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June 23, 2009

Amy and Chris – Part 2

If you read the last post, then you know that it rained during Amy and Chris’ wedding last Saturday. But, if you looked on the bright side (which happened to be the other side of the pavilion) there was a rainbow.

While they were waiting to be announced before dinner, I saw Amy and Chris sharing a quiet moment together:

Amy told me that she and Chris were at an environmental event at the Succop Conservancy last year when she turned to him and said that had a vision of them being married below the willow tree by the pond. Fast forward to June 20, 2009, and her vision became reality. Nice.

Joe

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June 21, 2009

Amy and Chris

There are so many beautiful photos from Amy and Chris’ wedding last night, but so far this one taken early in the day is my favorite.

The wedding was at The Succop Conservancy, an old estate near the Butler County Airport that is managed by Butler County Community College. It’s just across Rt. 8 from The Mansion, where Mackenzie and Matt’s wedding reception was the week before.

The grounds and house provided a fantastic scene for the wedding.

Of course, the weather is always a factor when you’re planning a wedding outdoors. At around 8:30 it started raining buckets. Kudos to Amy and Chris for going with the flow (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun) and continuing the dancing!

Credit goes to the Conservancy staff for braving the torrential downpour to put down the canvas walls on the pavilion so that the party could continue.

I’ll be posting more photos throughout the week as I continue to edit. Thanks again Amy and Chris.

Joe

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June 17, 2009

By request: More Photos from the Engagement Party

Hi Ritambhara!

Here are a few more photos from the engagement party at the Pittsburgh Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe a couple of weekends ago.

The groom-to-be and his brother:

The bride-to-be arrives:

The couple make an offering of rose petals and cash:

As part of the ceremony, the mother of the groom-to-be gives her future daughter-in-law gold bracelets:

It wouldn’t be an engagement party without an embarrassing childhood story delivered by the groom-to-be’s brother:

Joe

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June 17, 2009

Mackenzie and Matt – Part 2

I’ve finished with the proofs of Mackenzie and Matt’s wedding from last Saturday. There were a lot of really wonderful images to choose from.

Today I’ll post a couple from the ceremony. Later in the week I’ll share some more from the reception.

The ceremony was at St. Richard parish in Richland Twp. I’ve written before about modern churches, and how I’m a traditionalist. But one thing I like about a modern church is that you can usually find an angle to get a view of the bride and groom from the side or front – something that is not often possible with the traditional cruciform layout.

This church posed a challenge with a blue stained glass window directly behind the altar. Added to that, the tungsten lighting that illuminated the front of that altar where all of the action took place, large windows on the side of the church and skylights all really kept me on my toes!

A challenge to be sure, but the combination of the big window with its red and blue sections, and the tungsten spot lights on the couple provided some really vibrant colors when shooting from the side:

Here’s a view from the back of the church:

Lighting on the altar of any church isn’t a problem when we’re doing formal shots because I use flashes to light the scene. That is something that isn’t possible during a ceremony, but if you take the scene as a whole there are some pretty interesting ways to interpret it and come up with beautiful pictures that are unique to the particular church.

Joe

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