{ A First }
When I first became interested in wedding photography, there were a few things I did.
I upgraded to a shiny new camera. I researched and bought lenses (and freaked out about how they were more expensive than the camera itself). I read books. I blog-stalked wedding photographers whose work I loved. I contacted some of those photographers, and prayed that they would spare a few moments of their spectacular wedding photography lives to grab my flailing newbie hand out of the sea of photography jargon & post-processing techniques & business practices and point me a bit in the right direction.
The Furious Photographers were the first to come to my rescue and my first real contact within the wedding photography realm. It just so happens that they were planning their very first workshop right when I emailed them. It was an awesome workshop filled with a bunch of priceless tips and the chance to shadow a real live engagement session.
Which is basically how I found myself, camera in hand, at my first real live wedding 2 weeks ago, shadowing Lawrence & Doug of FP. The wedding couple Sharon & Derek were in fact the same couple at the engagement session back in January and are both amazing amazing people. They were so kind for letting me come along and so sweet and easy to get along with. Their wedding had an adorable Disney theme – I especially loved how the tables were labeled after Disneyland rides (a la “Splash Mountain” and “Matterhorn”) and included a nostalgic picture of Sharon & Derek in front of the ride. And seriously, as they celebrated their amazing love among their closest family & friends it really did feel like – you guessed it – the Happiest Place on Earth :)
A big thank you to Sharon & Derek for allowing me to share their day with them. And of course a huge thank you to Lawrence & Doug for inviting me to tag along, for being so patient, and for giving me useful tips throughout the day!
A few shots…
Mirror mirror on the wall…
Mirror mirror off the wall (thanks to Lawrence’s quick thinking)
And while the mirror’s off the wall…
Bridesmaids at work…
Sharon is all smiles (and so stress-free – I was in awe!!)
Sharon’s adorable niece all dolled up!
With her mom right before stepping out of the limo (into the blistering heat… it was like 85!!)
Doug & Derek are rebels.
Some portraits before the reception…
One thing I love about Sharon & Derek is the way they interact with each other. I love love LOVE couples who are silly together!!
Tell me this cake isn’t rad:
Can you guess who caught the bouquet?
At the end of the day, after the bouquet was tossed, thanks were given, dances were danced, Lawrence & Doug had a final treat for the couple. We all went into the parking lot and did some light painting! The bridal party got really into it and we tried all sorts of different things – hearts, blown kisses, lightsaber battles, hadouken balls – it was such a cool idea and so much fun to execute. Here’s a little sample from the FP blog:
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April 24th, 2008 at
that’s awesome!! how fun!! i definitely have a lot to learn from you!
thanks so much for the comment, too… it’s great to know that i have people like you and yuri to relate to.
(and shh…don’t tell anyone, but i do the same thing at work!!)
April 24th, 2008 at
haha light painting… i’ve never tried that
April 24th, 2008 at
Great shots!!! I really love #2, #15, and #23. The last picture is an awesome effect =)
April 24th, 2008 at
OMGoodness that looks like you had so much fun. Awesome shots Adrienne! Look forward to seeing more of your future wedding photos :)
April 24th, 2008 at
light photography and wedding sessions? genius!
April 25th, 2008 at
Great job, Adrienne! So when’s the next wedding?
April 25th, 2008 at
adrienne wow!!! you rocked it!! absolutley LOVE the black&white smoochie shot and that flare image is killer!!!! way to go!!
have an awesome weekend!
ps disney themed weddings RULE!!!
April 29th, 2008 at
great site! great photos!
April 29th, 2008 at
stunning photos! love the last one especially..tat’s cute! XD
April 29th, 2008 at
Beautiful images!
April 30th, 2008 at
fantastic set! I especially love the heels!
April 30th, 2008 at
thanks for the nice comment!
last fifth to last image is gorgeous! love the lighting.
May 1st, 2008 at
LoL…very cool!!! Lightpainting is fun…even better at a wedding!
soo…i’m guessing that one of the guests accidently hit the bouquet in your direction, and it landed in the lightsphere… ya?