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cry. Don’t argue with her about what she wants — unless it’s photos after dark.”
Butler said over the years he’s photographed weddings
at many venues, but he has some favorites. One is St. Paul’s Cultural Center with its stained
glass windows. Another is the patio at the Shilo — “It probably looks more like San Diego than any other venue here.”
He’s photographed He also warns that stinting on the cost of the photog-
rapher is not the place to cut wedding costs. People may be tempted to have an uncle or a friend take the photo- graphs, but the results may well be disappointing.
Other words of wisdom: “Make sure you can get along
with the photographer,” he said. “You have to get people to do things ... you almost have to trick them in to them, but you can’t be pushy.”
One of his favorite tricks, he said, is to bribe the partici-
pants. “Ice cream is the gold standard,” and one that can get even little ring bearers and flower girls to cooperate.
One of his main rules, though: “Don’t make the bride
several weddings in the garden at the Sanguinetti House Museum, along the Colorado River and at West Wetlands
Park. One of the best sunsets he’s seen for a wedding was at the Hilton Garden Inn.
One venue he doesn’t
suggest is the Sand Dunes.
“It sounds like a great
location,” he said. “It’s OK for engagement shots, but the logis-
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