A brief on wedding photography

Seeing as how so many of us are either on vacation this week, or coming back from vacation and don’t want to think too hard on anything, I thought I would take a slower week on the blog and post just some wedding eye candy. I decided that I would reach into my photo file and pull out some of my favorite shots just to reminisce and maybe go into what I personally like about photography. So sit back and enjoy some oldies-but-goodies and some recent photos that I just really love. And, I do have more recent weddings coming your way for the blog. I’m just running a little behind . Hope everyone is having a great summer!

For this chat, I thought that I would stick to one aspect of a wedding in terms of your photography: emotions. I love how one photo can capture the essence of what was being felt. Which is probably why I really love the photo-journalistic style of wedding photography. Posed shots have their place (I have some favorites of those) and of course you will want to have the scene and the details of the day captured. Your album wouldn’t be the same without those. But, I am the type of person who would prefer to have photos all over my walls so that I can look at them all the time. And the photos that speak to me the most are the ones with emotions tied to them. So many times, those photos are of an unguarded moment. Something un-posed or prematurely thought about. It’s honest and pure. While I could give you photos of floral decor, or ceremony set ups or reception design, I thought I would focus on something that I have absolutely nothing to do with in terms of the wedding – those perfect moments when you are totally in the moment and things are just right. Kudos to all my photographer friends who work so hard to catch these moments. I am constantly in awe of your talents!

Brooke and Tom – photos by The Decisive Moment; Brooke was an absolutely radiant bride. I loved working with her and Tom and I enjoyed every moment of their wedding. The shots below make me super happy. Happy enough that I have prints of these hanging in my office – my wall o’ weddings if you will. I also think that there is something about black and white photos that puts all the emphasis on the emotion of the moment. Shocking for me to love something in black and white… At any rate, these are some of my very favorites.

Kara and Ian: photos by FlipFlopFoto.com; Kara and Ian were so great. Super fabulous and absolutely meticulous in their planning and hopes for their wedding. But, after all the planning and design and work and watching everything come together flawlessly, the thing that really makes me happy as a planner is to see my clients have moments like these. There is nothing better.

Lauren and JP: photos by Our Labor of Love; Oh, the joys of this wedding. Lauren, being the artist that she is, was flawless in her wedding design. Her attention to the paper details is something you don’t get very often. But, in all her work, she never let the significance of the day get lost. She and JP were totally aware of every part of the wedding day and you could tell that they drank it in.

Tracy and Stephen: photos by Burnett Photography; Tracy was possibly one of the easiest clients I have ever worked with. Cool as a cucumber during all of the planning and even more so on the day of the wedding. She and Stephen were a dream and even with the July heat factoring in on their wedding day, there was nothing that ruffled their feathers. Not once. All day long. Fabulous.

As elated as Tracy is in this photo, the smile on Stephen's face may just say it all. Too cute!

Tracy and her mom having the time of their lives.

Here’s hoping that this tides you over for the next week. I am doing a bit of traveling and I hope to have a new batch of weddings to share with you soon. Until next time!

xoxo – Julie