Wedding Photography

Jun 30, 2010 · In Wedding Photos · By Allison Carenza

The style of wedding photography that is “in” right now is the details.  The Martha Stewart wedding magazine kinda pics.  And while those details make pretty pretty pictures, they don't tell the story the way I want to tell this story.  This is indeed a story of Jamie and Tim and the love they shared on their wedding day, and a little about being a wedding photographer too.

It started for me, on a rainy day.  Drizzly really, but the deepest thickest grayest clouds ever.  I was hopeful though.  I woke up telling Jon that it would all blow over by 6.  Haha

When I got to the church around 2, Jon and I scowered it looking for some northern light, a pretty room, or ever a window with some decent curtains.  No such luck.  I was still hopeful the rain was going to go away, so we got started.  A lot of wedding photography is flying by the seat of your pants.  Lucky for me, that's how I roll.  But don't let me fool you, I still get the sweaty palms, lightheaded pucky feeling when things don't go right like the light, people, weather, and well I could go on and on.  Ahhh the challenges of wedding photography.   This is Jamie with “her girls”.

Jamie's dress was stunning and it fit her perfectly!

She wore 2 garters, one KU one MU!  Let's just say Tim later picked the MU garter.  Smart man!

Jamie was so chilled out.  She was carefree and relaxed the entire day.  It was so much fun to take her pictrues.  And this couch was fabulous.

Did I mention I loved this couch.  The room was tiny, but the couch was rockin so I used it in lots of shots.  This one is Jamie being Jamie.  She's always laughing or making someone feel good.

I love this picture. We were just walking down to take pics by the stone wall.  I grabbed my camera just in the knick of time.

Is anyone else thinking gorgeous?  Hot even!

And true to Jamie she laughs just after I tell her that.

These are the moments leading up to their first encounter on their wedding day.  Tim is looking at her boudoir pictures (HOT)!  Jamie is so excited to see him, and that kiss was so perfect.  Then Jamie cried.  Just look at Tim's face.

The audience hiding out finally couldn't resist an audible ahhhhh.

With the rain we were forced to stay inside even though Jamie and I had made a plan earlier that week to take pics at the adorable stone house just behind the church with the hugemongous yard surrounding it.  These are the moments for sweaty palms.  But Jon and I made it happen.  Sometimes I just have to say Al chill.  And I usually do.

They would kiss A LOT!

And laugh A LOT!

Love this pic, Jamie is so close to her momma!

The bridesmaid dresses and shoes were AHHH dorable!

Just after doing all the fam pics the rain stopped.  It was still soaking wet, but I told Jamie and Tim we could make this happen.  So for 20 minutes we got to go outside where the light was literally perfect, and the trees were all glisening and reflective from all the rain.  Ahhh love these moments.

Did I mention they're cute and funny?

The green of the trees and grass was blowin' up Jamie's eyes.  GORGEOUS!

Hello magazine cover!

And then mother nature said enough.  20 minutes was just not enough time, but it was perfect while it lasted.

You might be wandering what Jamie is doing here?

She and her best friend Cassie were throwing wrappers down eachothers dresses.  Yup!  Funny stuff.  This is just before she walks down the isle.

Jamie with her Dad.

The wedding was beautiful

But the kiss was my favorite.  No flashes during the ceremony, but the dramatic lighting is so perfect for this moment.  Look how Jamie's face is lit up during their first kiss as husband and wife.  And then the moment just after when you're trying to hold on to that feeling forever.

Just after the ceremony we made a quick dash to the bowling alley down the street from the reception.  This is where Jamie and Tim had their first date so it was a perfect spot to take some pics.