Priest interrupts wedding ceremony

Steinhauer said:
Your story reminds me of a scathing obituary placed in the paper not too long ago. It was placed there by the children of an abusive mother. Reading it made me cringe.

I am Irish - and my nana taught me to never speak ill of the dead.
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unfortunately that is not all that happen . It really was very upsetting to me how horrible my dear mother's funeral turn out . We're Jewish and have be buried in a white shroud and my mom wanted to be buried in a red dress so we could not honor her last wish. And the horrible story my sister wrote , she show it to people at MY daughter's house ! A mutual friends of our called me and warned me NOT to read my sister's story because it was so horrible what she wrote about our dad and mom. My mom dies in 2008 and after reading the lovely eulogy your wrote I remember how awful my mom's funeral was. My poor mom had a hard life living with her husband , and she could not get a proper funeral . :(
 
whatdidyousay! said:
unfortunately that is not all that happen . It really was very upsetting to me how horrible my dear mother's funeral turn out . We're Jewish and have be buried in a white shroud and my mom wanted to be buried in a red dress so we could not honor her last wish. And the horrible story my sister wrote , she show it to people at MY daughter's house ! A mutual friends of our called me and warned me NOT to read my sister's story because it was so horrible what she wrote about our dad and mom. My mom dies in 2008 and after reading the lovely eulogy your wrote I remember how awful my mom's funeral was. My poor mom had a hard life living with her husband , and she could not get a proper funeral . :(
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I certainly believe that children should honor their mother and father - and that this goes for any age. Parents also have commandments they must follow. Namely, they cannot be abusive.

have you ever talked to your sister about how she made you feel?
 
Steinhauer said:
I certainly believe that children should honor their mother and father - and that this goes for any age. Parents also have commandments they must follow. Namely, they cannot be abusive.

have you ever talked to your sister about how she made you feel?
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Yes , we did talk about his and she feel that has she has a poetic license
to write anything she want . Needless to say I disagree and I no longer read her stories. She wrote a horrible story about our grandmother and she a was very brave woman to travel from Russia with 4 her sons and husband they travel here by steerage with only the clothes on their back to have a better life. I am very proud of my how my family got here. My older sister does not half the courage our grandmother had. I know my dad was abusive man but I would had never told that to the Rabbi . The funeral was to honor our mother not be disrespectful to our dead father.
 
Found this:

Priest Condemns Wedding Photographers in Viral Video: 'This Is About God'

The couple told CNN after the video went viral that they weren't upset by the priest's reaction to the photographers; rather, they were concerned they would have to step in and say something to keep the ceremony going. In fact, the couple was not even aware their awkward wedding event had gained so much media attention until after they arrived at their honeymoon destination to find out their video had received over 300,000 hits on YouTube in two days.
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So, for all those claiming the couple had their wedding ruined by the Priest, they certainly didn't think so.


"The first thing everyone said, 'hey how about that priest, he was great huh,' it just turned out to make a really funny video which we hope everyone enjoys just as much as we do," the groom told CNN.
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I've seen this floating around the wedding pros boards I belong to in my area...

I think it's part unprofessional priest and part unprofessional photographer. I'd be shocked if this happens to me. It's been my job to be right where this guy is for photography. But also it doesn't look like this guy is a photographer... He's a videographer. So the camera isn't clicking. It's totally silent. A clicking camera isn't the problem. The problem is the priest has a stick up his butt. Haha

Check list for any wedding...
Introduce myself to any other videographers or vendors
Introduce myself to the priest.
Ask if flash is ok for the service and if they have any unique requests.

I had another photog tell me about a DJ who got wasted last weekend and made the bride and groom cry, asking to leave early. Haha craigslist vendors... Hahaha
 
whatdidyousay! said:
unfortunately that is not all that happen . It really was very upsetting to me how horrible my dear mother's funeral turn out . We're Jewish and have be buried in a white shroud and my mom wanted to be buried in a red dress so we could not honor her last wish. And the horrible story my sister wrote , she show it to people at MY daughter's house ! A mutual friends of our called me and warned me NOT to read my sister's story because it was so horrible what she wrote about our dad and mom. My mom dies in 2008 and after reading the lovely eulogy your wrote I remember how awful my mom's funeral was. My poor mom had a hard life living with her husband , and she could not get a proper funeral . :(
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My best friends mom wanted people singing her favorite songs at her funeral this past January. She told us her wishes and same with the priest. After she died the priest took back everything he had said - no singing allowed. So my friend sang anyway. It pissed off the priest to no end but it's what her mom wanted.

Same goes for the video in the OP... If the videographer was hired (not just a guest with a camera... That could be the situation) then the couple wanted that coverage...
 
CrazyPaul said:
Interesting, it actually happened. IMO, it wouldn't look good with a videographer/photographer behind the priest because the guests wouldn't enjoy the view. In my wedding, they stayed out of the guests' view.

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It looks more beautiful without them behind the priest.
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The videographer was off to the side behind one of the posts it looked like. My old employers always had one video behind the couple and it was never in the way.
 
Steinhauer said:
Nope ... that is the traditional rules for wedding photographers at Episcopalian weddings ... You mean you actually had to be told to NOT STAND AT THE ALTAR??

what a moron!!
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Agreed. It's your job for people NOT to see you... But also to get the shots he said he had to take of emotions etc. I don't feel bad for him for having to use the 70-200... Hahaha and no way would you need to be standing that close!!

Sincerely,
Ninja invisible photog. Hahahaha
 
ohmylight said:
Agreed. It's your job for people NOT to see you... But also to get the shots he said he had to take of emotions etc. I don't feel bad for him for having to use the 70-200... Hahaha and no way would you need to be standing that close!!

Sincerely,
Ninja invisible photog. Hahahaha
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That was my point earlier — just how close was he if he was using a 70-200 as he said he was. It almost looks like the priest wanted the attention by not having made things clear before hand and then sticking to what was agreed on.
 
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it is pretty clear that you are not to be at the altar. Was the photographer getting married too?
 
ohmylight said:
I've seen this floating around the wedding pros boards I belong to in my area...

I think it's part unprofessional priest and part unprofessional photographer. I'd be shocked if this happens to me. It's been my job to be right where this guy is for photography. But also it doesn't look like this guy is a photographer... He's a videographer. So the camera isn't clicking. It's totally silent. A clicking camera isn't the problem….
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Good point about the video camera. Maybe there were two photographers there? I distinctly heard a camera clicking in the video, so maybe there was a videographer and a still photographer present. That would make the space behind the priest a little more congested and busy. :dunno:
 
ohmylight said:
The videographer was off to the side behind one of the posts it looked like. My old employers always had one video behind the couple and it was never in the way.
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Maybe the photogs are behind the two trees. :giggle:
 
Jane B. said:
That was my point earlier — just how close was he if he was using a 70-200 as he said he was. It almost looks like the priest wanted the attention by not having made things clear before hand that then sticking to what was agreed on.
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Agreed about the priest. There are some priests/rabbis who I've worked with who are soooo damn confusing. Telling you to shoot from behind a glass door then with no notice being mad they can't get you to come to the front of the ceremony and take a photo of the whole congregation?? It's happened. Could have been the priests fault too.
 
Steinhauer said:
it is pretty clear that you are not to be at the altar. Was the photographer getting married too?
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You keep talking about "at the altar". Shooting with a 70-200mm zoom lens he could have been a considerable distance behind the priest. Just how far back does an outdoor altar extend for an Episcopalian wedding?
 
Jane B. said:
You keep talking about "at the altar". Shooting with a 70-200mm zoom lens he could have been a considerable distance behind the priest. Just how far back does an outdoor altar extend for an Episcopalian wedding?
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probably best if you show us a picture of 70-200mm zoom lens
 
Jiro said:
probably best if you show us a picture of 70-200mm zoom lens
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For those that are unfamiliar with what we are referring to when we say 70-200mm zoom lens the following link is what you get when you Google "70-200 mm zoom lens" without reference to brand etc. https://www.google.com/#psj=1&q=70-200mm+lens

It scroll down for several different things about these and photos.

This is just images both off and on a SLR camera (at this date probably a digital single lens reflex camera) and being held to a photographer's eye. https://www.google.com/search?q=70-...koHgAw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=616&dpr=1
Some of these may also include some lens of other lengths as well.
 
ohmylight said:
My best friends mom wanted people singing her favorite songs at her funeral this past January. She told us her wishes and same with the priest. After she died the priest took back everything he had said - no singing allowed. So my friend sang anyway. It pissed off the priest to no end but it's what her mom wanted.

Same goes for the video in the OP... If the videographer was hired (not just a guest with a camera... That could be the situation) then the couple wanted that coverage...
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We told mom would be buried with her red dress in the coffin and she could put it on when she got to heaven . Yeah ,now tell me another fairy tale .
 
my sister and me were wittness to each other on both occasions we double up laughing they had stop our weddings untill we compose ourselves then everyone else started laughing my dad was doing his nut cos we not taking it seruously both her and me went on to have miserable marriages...if we known our outcome we been crying..
this young couple it sad what priest did emabrassing what should been happy was day tarnished,let hope years to come they try find humour in it and not have him for christning
 
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