Inspired Photo Blog

As part of an ongoing series of weddings with three degrees of separation, I photographed the wedding of Lindsay and Tim on August 12th. They are friends of Jennifer and Jason and were married at Cedar Mills Bible Church, quite possibly one of the largest churches I’ve seen.

Lindsay and all her girlfriends getting ready for the wedding. Things were a bit crowded, but that didn’t stop the girls from smiling or the mascara from flying!

Scott was an usher in the wedding and found out that his tuxedo shirt had sleeves that were 6 inches too long, and he has long arms! What a character…using safety pins to shorten his sleeves, it looked as if his shirt had been stapled to his arms. He was very good natured about it and never missed a beat to make fun of himself.

This is what I love about my couples. They listen to what I say about beautiful light and put the effort into making great images happen. We decided that the dark sanctuary would not be suitable for family and bridal party portraits, so all of us journeyed over to the Pittock Mansion. What a beautiful backdrop for our wedding story. This is also where Tim proposed to Lindsay.

A flowergirl with loads of personality…also known as Racheal.

Mike, also an usher, is a writer. He had his black moleskin journal close at hand to record thoughts and impressions of Lindsay and Tim’s ceremony.

Mike was not the only one writing down thoughts during the ceremony.

This is one of the groomsmen Brandon, as captured by Kristen. I challenged her to create intersting and unique images of the bridal party as I was photographing the groups. This one in particular caught my eye for it’s unique composition. Well done Kristen!

Did I mention what a character Scott was? Tim is passionate about his Mustang and the bridal party decided to decorate the car before they made their getaway. Scott decided to test out the monofilament line to ensure that it would hold up to dragging the cans.

Lindsay and Tim were joined by hundreds of their close friends and family at the church for their reception. A family friend, who recently graduated from culinary school asked to prepare the finger foods for the reception. Fantastic does not begin to describe the creative variety of the food. Toasts were made and the cake was cut.

Congratulations to the family and friends of Lindsay and Tim. It was great meeting the parents and ironically enough, both fathers look very much alike! Thank you for the warmth and love that I enjoyed and shared with all of you. Best wishes to Lindsay and Tim and a lifetime of happiness. It was an honor to be a part of your wedding day story.