Brawl erupts at wedding reception; 2 stabbed

A dispute over a missing camera at a wedding reception escalated into a 100-person brawl that left two people with stab wounds Saturday night, police said.

eeek... that's about 10 minutes from me!

Ah man! I miss all the fun parties! Shoot!

I always wondered where those Canon fairies got their goods...

I see a new line in my contract....
- Any assault and battery will negate the terms of this contract and photographer will haul butt to the nearest exit without penalty or liability to the client.

*sheesh*

That's class.

I like the last line of the article:

Talarico said there will be no further investigation; no one at the scene was cooperating with police.

Totally typical of Newburgh... It's a fun place

Actually, that is a clause everyone should already have in their contract.

"If at any time the photographers or their staff feel they are in danger of physical harm or intentional damage to their equipment they may leave the wedding immediately with no compensation provided to the clients."

Things do happen. A friend of mine was threatened with a taser by a drunken groom. What do you do when drunken guests threaten you, and you don't have a clause in your contract that lets you leave? Do you stick it out and maybe get knifed, or do you vacate the premises and violate your contract? Put that line in your contract and you're covered.

*note: I am not a lawyer, but I play one on the internets.