Greetings Everyone,
2010 is entering it's swan song, and as a result, I wanted to look back at the weddings I've been blessed to be able to photograph and share with you some memories and thoughts from each one. I've been able to be a part of 8 weddings so far, and I'll end 2010 and bring in 2011 with #9.
The post will be broken up in two parts. Look for part 2 a little bit later:
I couldn't have asked for a better couple to work with on my first official wedding than Coretta and Perry. Since it was my first wedding out of the gate, I was definitely nervous and knew anything that could go wrong would go wrong. It also happened right after a pretty stressful time for me. Luckily, things went incredibly smoothly. The wedding was held at the Harbert Center in Birmingham on a Friday evening. After the wedding, as the couple was going to a waiting area before making their entrance at the reception, I saw the ring bearer and flower girl, who is Coretta's granddaugther, mirroring Coretta and Perry. I knew I couldn't pass up a great moment like this.
One of the first things I learned when I jumped into doing photography is to make friends with other photographers. You never know when it will pay off. I learned this first hand when a photographer I didn't even know had called me and asked if I could fill in for her due to a medical issue. Luckily, Bethany and Matt were happy with what I offered them, and they brought me on to photograph their special day. Both were a blast to work with as they had a great sense of humor about things. Matt, a serviceman, was the victim of the rest of his groomsmen, nearly all servicemen as well. They had a blast "decorating" the get-away car.
Eryn and Rob's wedding taught me a valuable lesson when it comes to weddings: Not to sweat the things you really can't control. The couple had their wedding at The True Vine, a Christian retreat center and vineyard located just outside of Eutaw, Alabama. Both had spent extensive time at the place, and it was very special to both of them. The grounds that day were gorgeous as it was a lovely, lush spring day with the wedding planned to take place just in front of a pond on the property. Well, Mother Nature decided to play with us that day and started a rain shower right as the ceremony began. I'll never forget the minister saying, "Yeah, we're just going to cut right to the chase". He said a prayer, they said vows, and that was that. They didn't let the rain damper their day, though. As I said, don't sweat those things you really can't control.
Francessa and Todd were a fun couple to work with as well as they had a traditional church wedding at Holy Spirit in Tuscaloosa while having the reception at the Hotel Capstone. Being a traditional church wedding caused a few new things I had to deal with as I had to respect the church's wishes about not using flash photography during the service. It allowed me to try different things and get out of my comfort zone as well. One of the things I always do is try to be the first person the new couple sees when they finish walking the aisle so I can get that reaction shot. Francessa and Todd didn't disappoint with their reaction at the end of the aisle.
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