If there were no pictures did it even really happen? I love event pictures because they get better with time. You may not care to look at the images from your event the day after or even a week after. The power of these images is seeing them years later.

Portrait photography at Annie Kinder's birthday, capturing key moments and emotions
Portrait photography at Carrie Holcomb's birthday, capturing key moments and emotions
Portrait photography at Stephanie Cockrell's 50th birthday, capturing key moments and emotions