When the bride-to-be and I are making plans for a double date (and doggie play date) by the end of her engagement session, I know she's made the right choice by hiring me.  Creating beautiful images is only a small part of what it takes to be an exceptional photographer.  Anyone who practices enough can do it, hence the surplus of Orange County wedding photographers...Building rapport with your subjects and creating beautiful, real, natural looking images is another story.  It has nothing to do with photography, and everything to do...