Jennifer and I had the opportunity to work together for the second time this year at Melissa and Gabe’s wedding. Melissa and her girls got ready at her parents house, while Jennifer photographed Gabe and the guys playing Wii at a friends house!

After getting ready Melissa and Gabe were married at the Chapel at Loyola College.  We had a very brief period of time after their ceremony to do all the family formals Melissa and Gabe requested, but they were prepared with a complete photo list including all the names of each person in each photograph and their friend Margarite called each group as they were needed, allowing us to tear through the formal photos in record time!  

After the ceremony and formals we headed to the Belvedere for their reception.   I have to be honest, the Belvedere is a difficult location for photography.  All their rooms are beautiful, but the height of the ceilings, the shear size of the rooms, the windows and mirrors make it difficult for photographers.  This was the first time I had the opportunity to photograph a wedding in the ballroom during the day, and what a difference! The natural light filling the room, made for beautiful photographic opportunities.  I also found these awesome red velvet curtains that I had never noticed before, and convinced Melissa to come out to make a couple more formal photos during the reception.   

Jennifer and I had a great time spending the day with Melissa and Gabe.  I loved being  invited to their rehearsal dinner and having the opportunity to meet their wedding party and their families before the big day.  I want to thank Melissa and Gabe for choosing to work with both Jennifer and me to document their wedding.  I hope you both had a great time on your honeymoon!   

To see a small selection of images from their wedding, click on the slideshow below. 

It’s been a long time, but as promised, I’m posting images from the second day of my shoot with Rudy and Nicole.

Rudy and I had talked about making some more creative images both for our portfolios as well as for his salon. We began talking about a friend of Rudy’s who does costume design and that led to the fact that his friend had these huge angel wings. I immediately began thinking white on white on white on white. I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to explain what I was thinking to Rudy and Nicole, but I was amazed to see what each of them did to create looks for the models and how that translated to what I saw in my head. In the shoot I literally surrounded the models with light, using four softboxes wrapping around them to dissolve any harsh shadows. I had in my head that angels should be both beautiful and somewhat scary, for some reason the quote from Lord of the Rings “… beautiful and terrifying …” was what kept  popping into my head.  I think I managed to get that in a few of the images, and the models did a great job in getting that idea as well.  In addition to the angel wings, Rudy also convinced his friend to bring this awesome 16th Century, Marie Antoinette looking dress he had created.

I absolutely love the images we made, and working with both Rudy and Nicole is such a blast. I couldn’t think of two more creative and talented people to work with!

Below are a handful of the images that we made on the second day of our shoot. We’re planning on a third day for a contrasting set of images to the Angels. I’ll again post those as soon as they are shot.

Erin and Greg were married at the Chesapeake Beach Spa and Resort on one of the hottest days so far this summer! Gladly for Greg and the guys, they wore linen suits which helped to keep them a bit cooler. Both Erin and the Girls as well as Greg and his guys got ready at Chesapeake Beach, so I was able to bounce back and forth from room to room to get both of them before the ceremony. They held their ceremony on the beach and that theme was reflected throughout the day, with starfish place cards and decorations, natural grass centerpieces, and colors to reflect the water and sand theme of their day.

It was an amazingly fun day, and you can see in both Greg and Erin’s expressions how truly happy they were throughout the day. I’m thrilled that I had the opportunity to document their day! Thank you both for including me in your plans.

Click on the slideshow below to view some images from their wedding.