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“Chasing jollies” by Scott Skinner

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I’ll tell you why I don’t believe in marriage anymore. The craziest son of a bitch I’ve ever seen was at a wedding. He was the photographer. A one-time high-school wrestler-looking dude with squat legs and a military haircut. He moved scrappy, like a bank robber mixed with a guy taking MMA classes. He was a tornado of a human. He made the bride’s mom faint, broke the groom’s dad’s nose, gave teenagers ecstasy, and ran from the police. I’ve never seen anything like it before or since. We called him Riggs. The wedding was outside on ...

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“Tosca, by Puccini” by Marty B

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Handcuffed and sitting in a red velvet chair, the suspect is bleeding from his mouth and nose, the top buttons of his white ruffled dress shirt are ripped with threads dangling, his bow tie hangs loosely around his thick neck like ratty socks. Detective Sergeant Hope Mirabella paused her interrogation to give the suspect a chance to breathe. She looked again at the Tosca poster on the wall. The huge, vintage opera poster pictured a woman in a white dress holding a crucifix, standing over a dead man against a blood-red background....

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“To Love And To Cherish” by Victoria F

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Ever since I could hold my father’s old digital camera in both hands, I’d been fascinated by taking pictures. Capturing life in a single moment. That first camera barely worked - it was more than a few years old by the time he gave it to me after months of me disappearing with it into the garden for hours on end. I remember him saying ‘someone might as well use it’, and with that my life took a very straightforward path. After finishing school, I set up my own photography business. I knew university would never be for me, as the idea of sit...

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“Her Special Day” by Crystal Glisson

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I check over the stand and my camera. I always come early to a wedding to find the perfect spot for the bridal party’s pictures. The venue is at an apple orchard, with spring flowers, in full bloom. Photography started out as a hobby for me, but soon turned into a passion. I now run my own photography studio. For being a twenty-six-year-old male, I’d say, I’m doing pretty good. I will have to admit, the ladies do love a photographer. Especially the bridesmaids. This weekend though, I’m just going to hang out and try to stay out of the ...

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“Star crossed lovers” by Andrea Hopkinson

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Today I am opening my store for the first time.I have saved for many years to have engh many to open up my great looking store that I have dreamed about for many years. I store is stocked with large photo frames,and my books are filled with up coming weddings that I will be attending as the photographer, where it is my job to catcher the love that is shared between the lucky couples.I have two staff members that are working today and during the week, a girl named Anne and a young man named bill. I open up my book of oppointments and notice t...

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“The Nature of the Job” by John Steckley

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The Nature of the Job Jack’s Thoughts Jack was in his car, almost at his destination, and he was muttering to himself: ‘So I wanted to become this great nature photographer, but I end up, weekend after weekend, if I’m lucky, being a wedding photographer. At least the site of this wedding could be a beautiful one, a park between a forest and a lake. If I’m lucky, I might be able to see and photograph a deer or some other animal that has natural beauty, not the manufactured looks of the members of your typical wedding party.’ &nbs...

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“A Warm Summer Wedding” by Taylor Alishouse

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The sun warmed my back as it streamed in through the latticework. I looked above my head, through the greenery. Lighting shouldn’t be an issue from this angle, even with the sun directly above us. The arch had been homemade by the bride’s aunt, a middle-aged woman with no children of her own. It had taken her three months to paint the structure, wrap it in fairy lights, and intricately design and attach a variety of flowers and leaves to its entirety. It stood in front of a growing crowd of guests, all dressed in their Sunday best, a...

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“The Wedding Photographer” by Seshadri S

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There were days I would return from my long photographic expeditions during monsoon times soaked in heaven sent rain. I would wear the most fabulous smile a person ever wore, radiating with that joy inner passions bring. Photography was my passion. Soon after coming home, I would carefully select the best ones and convert them into videos. I would plug-in lilting instrumental music and post them on Youtube. I had a considerable following. I felt triumphant, the man and the camera: Mother Nature and her humble servant. I became a much so...

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“Picture of Love” by Greg Gillis

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Cheryl Swanson is a photographer for all special occasions, but weddings are her favorite of all events to capture. It was mid-July, and the sun was beating down upon the bridal party as they crossed Floral Gardens, a popular location for wedding photographs. Iris flowers bloomed in brilliant purple, blue, and yellow around a small waterfall that was situated in the background between two weeping willow trees. T...

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“Imagining me with you ” by Rai Batara

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”There he is.” “Who?” “The groom you, numbskull,” my Dad pointed. I surveyed around the reception room and squinted a bit. In the center of the room, the man of the hour sat on a chair, exhausted with a nagging mother-law. The bride was pacing around the room, while several family members were all over the reception. “Not how I expected my first gig as a wedding photographer would go,” I scowled. “ Well, you better suck it up Jaime, ‘cause another headache’s comin’ yer way,” Dad grinned. Out of nowhere, the spaw...

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“Picture "Perfect"” by Joshua Lee

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“Jessica, you’ll be attending the Drucker wedding. Ben, you’ll be attending the Holt wedding. And George, you’ll be attending the Brita wedding. Now everyone listen up, I want you guys to take the family photos, food photos, the kiss, and the dance. Make sure to bring your F29 cameras and please make sure to be on time!” Even before my manager finished his speech, I was out the door and was ready to photograph the Brita wedding. During the whole drive, I kept on double checking to make sure I had all of my materials. After thirty min...

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“Amanda” by Caroline Clausen

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There’s nothing like taking a picture. It’s like capturing a moment in time to hold onto forever. A smile, a twinkle in the eye, a heartfelt conversation, a long coming embrace. Weddings have always been my favorite. Emotions always run high. To immortalize the look on the groom’s face when his bride walks down the aisle, the tears of a father never really ready to let go of his daughter, the envious look of a childhood rival. To have that kind of power, to see things that no one else sees, to know things no one else knows. That’s what I lov...

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“Broken Heart ” by Abigail Crowder

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“No,” a woman cried as she woke up. She looked around and saw that she was safe in her room. She stood up and saw that everything was in its place. The bed was in the middle of the room, and the tv was and the foot of the bed next to the wall. The woman's name was Autumn, and she had two children, a boy named Asher and a girl named Grace. The kids were staying with her mother, Ethel. Autumn could not sleep, so she drove out of town to an old house in the middle of the night. The house had been untouched for about a year. The sky was dark, an...

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“Stalker Vibes?” by Akeem Daly

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I love my job. I get to experience two people who love each other so greatly that they spend thousands of dollars and hours of time perfecting the day they start the rest of their lives together. I always thought that was so amazing, how someone could love a person so much that they would do anything for them. They would die for them. They love each other no matter their faults. They are always there for each other. They can tell each other everything, with no shame at all. Now that's true love. That's the kind of love I want to have, the un...

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“The Wedding ” by Ragan Lail

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My whole life I have never been taught how to love someone properly; love wasn't something that was shown in my house being that my parents were divorced. When I started elementary school I met one of my lifelong friends, Matilda Stone. We grew up together almost all the way through high school. Here, we are now graduated from college and share a photography business. I have always believed that love, at first sight, was possible even though I didn't grow up with it. I walk into my joint studio with Matilda. “You have a wedding...

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Write a story about a wedding photographer.

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✍️ 31 stories

“Chasing jollies” by Scott Skinner

“Tosca, by Puccini” by Marty B

“To Love And To Cherish” by Victoria F

“Her Special Day” by Crystal Glisson

“Star crossed lovers” by Andrea Hopkinson

“The Nature of the Job” by John Steckley

“A Warm Summer Wedding” by Taylor Alishouse

“The Wedding Photographer” by Seshadri S

“Picture of Love” by Greg Gillis

“Imagining me with you ” by Rai Batara

“Picture "Perfect"” by Joshua Lee

“Amanda” by Caroline Clausen

“Broken Heart ” by Abigail Crowder

“Stalker Vibes?” by Akeem Daly

“The Wedding ” by Ragan Lail

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