[GH85Carrera]

I wore out several sport coats and suits in my wedding photographer career. There seems to be a rule (made by women) that most wedding are in spring to summer. Every wedding I shot I was sweating like a marathon runner. My dry cleaning bill was added in to the cost of shooting a wedding. I loved having a jacket and tie when it was 90 degrees and I was toting lots of camera gear.

One wedding the bride wanted on the 4th of July. It was over 100 degrees and I told her flat out I will not wear a sport coat and tie in that heat. She hed all of her bridesmaids in dark Navy blue dresses. I saw one bridesmaid swaying and I had to catch her as she fainted near the end of the ceremony. I just have to many bad memories of shooting weddings. It was a great part time gig for extra money, but I hated everything about it.

I last put on a coat and tie to go before a judge to swear I would fulfill the duties of executor of my parents estate. My wife accepts my very casual dress code. Slacks and a shirt with buttons all the way up the front is as dressed up as I will get. Otherwise shorts and a t-shirt. And I care not one whit what anyone thinks, except for my wife.