As common as Wedding-photography has gotten (can you say “Ubiquitous“?) the New York Times has this item on an increasingly popular trend of “Engagement photos”

“Paparazzi” hired to capture-the-moment when “He” pops-the-question and “She” always says “Yes!” (What? She doesn’t always say “yes“?… It doesn’t say what they do in that case, but I’m sure the photo-fees are non-negotiable)…

It goes:…

“AS he anxiously counted the minutes until he would propose to Emily Cappella on Aug. 24, Guildry Santana ran down his checklist:

Reservation at La Palapa, the Mexican restaurant in the East Village where they had their first date two years earlier.

Done.

Engagement ring removed from box and tucked discreetly into pants pocket.

There.

And this: a photographer lurking at the crowded intersection of Eighth Street and Astor Place, with instructions to snap his shutter the instant Mr. Santana dropped to bended knee.

Um, yes.

“I wanted this day to be something we could tell people about,” Mr. Santana said….”

You can read the entire article if you click here.

No telling when the “Wedding Night” photos will appear on Flickr…..

Who says there aren’t more and more opportunities out there for some enterprising photographers?