Quote Originally Posted by Sean Setters View Post
A few suggestions for the wedding:

1) Have a duplicate (backup) for everything--that includes cameras, lenses, flashes, batteries, memory cards, etc.

2) Along the same lines, hire (or beg, borrow, or steal) a competent second photographer. Never try to shoot a wedding by yourself. There are too many vitally important moments during a wedding / wedding reception to risk having only one photographer. Plus, it works well when one photographer has a telephoto lens and the other a wide angle lens to capture two completely different perspectives of the same event.

3) If possible, scout out the ceremony / reception location ahead of time (assuming it's not terribly far away). Proper planning and preparation can make a significant difference on the big day.
Thank you Sean for the advice. The wedding and reception is less about 5 minutes from my house so checking things out beforehand would not be a problem at all.

I am just not in a financial position whatsoever to put more money into this than I would be making so hiring a second shooter would be out of the question once I use the income generated from it to pay for the rentals and extra cards etc. It would be great if I could but my unemployment check just won't stretch far enough.