This would be a great image with just the water, the dock, and the sunset but the crane really makes this image for me.

This is one things that happens fairly often at weddings; the groom is reading the vows and the bride is starting to cry, but getting a good angle at this shot is often very hard in the large venues I’m more used to shooting in. For this image is about getting into place in a smaller venue without being noticed to get this kind of shot.

There is a lot of imagery you can draw from this image. I just happened to be walking down a path at the botanical gardens and happened upon it.  For me it speaks about the couple and their two shared faiths represented at their ceremony.

This is another one of those fairly common wedding shots, but this one just had a couple extra elements that made it stand out. The Cathedral here was very dark, so I decided to risk it and go for a motion shot instead of bumping the ISO to 6400 or using flash. I’m really glad it worked out add that to the bride’s expression and the grandness of the venue and that’s why it’s one of my favorites.

Gazebos are hard to work with, for real. What usually happens is that your subjects end up being darker than the background which generally never looks good. So I decided to wait until dusk and try something different. I set a remote flash inside the gazebo to light the couple and use the symmetry of the scene to frame them.

Trying to get all three kids into a shot that works is harder than it looks sometimes. Usually one or two of them are running for mom, or crying The perfect grass, colorful trees, expression on the boys face really make this one stand out.

Usually during the reception I’ll set down my wide lens and pick up something tigher (85mm here) to see if I can isolate some of the fun and dancing. I got really lucky here with the bride and her mother in law framed by the groom and his father.

After the bride’s two sons walked her down the isle to give her away I stayed with the action until she knelt down and they gave her a kiss before sitting down. It’s one of those shots you’ll know will mean so much to the couple and is exactly the type of photographs I try to capture at each wedding.

Reception dance floors are always challenging, there’s a lot of stuff happening and it’s happening very fast. So being able to get the bride and her mom dancing and looking at each other like this was huge.

I was able to set up a remote light on the stage next to the dancing couple and set the power low enough to give a spotlight effect on the couple that really isolated them from the rest of the room. I think it really shows them in their own world enjoying the moment.