It's all about the details...

Congratulations Alisha & Derek!

It's amazing how well you can know about a person simply by sending them an excel spreadsheet. I sent Alisha a spreadsheet to help me understand her wedding timeline, and she sent it back to me with each and every minute planned and accounted for!! LOL!! I've never received such a detailed timeline before, and weeks in advance nonetheless!! (hmm.. Alisha, maybe you should go into wedding planning!)

Although time passed so quickly for this wedding (by the time I realized, it was already time for the main course and then cake cutting-- it FLEW by!), the details were caught (the table numbers were made with pictures of the bride and groom when they were younger, the flowers had the bridemaid's first initials on the bouquets-- such great ideas!!)

Your Identity....

Congratulations Heather & Cliff!

I'm not sure how many couples truly realize how the photographer shares their moment with the guests. When photographing, you really have to take in and live in that moment that is being experienced, so that you can quickly react (and anticipate) what will happen next.

Having said that, I was listening to the father of the bride's speech, who started off by saying the theme of his speech was about identity. When you are first born, you are given a name that identifies the person who you are. Then, you go through a series of stages that begins to give you new identities (ie: in this case, becoming a husband to Laura, and then becoming a father to Heather). So when you walk into a grocery store and introduce yourself, you may not be remembered or identified by your name, but rather, that you are "Amy's husband", or "Heather's father".

On Saturday evening, Heather's father got yet another new identity (as he placed a hat upon his head): "Father of the Bride". He spoke about how proud he was of Heather (for all of her accomplishments - including this one!), and how proud he was to welcome Cliff into the family (having yet a new identity- Cliff's Father-in-Law).

What an incredible speech! This is just so true of all of us that I had to share this.

BONUS PHOTO: The father of the bride took the photo above of me photographing his daughter's wedding (ok, they are a Nikon family but I won't hold it against them!! ;-) Thanks Bruce!

Dance, dance, DANCE!

Congratulations Lisa & Anthony!

LOL! Ok, I have to say that Lisa and Anthony are a fun couple... having said that-- Lisa is hysterical!! Holy cow girl!! She speaks her mind- bluntly! But that's what kept her guests smiling and laughing!! She has a dynamic personality and could entertain and make ANYONE feel comfortable :-) Anthony is so laid back- it's just a nice balance! This crowd stormed the dance floor with Mark the Shark dj'ing... how cool is that!?

He left a note on her car window...

Congratulations Kerry & Michael!

Kerry comes from a family with many siblings... and boy, do they like to have a lil' fun! You have to give lots of credit to her brothers singing along to Frank Sinatra in honor of their sister and brother in law!! :-) And I love how they met-- I believe they lived in the same apartment complex.. and Michael placed a note on Kerry's car window after seeing her "across the way".. and the rest is history!! :-)

It's fun to stay at the...

CONGRATULATIONS MIRTA & VICTOR!

I love a good, big family wedding! This couple was all about having a good time, and their families were kicking it out on the dance floor!! You just have to love a good party :-)