Before my sister got married, she told me that out of everything she was preparing for her wedding, she cared the most about wedding pictures.

Every bride has one aspect of her wedding that matters the most to her, whether it be her dress, the venue, the flowers, the cake, or even the decorations. It's the part of the wedding that must be flawless. For my sister, it was pictures.

My sister splurged on hiring a professional photographer for her wedding, shelling out at least a good few thousand dollars to ensure high quality photographs. If anything were to go wrong during the ceremony or the reception, she figured everything would be alright as long as she ended up with beautiful photos.

When I asked her why, she said, "Pictures are the one thing you'll have with you for the rest of your life."

That got me thinking, and I realized she was right: Out of everything that is typically included in a wedding (the dress, food, flowers, cake, decorations, the venue), photos are the one aspect you would want to keep forever. Sure, there are brides who hold on to their wedding dresses, but the likelihood that they will re-wear them is slim to none.

Photos remain to be looked at again and again. You'll print copies out for photo-books or to hang them up in frames on the walls of your home, and you'll show them to your children and grandchildren, if you have kids.

When the pictures for my sister's wedding came back nearly a month later, I was amazed. They were perfect and beautiful, all 879 of them.

Good, high quality photos are a must. When I look at the pictures from my sister's wedding, I get to relive the whole experience. I remember and relive the day: the excitement, the anticipation, the food, the dancing, the fun, the speeches, the crying.

All the beautiful moments are captured in the images. Photos were well worth the splurge.