Mary and Ozell and their intimate WA Frost wedding in St Paul I understand that photos are how you’ll share your wedding with your friends, family, and future generations. I take that responsibility extremely seriously. But for those photos to truly represent who you are, the process needs to be fun. Mary and Ozell planned for their wedding to be intimate and comfortable. For smaller weddings, my main goal is making guests feel comfortable. With so few people in a room, I don’t want their memories to be of me, even as I strive to document those memories at the…
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I’ve been excited to show the images from Alex and Jill’s WA Frost Intimate Winter Wedding. I’ve also been slowed down by the winter blues. “Neither need you tell me,” said Candide, “that we must take care of our garden.” Winter is a time of contemplation for me. I’m too distracted in the heat of summer, the crush of weddings, the joy of warm days, to spend much time in quiet reflection. But in winter, and especially this post-election winter, I find myself reflecting on my place in the greater world. I know, as a wedding photographer, that in many ways…
A Wedding Photographer’s bag of tricks and this wedding at WA Frost When I was a camp counselor, we would always talk about having a “bag of tricks” that you add to every week. The bag was a metaphor, but it tended to be filled with camp songs, get-to-know-you games, distraction ideas, time fillers, and a total lack of pride when performing in public; anything that would be useful for passing the time, dissolving conflict, or making obligations into adventures. My bag of tricks also relied heavily on chocolate syrup because instant chocolate milk is always a morale booster. I don’t generally…
If music be the food of love Sing on, sing on, sing on, sing on ‘Til I am filled, am filled with joy For then my listening soul you move For then my listening soul you move To pleasures that can never cloy Your eyes, your mien, your tongue declare That you are music everywhere – Lyrics by Henry Purcell (based on Shakespeare) Ann and Jim met in a community orchestra, they met over the course of years, or at different times. The specifics don’t matter – the tune is the same – they fell in love, they are perfectly…
Winter wedding in St Paul’s cathedral hill