Sunday, July 18, 2010

Wedding Photography



This weekend the daughter of a dear friend gathered her bridesmaids for a fitting and to share her wedding dress choice with them.  I got to play photographer (yay!). As is tradition, no photos of the dress are shown lest they spoil the surprise for the groom.  From what I saw this weekend, it will be a lovely wedding party in January, and the groom will have a beautiful bride.

I offer you a glass of champagne to join in a toast to romance and the happy couple. And to the stamina of the mother of the bride.

Below is a reaction shot - Julia is coming out of the dressing room...this is a series of 4-5 photos that I think turned out very well, and if you only could see those few photos, you'd know the complete story of the day.


It was fun to put a toe in the shallows of wedding photography.  I've often thought that might be one of the most pressure filled assignments, and this weekend confirmed it.  The stakes are so high - it's a high point in any couple's life and to miss a moment or fumble a photo would be so disappointing. It also proved that I'm going to have to break down and learn flash photography if I want to do much event photography.  I'll have to mull that one over.

5 comments:

  1. Excuse me, but are all those girls bridesmaids?

    I love that this picture is in black and white. I think you have photographer in your genes and would do great at any event.

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  3. I think two of them were not bridesmaids but wanted to be part of the day...and one bridesmaid is not in the photo...

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  4. Love the moment that you've captured Molly. The story, the dress, the suspense. We'll have to wait until January! Sherry

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  5. You would do great - you have such a great eye for the moment. You could absolutely master lighting...just think of some of the folks we know that do this for a living. Really, you could.

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