September 20, 2009
It was a cloudy and rainy day for this Interlaken Inn wedding, but the weather created a truly memorable ceremony. The umbrellas added some character and the brooding clouds really intensified the mood of this lakeside ceremony. As someone that grew up on a lake in Maine it really resonated with me as a real New England moment. The clouds even cleared for five minutes and I just chuckled to myself with the old adage of “if you don’t like the weather wait five minutes”
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Interlaken Inn Reception for Dave and Monica was a blow out and everyone had a great time! Everyone was dancing and having a great time and the bride and groom were leading the way! Dave’s brother could have been cast in a SNL dancing skit. He was a riot and if you spent two minutes around anyone from either side of the family you had to just laugh out loud. This was the type of wedding that I hope I get every weekend because it never feels like I’m at work when surrounded by wonderful people who love to party and just make life a little more spicy!
The Interlaken Inn is a wonderful place and I hope to shoot there again soon.
September 18, 2009
The Interlaken Inn was a wonderful location for a very memorable wedding day. Monica was a dream to work with and was an open book the entire day. Her Mom passed away so this was a bitter-sweet day for everyone involved. When Monica’s dad was coming by the room to see her for the first time in her dress she wanted a few minutes alone before her dad saw her and those first few moments together. I stood back and thought that even though these would be great shots, everyone has a limit so I was going to stay in the room and continue to shoot the rest of the bridal party.
Monica asked me to go with her on the back patio and I stood off in the corner trying to be as discreet as possible and these are my favorite hosts of that time. In the first you see Monica with her eyes shut composing herself before her dad walks out and in the second image you can see the happiness and some of the sorrow mixed in one emotion. Thanks you for trusting me Monica and I hope these photographs reveal the true moment.
I loved this wedding and hope I get to shoot again at the Interlaken Inn very soon!
September 9, 2009
I always believe that you need to take time to experiment. Ninety percent of the time these experiments are failures, but it keeps me fresh and the creative juices flowing. I love miniature photography and have fallen in love with the work of Grace Weston and Matthew Carden so I decided to try a couple of experiments using ring shots with their photography as my inspiration. This is my first experiment using my own wedding band on a picnic table as I watched my little son run around.
I’m as guilty as anyone for doing ring shots on flowers when I’m under the gun to get them done on the wedding day. I look at these little miniatures as props that fit into a pocket and make a ring shot infinitely more interesting.
