My philosophy with portrait and wedding photography is simple.
Give the client images that would exceed their expectations, images that I would wish for myself.
Produce the work with minimum of disruption and fuss... Portraiture with children loses spontaneity and boredom sets in if too long. At a wedding you don’t want to spend along time away from the fun and the guests while the soup goes cold.
Make the photography a fun and engaging process, it’l show in the finished results.