I haven't done a wedding in 30 years and back then I had the experience of being the friend w/ "the good camera" many times. And have volunteered at 3-4 weddings (cousins, friends of the family, etc) that truly didn't have the $$$ to get it done and it would not have been done if I didn't do it. Somewhat my gift to them.

I really like the blog post and excellently worded request to unplug - one could have alot of fun w/ the request if you wanted to add some edge to it along the lines of a fawlty towers monologue