I’m a wedding photographer & a guest demanded I delete a photo – there was a gust of wind, it was worse than I realized
AN ill-timed gust of wind left one wedding guest red-faced — especially when she realized just what the professional photographer for the event caught on camera.
The snapper was told to delete the reception picture — and he understood why when he saw it.
Hawaii-based wedding photographer Kris Labang has seen his fair share of bridal fiascos.
Speaking to The U.S. Sun, he recalled an awkward guest encounter with The U.S. Sun that he kept private between the two of them – until now.
EMBARRASSING ANTICS
Labang was working at a wedding reception attended by one of friends — and while he was shooting “really wide shots” of the festivities, something unexpected happened.
All of a sudden, he said, he felt an extremely hard yank on his arm.
“You better delete that! You did that on purpose, didn’t you? You f**Ker!” the friend yelled at him.
The 46-year-old was so confused by her behavior that he asked her what he did.
She told him to look at the last photo he took and the results were surprising.
“I reviewed my last photo and apparently a huge gust of wind hit just as she was walking by,” he explained.
Unfortunately, her dress blew up to reveal her “period panties.”
Labang said this was an “isolated incident” that concerned only the two of them.
He jokingly added that he used it as “blackmail material” for a few months.
“Although no one saw, she was pretty embarrassed that I had that photo,” the photographer admitted.
GROOM GAG
That wasn’t the only embarrassing situation he had dealt with while shooting.
Another time while he was taking wedding photos for a friend, a groom pulled out a sex toy when fetching the garter.
The bride was very outgoing, not seemingly like the type to get embarrassed easily, but her face went bright red super fast and she was not laughing.”
Kris Labang
He explained that this wasn’t the first time he had seen a groom pull out something unexpected during this tradition, but he felt like this one took the cake.
“The bride was very outgoing, not seemingly like the type to get embarrassed easily, but her face went bright red super fast and she was not laughing,” he said.
Labang thought it was “not just a gag,” and what made matters worse was the “huge” size.
GUEST FAUX PAS
When it comes to bashful guest behaviors, Labang said that people are “very laid back in Hawaii with a “very small town mentality.”
“I would dare say a little country, even in the city,” he said.
There are few things that turn heads or cause a stir at weddings, but he shared several that he has seen.
For example, coming to weddings in jeans and slippers is common, according to the photographer.
“Even though there is a clear dress code in the invites, no one really cares though,” he added.
Another common occurrence is when some people get “tunnel vision” when taking pictures on their phones.
As a result, Labang said they get so excited they don’t see him taking a photo right behind them and often just jump in front of a good-looking shot.
I always make fun of people when readjusting the balance of people in a group shot because it’s usually one-sided.”
Kris Labang
“They then turn around only to see me with my camera up, staring at them, and then run away,” he said.
Labang isn’t too upset by it and added that it “gets a lot of laughs for the oversite.”
Just like people often jump into good photos, sometimes there aren’t enough people in it.
“I always make fun of people when readjusting the balance of people in a group shot because it’s usually one-sided,” he explained.
Labang revealed that guests normally surround either the male or groom in a photo and are not equally distributed in a group shot.
“I will say things like, ‘Wow, you guys really don’t like the groom huh?’ when they are all clustered around the bride’s side,” he said.
Following his remarks, they rush over to not make the groom or bride feel bad.