Below is a letter I received from Mary from San Francisco. Mary was a bridesmaid at a wedding I Photographed in 2008. So in October of 2010 Mary and I had a meeting together and we talked about Bel Inizio photographing her wedding. I felt that our meeting went great and was looking totally forward in shooting her wedding. So a week after our meeting Mary had informed me that they were NOT going to be using Bel Inizio for there wedding. She had said that they had decided that they were going to cut cost and let her cousin do the photography. I guess her cousin was a student that took photography in college and did some great work. But like I inform everyone, “Being a photographer and being a Seasoned Professional Wedding Photographer are two different things.” So go and read Mary’s letter she sent me.
Hello James and Bel Inizio,
This is Mary C******. You may not remember me but I was in the Bridal party at J**** & H**** Wedding in 2008 and I had a meeting with you in October about you photographing my wedding that I just had a few months back. Well we had decided to have my cousin photograph our wedding instead of Bel Inizio. I would have to say that this was the WORST decision that I have ever made during the planning of our wedding. I know now I should have booked you right there on the spot at our meeting and not have worried about saving a few bucks. I have to be serious when I tell you that I thought that anyone with any knowledge of photography and any skill with a camera could have given me what I wanted on my wedding day. I guess after watching you work and making it look so effortlessly I thought that with a little direction I could have him pull it off. Well that couldn’t be anywhere close to the truth. I cannot believe that after spending $50,000 on my wedding the only memories I have of that day is a few awful images and a dress I have in my closet collecting dust. I am now your biggest fan and will tell the world about Bel Inizio and what a mistake it will be not to have you photographing there most important day. I also want to give you a sincere apology for thinking that a person calling themselves photographers could do what you do. James you are a true artist in weddings and the real deal and I am so jealous I never got the Bel Inizio Experience I so deserved.
Sincerely, Your number one fan,
Mary C******
Well Mary and I have became great friends and I am now in line to photographing 3 of her friends Weddings as well as becoming Mary’s Family Photographer. So don’t do what Mary did. Invest in the Memories of your once in a life time moment and have the Bel Inizio Photography experience you truly deserve.
