Blurbs from the life of a wedding photographer

It certainly was a happy Halloween for Billy and Jillian, congratulations you two! I met them through Cake Connections in Abington.

I love it when I get to go to the rehearsal / dinner and meet everyone in a casual environment. They had a short rehearsal at the church and headed over to the Abington Depot afterwards. I got a sneak peak at the masks for the reception and met the bridal party, the brothers, cousins and parents. You guys are quite the lively bunch, but I suppose I figured that out as soon as I was contacted about a Halloween wedding.

I started shooting at Jillian’s mom’s house, getting the preparation shots, everyone excitedly waiting. This was my first wedding shooting with my lovely assistant LeeAnne, and I was quite happy to have an extra set of hands and camera coverage. After all, I can’t be in two places at once right? At her mom’s place there is a lovely tree in her backyard as you can see, gotta love the fall:

The United Church of Christ in Abington where their ceremony was held is exceptionally nice on the inside. I had been there after meeting with Jillian and Billy for the first time in order to get a feel of what it is like to shoot in there with the sun setting through the floor to ceiling windows. It produces some very dynamic images with the couples walking down the aisle, beams of light shining on them and highlighting their presence. I think it worked out pretty well, but I’ll let you be the judge:

I just want to take this space to thank the bride and groom as well as everyone else in the bridal party. I was very pleased with everyone’s smiles and keeping their heads up while walking down the aisle. As much as I love pictures of people looking at their feet, I think your pictures came out much better =) Speaking of feet, we had quite the choice of footwear didn’t we? The men sporting classic Chuck Taylors with the ladies in heels.

The reception was held at the Monponsett Inn in the large ballroom. I took some beautiful shots as the sun was setting by the gazebo and the water. But, I have to keep some things secret so you’ll just have to wait to see them. You won’t be disappointed Nobody was shy on the dance floor, or taking off and putting on the garter for that matter.

Now that’s just what every bride wants to see on her wedding night, right?

I certainly got my exercise at this one, over 2000 images to pore over for the next couple weeks.

Till next time!