Saturday’s wedding was GORGEOUS! The ceremony was held in the bride’s parent’s back yard, which was surrounded by yellow birch trees, which were losing their leaves throughout the afternoon. I got nailed in the head numerous times by flying leaves! I haven’t done any weddings in the valley before, so I was excited to get some views with the hills in the background. What an awesome weekend for pictures! Getting to do those families down at the lake with the Saskatchewan mountains as a backdrop, then a wedding with the same! We tried to work with the wind, but it was nasty. It’s so handy having digital and being able to shoot 40 frames of the same image to ensure that one is good, with no hair going wacky directions.
It was fun to meet this bride’s family, as I’ve known her for a few years, through the school. She’s a fantastic teacher, and I’ve had a couple of her students here at the studio through the Work Experience program. It was neat to see her in a different setting, and meet her new husband!
I also had a helper today. Jocelyn Harvey came down to second shoot with me this weekend. She’s embarked on a photography career in the past few years, and wanted to hang out with me for a wedding shoot, since she hasn’t done many yet. We had a good time, and she got a lot of great shots, from different angles. She also got lots of me in action, so I’ll post those in a few days too!
Look at these crazy people!! This is a bridge down in the valley, with an raging river (well, with all the wind it looked raging anyway) below. She said she wanted to jump up on the bridge, and I was so nervous. It’s a couple feet tall, and with a wedding dress on, it’s not the easiest to get up onto. The wind was so strong, and I had awful visions of her losing her balance and being blown off the bridge and into the river. What a woman. Farm girls rock!
How hot is she here?? Very hot!
