Posts in Category: Preparations
Minivan, McC Ranch, Loveland Wedding
McKaley and Jake had a beautiful Loveland wedding ceremony last weekend, at the McC Ranch just outside of Fort Collins, Colorado. 
McKaley is my cousin; that’s my uncle Scott in the photo, saying goodbye to her as she leaves for the first look at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area. Some of the wedding photos that I love the best happen in and around cars, at the inflection points that happen as we travel through the wedding day. You can see a gorgeous saturated blue sky behind Scott’s shoulder; we enjoyed a mix of rain and bright sunshine cascading over the Rockies on this wedding day, and the clouds cleared just as we pulled up to Bobcat Ridge.
Napa Wedding Preparations at Vanity For Guys & Dolls Salon
Chelsea and E were married today and this was taken at the end of her wedding preparations, at Vanity for Guys and Dolls in downtown Napa. She’s fresh from hair and makeup at the Napa salon and just finished putting on her dress. That’s her dog, Chef, at the bottom right. They had a morning wedding on the glorious lawn at Domaine Chandon, and a private lunch reception a few minutes up the road at B Cellars.
Mendocino Wedding, New Toy, Tilt Shift
I don’t do this often, as I like to think that after 6 years as a wedding photographer, I’ve honed down my camera kit to the essentials. But I just picked up a 90mm tilt shift lens and have begun bringing it along to weddings. It lets me employ selective focus like what I’ve done above, which is impossible with a normal lens. Tilt shift lenses are tricky to use but wonderful and unique, especially for candids. They allow me greater control over where the viewer’s eye goes. I’ll be posting more photos taken with this lens in the future. This particular dress is hanging from a staircase in a farmhouse in Mendocino; that’s the bride’s brother coming down the stairs.
Mavericks Event Center Coast Guard Wedding
Kimberlee and Tony got married at Mavericks Event Center in Half Moon Bay, CA on Saturday. Everything was a touch late and Tony seemed nervous, but friends rallied around and through traffic and it got warmer.
Leonard Lake Reserve Wedding
I got to shoot a few weddings last year for Fun and Funky Wedding Photography, including Jo and Fred’s Leonard Lake Reserve wedding. You can see more photos here: http://funandfunkyweddingthings.com/blog/2013/12/6/fred-and-jo-leonard-lake-reserve-wedding-cali but this is my favourite photo from the day. A few of the guests cooled off in the lake, which is one of the abundant reasons to get married at Leonard Lake Reserve, and one of them climbed out, and I was there. You might say this doesn’t look much like a wedding photo, and you’d be right, but the bride and groom wanted a summer camp feel for their wedding day, and I think this fits well.