I read something today in Modern Bride that caught my attention:
“We only had a professional photographer for the ceremony and formal pictures immediately following. In our invites we asked guests to bring their cameras, and our favorite shots ended up being the candids they snapped throughout the evening.”
Yeah. What did you expect? The ceremony shots and formals are pretty straightforward. Photographers are usually not given any artistic license during these events. So it stands to reason that the most fun shots are not going to come from the ceremony or the formals – OF COURSE the reception photos are your favorites.
The question is: who do you want taking your reception photos? If the bride quoted above had only compared professional images of her reception with the snapshots that she got, I bet she would be over-the-top thrilled with 
the professional images. The point is that the role of the photographer should not be underestimated – after the dances have been danced and the cake has been eaten, all that is left is the pictures. In 10, 20, or 50 years from now, what will you have to show your children and grandchildren from your wedding day? A quality wedding photographer will provide timeless images that you will treasure forever.
BCL Photography
Houston Wedding and Portrait Photographer
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Well said!
It is unfortunate that we live in an age where mediocrity is so easily accepted. Because of technology limitations, easy access to software and hardware, and outlets via the internet, people think that anything is ok. Just look at the low quality of the videos on YouTube or the images on photo sites. It is the job of the professional photographer to educate their clients to the fact that when they accept mediocrity or the bargain basement photographer, or a non-trained relative, to save money, they are doing themselves a great disservice. Maybe it is a by-product of our disposable society. So many of the digital snaps taken today will not be around in the future. They will have been misplaced, lost in a computer crash, or unable to be opened by the current technology. In this case ignorance is not bliss.