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Viral: Minister halts wedding to scold photographer [video]

A wedding officiant made a couple visibly stunned when he scolded their photographer, saying ”This is not about the photography, this is about God.”
Viral: Minister halts wedding to scold photographer [video]
A couple was left visibly stunned after a wedding officiant scolded their photographer.
Sarah Pulliam Bailey

A wedding officiant left a couple visibly stunned when he scolded their photographer, saying “This is not about the photography, this is about God.”

“Please, sirs, leave,” the minister said. “Please.”


The photographer asked, “Where do you want me to be?”

“Anywhere other than here,” the minister said.

“This is a solemn assembly, not a photography session, please move or I will stop,” he said as the couple exchanged nervous looks. “I will stop the ceremony if you do not get out of the way.”

The 40-second YouTube clip has over 300,000 views since it was posted on Tuesday (Sept. 17).

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