?  

  
  

  Even if you are the only photographer around and no other guests to step into the shot doesn't mean they will still get the perfect shot.  No, they take hundreds of shots in order to capture the right one..

  All this ^^^

  AND that red dot of death the amazing (sarcasm) Carey Ann complains about -- that's usually the DJ's lighting!! Not your guests's point and shoot, duh. So better cancel the DJ and band bc their light setup is going "ruin" your precious photos.

  
  

  SMH

  I was wondering what that was.  I'd never seen that show up in a image before.  

  
  Pretty sure the red dot of death on cameras only reaches a few feet. Maybe @photokitty‌ can confirm.

  Unless you have a professional scope on your camera...
  

  In which case that guests' photos are probably just as good if not better than Corey Ann's. That guest probably didn't sit back and cry while all their opportunities to get great shots passed by.

  misshart00 you are correct. 

  APDSS22 I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean strobe? As in professional flash? Most photogs turn off the red light on those. Or do you mean lens? A pro lens can't detect a red light that does not hit the object. If it doesn't illuminate the person/object no matter how good the lens, it will not be visible in the shot.

  
  

  I am confidant the red light she is claiming is the fault of a guest is in fact the DJ's lighting. Not to mention any photog worth their salt could photoshop that out if it was truly a photo that made you want to cry - BUT the example she uses is not a unique or amazing photo and I'm certain she has 50, or more, just like it since wit's just a candid of the mom son dance.

  
  

  I find it SHOCKING that if she is an award winning photographer she has not listed any on said awards on her website  - not in the long about me section or the prize page. Hmmmmm, I'd certainly list my award if I was hocking myself as an allegedly award winning wedding photog...but that's just me. Makes me wonder what these "awards" are...second prize at the county fair perhaps???

  ~xoxo~

  
  

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• ashleyep member

  

  August 2014

  photokitty said:

  JellyBean52513 said:

  APDSS22 said:

  misshart00 said:

  mysticl said:

  photokitty said:

  lyndausvi said:

  Meh, I was watching a red carpet and a presidential press conference the other day.   There are HUNDREDS of photographers around with HUGH BIG-ASS flashes.  They all seem to get a decent shot of whoever they are trying to capture.   I don't doubt there might be a few "ruined" ones, but isn't that why they take thousands of pictures?  

  
  

  Even if you are the only photographer around and no other guests to step into the shot doesn't mean they will still get the perfect shot.  No, they take hundreds of shots in order to capture the right one..

  All this ^^^

  AND that red dot of death the amazing (sarcasm) Carey Ann complains about -- that's usually the DJ's lighting!! Not your guests's point and shoot, duh. So better cancel the DJ and band bc their light setup is going "ruin" your precious photos.

  
  

  SMH

  I was wondering what that was.  I'd never seen that show up in a image before.  

  
  Pretty sure the red dot of death on cameras only reaches a few feet. Maybe @photokitty‌ can confirm.

  Unless you have a professional scope on your camera...
  

  In which case that guests' photos are probably just as good if not better than Corey Ann's. That guest probably didn't sit back and cry while all their opportunities to get great shots passed by.

  misshart00 you are correct. 

  APDSS22 I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean strobe? As in professional flash? Most photogs turn off the red light on those. Or do you mean lens? A pro lens can't detect a red light that does not hit the object. If it doesn't illuminate the person/object no matter how good the lens, it will not be visible in the shot.

  
  

  I am confidant the red light she is claiming is the fault of a guest is in fact the DJ's lighting. Not to mention any photog worth their salt could photoshop that out if it was truly a photo that made you want to cry - BUT the example she uses is not a unique or amazing photo and I'm certain she has 50, or more, just like it since wit's just a candid of the mom son dance.

  
  

  I find it SHOCKING that if she is an award winning photographer she has not listed any on said awards on her website  - not in the long about me section or the prize page. Hmmmmm, I'd certainly list my award if I was hocking myself as an allegedly award winning wedding photog...but that's just me. Makes me wonder what these "awards" are...second prize at the county fair perhaps???

  Well she's been featured on Style Me Pretty, so that counts, right?! :P

  

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• APDSS22 member

  

  August 2014

  photokitty said:

  JellyBean52513 said:

  APDSS22 said:

  misshart00 said:

  mysticl said:

  photokitty said:

  lyndausvi said:

  Meh, I was watching a red carpet and a presidential press conference the other day.   There are HUNDREDS of photographers around with HUGH BIG-ASS flashes.  They all seem to get a decent shot of whoever they are trying to capture.   I don't doubt there might be a few "ruined" ones, but isn't that why they take thousands of pictures?  

  
  

  Even if you are the only photographer around and no other guests to step into the shot doesn't mean they will still get the perfect shot.  No, they take hundreds of shots in order to capture the right one..

  All this ^^^

  AND that red dot of death the amazing (sarcasm) Carey Ann complains about -- that's usually the DJ's lighting!! Not your guests's point and shoot, duh. So better cancel the DJ and band bc their light setup is going "ruin" your precious photos.

  
  

  SMH

  I was wondering what that was.  I'd never seen that show up in a image before.  

  
  Pretty sure the red dot of death on cameras only reaches a few feet. Maybe @photokitty‌ can confirm.

  Unless you have a professional scope on your camera...
  

  In which case that guests' photos are probably just as good if not better than Corey Ann's. That guest probably didn't sit back and cry while all their opportunities to get great shots passed by.

  misshart00 you are correct. 

  APDSS22 I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean strobe? As in professional flash? Most photogs turn off the red light on those. Or do you mean lens? A pro lens can't detect a red light that does not hit the object. If it doesn't illuminate the person/object no matter how good the lens, it will not be visible in the shot.

  
  

  I am confidant the red light she is claiming is the fault of a guest is in fact the DJ's lighting. Not to mention any photog worth their salt could photoshop that out if it was truly a photo that made you want to cry - BUT the example she uses is not a unique or amazing photo and I'm certain she has 50, or more, just like it since wit's just a candid of the mom son dance.

  
  

  I find it SHOCKING that if she is an award winning photographer she has not listed any on said awards on her website  - not in the long about me section or the prize page. Hmmmmm, I'd certainly list my award if I was hocking myself as an allegedly award winning wedding photog...but that's just me. Makes me wonder what these "awards" are...second prize at the county fair perhaps???

  I was being ridiculous.  You could attach a red dot professional rifle scope to a camera that would be strong enough to dot whatever you're trying to capture.
  

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• goldchocobo.defunct635829490514903826 member

  

  August 2014

  I read this and my first thought was "OMG, if I can't trust you to get decent shots you suck as a photog.  No excuses.  Not all shots are going to be good ones, that's why you take hundreds of shots right?  Get over yourself."

  
  

  This article sounded so whiny.  It's your job!  Just do it!

  

  
  

  
  

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• beethery member

  

  August 2014

  ashleyep said:

  photokitty said:

  I find it SHOCKING that if she is an award winning photographer she has not listed any on said awards on her website  - not in the long about me section or the prize page. Hmmmmm, I'd certainly list my award if I was hocking myself as an allegedly award winning wedding photog...but that's just me. Makes me wonder what these "awards" are...second prize at the county fair perhaps???

  Well she's been featured on Style Me Pretty, so that counts, right?! :P 

  There's a local DJ in my area, Aaron Topfer, that my FSIL used, he had a no bad reviews policy in his contract, and his feature on TK's vendor section says he's won awards.

  
  

  When the only reviews you can get from people is "good" ones from those who don't know better, you don't deserve the award. Corey Ann is probably in the same boat.

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  I'm the fuck out.

  
  

  
  

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• JellyBean52513 member

  

  August 2014

  UGH someone just shared this exact article on my Facebook! The person who they shared it from posted the link with the following status: "We're paying plentyyyy for better pictures than you'll take on your iphone. You've been warned. I'll slap your phone right outta your hand."
  
  So I replied: This photographer sucks, and this blog is misleading. These cannot be the only photos on her reel; this is the opposite of an athlete's highlight reel. These are the shittiest examples she could find to support her opinion. Here's a hint: stop trying to control how your guests behave or don't invite guests to your wedding. Bet if someone pulls out a phone to take a pic, you wouldn't even notice, much less risk a property damage suit by actually smacking it out of their hand. (No I don't know the original person who posted that disgusting commentary)

  
  

  Then naturally I HAD to share it with my timeline. My commentary? Basically that you cannot control grown adults and not to invite any if you want the entire day to run EXACTLY to your specifications. Also that if someone ever attempted to smack my phone out of my hand, I'd smack the control-freak out of them starting at their face.

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• PrettyGirlLost member

  

  August 2014

  JellyBean52513 said:

  UGH someone just shared this exact article on my Facebook! The person who they shared it from posted the link with the following status: "We're paying plentyyyy for better pictures than you'll take on your iphone. You've been warned. I'll slap your phone right outta your hand."
  
  So I replied: This photographer sucks, and this blog is misleading. These cannot be the only photos on her reel; this is the opposite of an athlete's highlight reel. These are the shittiest examples she could find to support her opinion. Here's a hint: stop trying to control how your guests behave or don't invite guests to your wedding. Bet if someone pulls out a phone to take a pic, you wouldn't even notice, much less risk a property damage suit by actually smacking it out of their hand. (No I don't know the original person who posted that disgusting commentary)

  
  

  Then naturally I HAD to share it with my timeline. My commentary? Basically that you cannot control grown adults and not to invite any if you want the entire day to run EXACTLY to your specifications. Also that if someone ever attempted to smack my phone out of my hand, I'd smack the control-freak out of them starting at their face.

  Yep. Bride or not, I'd slap her fucking tiara off her head if she lunged at me.
  
  

  
  "Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."
  
  

  
  

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• LadyMillil member

  

  August 2014

  I'm pretty sure even more people will pull out their phones to take pictures of the bride marching up the aisle to slap someone.

  
  

  

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• JellyBean52513 member

  

  August 2014

  I got yelled at for being rude and offensive and I was scolded for my inappropriate actions re: calling out a total stranger on the internet. Then they blocked me before I could respond that the internet is a public place and you shouldn't allow your facebook friends to share your posts with everyone they know if you don't want to be open to public scrutiny. Boo.

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• mrsmagicgeek member

  

  August 2014

  I would not hire Corey Ann. She's a whiner. Also, I've been drinking and if I wouldn't hire her duck I sure as heck wouldn't hire her sober.

  

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• WinstonsGirl member

  

  August 2014

  foundmymagicgeek said:

  I would not hire Corey Ann. She's a whiner. Also, I've been drinking and if I wouldn't hire her duck I sure as heck wouldn't hire her sober.

  I wouldn't hire her duck either.  But I also don't trust ducks to take good photos.  :P

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• APDSS22 member

  

  August 2014

  WinstonsGirl said:

  foundmymagicgeek said:

  I would not hire Corey Ann. She's a whiner. Also, I've been drinking and if I wouldn't hire her duck I sure as heck wouldn't hire her sober.

  I wouldn't hire her duck either.  But I also don't trust ducks to take good photos.  :P

  
  

  
  

  I dunno, that Aflack duck seems pretty confident for not having opposable thumbs...
  

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• WinstonsGirl member

  

  August 2014

  APDSS22 said:

  WinstonsGirl said:

  foundmymagicgeek said:

  I would not hire Corey Ann. She's a whiner. Also, I've been drinking and if I wouldn't hire her duck I sure as heck wouldn't hire her sober.

  I wouldn't hire her duck either.  But I also don't trust ducks to take good photos.  :P

  
  

  
  

  I dunno, that Aflack duck seems pretty confident for not having opposable thumbs...
  

  Maybe, but he'd keep quacking "Aflack" all ceremony.  It's supposed to be MY DAY!!!  

  
  

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• mrsmagicgeek member

  

  August 2014

  Let this be a lesson, ladies: knotting while drunk can quack you up.

  

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• PrettyGirlLost member

  

  August 2014

  JellyBean52513 said:

  I got yelled at for being rude and offensive and I was scolded for my inappropriate actions re: calling out a total stranger on the internet. Then they blocked me before I could respond that the internet is a public place and you shouldn't allow your facebook friends to share your posts with everyone they know if you don't want to be open to public scrutiny. Boo.

  Wait, your FB friend blocked you for telling it like it is and calling out some rando friend of your friend?
  
  Fuck that noise.
  

  
  "Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."
  
  

  
  

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• mimivac member

  

  August 2014

  JellyBean52513 said:

  UGH someone just shared this exact article on my Facebook! The person who they shared it from posted the link with the following status: "We're paying plentyyyy for better pictures than you'll take on your iphone. You've been warned. I'll slap your phone right outta your hand."
  
  SIB:

   

  Wow, what a gracious bride. I'm sure she'll be so welcoming and inviting to her guests. I also love to attend events where I am "warned" and threatened with physical violence.
  

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