wedding/party

favorite: the boys at the wedding

the flower girls

joy(ous) and dad

necklace and earrings made by sheena925...

mirian, kelly and sister

miss caitlyn

kelly and mirian

with joy(ous), country mouse, and sister (sheena925)

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pretty city: wedding day

i'm not big on weddings or wedding photography, but this was a sort of delightful encounter.

i walked alongside this couple for a block or two. they seemed a little unnerved by all the attention and the strangers like me who snapped unofficial wedding portraits. but if you decide to have your photos taken on fifth avenue near rockefeller center on a saturday afternoon, you're kind of asking for it.

in any case, when the real cameras went up, they put on their best, happy faces.

i wish you could see this bride's shoes...navy blue wedges. very cool.

i've not seen this move before--"the claw."

the photographer held his hand up for a while and made like he was squeezing one of those foam stress balls.

absurd, but he got them to laugh.

the shadow of the trees makes the photo work, for me.

and then he got them to make a heart with their arms.

if i ever get married, i hope i won't be so out of my mind that i'll agree to play simon sez with the photographer.

it's cute on these two, though.

the wedding party

i shot my first wedding last saturday--a friend's wedding. a loving and low-key affair in upstate new york.

i'd been keyed up for weeks, a little ball of nerves.

but it was fantastic. who knew that someone else's wedding day would be one of the happiest days of my life?

i am sort of vexed by the shots i missed and could have done better. but i suppose that's just the way it goes and how i'll improve...

of the 2700+ that i shot, a few stood out to me as favorites from the moment they were taken:

i had nothing to do with this. we were contemplating a wide shot...and then into the frame comes flying the maid of honor (she's too hot to be a "matron"...) my lovely friend, teresa. completely unexpected and one hundred percent fun. just like her. and that photo inspired this one:

for obvious adorability, there is this one...

and this one...



sweet...