My First Wedding Photography Experience

I know, I know... I never post here anymore. I've even been quoted as saying that "blogs are so 2005".

So, here I am, ready to swallow my pride and write a post.

I shot (no, not with a gun... with a camera) my first wedding a few weeks ago. Amy Hanson and Eli Roberts were kind enough to trust that I could capture their wedding day well. I took the responsibility seriously - I get one opportunity to get it right, you know! Anyway, I spent plenty of time in advance preparing for the day. Then on September 23, I dove in headfirst and shot almost 1400 pictures. The beauty of shooting with a professional digital camera is that I could shoot as many pictures as I wanted, ensuring that I would get more "keepers" for the final product.

Then came lots of hard work processing (digitally) and editing the shots. After a few weeks, it is finished! I am actually REALLY pleased with how the images of the day came out. Here are a few samples:

The beautiful bride

The dashing groom

The couple

Exchanging vows

And you can check out more shots here.

One really cool thing happened. I posted the pictures to Collages.net for family and friends to view and also so that people can order prints. Collages.net hosts millions of wedding and portrait photos for photographers all over the country. Each week, they choose a "Site of the Week" to highlight one photographer's wedding pictures or portraits. Well I posted the pictures on Friday night and on Sunday night I got an email from Collages.net saying that the pictures from Amy & Eli's wedding had been chosen for the next "Site of the Week"!! All I can say is wow! I don't know why I've been so blessed after shooting my very first wedding, but I'm not complaining!

All in all it was a lot of work and also a lot of fun.