That is really cool that things are falling into place for you. My dad used to do wedding photography when I was younger. I totally understand the pressure and nervousness of missing the right or big moments. He ended up stepping away from it eventually because he preferred landscape photography more.
Wedding photography is a tough industry. The money is great, as I'm sure you know from your dad, @bozz, but the pace really burns a lot of photographer out. I'm not surprised he moved on to landscapes and nature that just doesn't move, lol.
Yeah, I think the movement was a lot of it and the critique. It's all very subjective when you are working with opinions :) What might be a great composition for you or other photographers might not hit the same with the client. He was over that aspect of it!