This is perhaps my most emotional wedding photography assignment ever.  The bride’s father was very ill and had to be brought to the wedding in a wheelchair and almost semi-conscious when the hours dragged on.  By the time the solemniser arrived and the vows were exchanged, he was already so weak he had to be moved to another room where he lay on a couch.  When the time came for him to sign on the marriage certificate as a witness, the solemniser had to walk to the room to get his thumbprint as he was semi-conscious.  It was a privilege and honour for me to be able to capture this precious moment.  Because of the sacredness of the moment, I did not use flash and instead cranked up the ISO.  And just as well since flash would have taken away the feeling of the moment which was really so emotional.  I cried taking this shot. But I wouldn’t miss this moment for anything else!

This is the most precious moment of the wedding ceremony in my mind. You can see Jeannette holding the marriage certificate and family members placing the bride’s father’s thumb on the ink before press it unto the marriage certificate. I cried taking this shot. As you can see, using flash would have been utterly unappropriate. And it would also have ruined the marvellous feel of the natural tungsten light in the room. So I had to crank up my ISO to almost 6400. The room was totally dark except for the little light peeping in through the open door but blocked by the crowd milling around at the entrance.