Saturday was a really exciting day for my wife and I as we had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Todd and Sarah. These two are some of our great friends, and we were so glad we could be part of their special day. The day started off at 5:15 a.m. for me as I had to get ready because the guys were going golfing at 7 a.m. prior to the wedding. I met the guys at the golf course and followed them around for a couple hours, carefully grabbing photos of them laughing, hitting balls out of sand traps, and putting on the greens. This was a nice relaxing start to a wedding day, and I am sure the guys really enjoyed it as well.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 85mm, 1/6400th, f/1.6, ISO 100
Canon 1D Mark IV, 85mm, 1/800th, f/1.6, ISO 100
Canon 1D Mark IV, 85mm, 1/2000th, f/1.4, ISO 100
After a couple hours of hanging out with the guys, I left to go see how the girls were doing at the Salon. I arrived to find that they were just getting ready to hit the chairs. When Sarah was getting taken care of, I saw something that I had never seen before. The stylist was using string or twine to keep her hair up instead of using bobby pins. The stylist would sew each section of hair up with a plastic needle. Being a guy, all I can say is that I was really impressed and had no idea that this could be done.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 85mm, 1/640th, f/1.6, ISO 1600
All of the girls got their hair done, and by 11 a.m. we were all heading to Second Baptist Church to get ready for the rest of the day. The guys showed up at 12:45 p.m. and began to get into their tuxes.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 24mm, 1/250th, f/4, ISO 640
Todd arrived, and quickly got ready so that I could take him to get some portraits done around the church. Todd, you clean up fairly well. Thanks to Brandon for helping carry the stand and battery. We moved throughout the church, dodging Sarah in the process and got some great shots of Todd.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 24mm, 1/250th, f/7.1, ISO 100
Canon 1D Mark IV, 88mm, 1/100th, f/3.2, ISO 100
Since Todd and the guys were all taken care of photo-wise, we then worked on getting the girls ready for photos and eventually got those done as well.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 33mm, 1/300th, f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon 1D Mark IV, 35mm, 1/300th, f/2.8, ISO 800
Canon 1D Mark IV, 26mm, 1/160th, f/3.5, ISO 800
Then came the big time, 4 p.m. I had nearly been up for 12 hours, yet my day, was just now reaching its climax. The doors opened, Sarah began walking down the aisle and Todd gave one of the largest grins I have seen in awhile. The ceremony was really simple and perfect for the couple’s personalities.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 70mm, 1/100th, f/4, ISO 3200
Canon 40D, 15mm, 1/100th, f/3.5, ISO 1600
The ceremony was completed and now Todd and Sarah were married. The day was still young with some group shots with the family and wedding party. One thing I love to do when I cover weddings is to spend some time with just the bride and groom and interact with them. I think it is interesting to watch the couple as it starts to sink in that they are now married. About an hour and a half after the ceremony I asked Sarah, “So how does it feel now that your married?”. “I still can’t believe it. It’s almost not real”, she said. We got some shots of Sarah and Todd with each other and individually to close out our time at the church. On to the reception!
Canon 1D Mark IV, 16mm, 1/200th, f/5.6, ISO 50
Canon 1D Mark IV, 70mm, 1/800th, f/4, ISO 640
Canon 1D Mark IV, 85mm, 1/200th, f/3.5, ISO 50
Canon 1D Mark IV, 142mm, 1/320th, f/3.2, ISO 640
Todd and Sarah’s reception was held at the University Plaza Hotel in the Grand Ballroom. The reception hall was full of guests eagerly awaiting the arrival of the newly weds. They all cheered, clapped, and yelled as Todd and Sarah made their way through the doors. Their reception was a great chance to get a tad more creative with my use of light and I think they were some of my strongest images of the entire day.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 16mm, 1/60th, f/3.2, ISO 200
Canon 1D Mark IV, 16mm, 1/60th, f/3.2, ISO 200
Canon 1D Mark IV, 175mm, 1/320th, f/3.2, ISO 500
Canon 1D Mark IV, 30mm, 1/60th, f/4, ISO 400
Canon 1D Mark IV, 200mm, 1/320th, f/3.2, ISO 400
Canon 1D Mark IV, 105mm, 1/320th, f/3.2, ISO 400
Canon 1D Mark IV, 21mm, 1/60th, f/3.5, ISO 400
Canon 1D Mark IV, 16mm, 1/200th, f/2.8, ISO 200
Congratulations to Todd and Sarah. I wish you a long and happy marriage.
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Great Job! Love all those shots