At weddings there are always time burglars stealing from the innocent, so we talk to our clients about how long things really take ... so we don't lose the time we need. Sometimes this means that a cunning couple will deliberately try to run us out of time because they hate having their photographs taken. We distract them by focusing on their feelings for each other instead of their feelings about photography – easy if you aren't constantly asking them to smile for the camera. One of the most guilty time burglars is the make-up artist … stealing time from the photographer to get the perfect look. Greeting people as they come out of the church steals lots of time, but still we try our absolute best to get people back to the reception ‘on time’. A happy caterer is a happy ambassador. We like to start off in credit by turning up to a gig ahead of time. Being late creates stress, and stress does not create good images – a very simple equation. Even though we sell our services by the hour we stay flexible on this. Finally we always make sure someone in the bridal party is "watching the clock". As they say, keep your enemies close. Look out for the burglars of time. Hugs, Johannes