Sunday, August 26, 2007

August 25th Wedding

About an hour and 1/2 away from home, we were taken to the wedding of Nicole and Terry, in Wheeling, WV. The ceremony took place in the beautiful Formal Gardens of the Oglebay Resort. The weather in the morning was a little shakey, but after our drive there the skies cleard for their ceremony.

We showed up about 2 hours before the ceremony took place and set up our gear. I also began the family and wedding party interviews there with the Groomsmen and the Groom. They went well. Terry and his guys were awesome sports about the interviews and things went smoothly.

Nicole arrived in the limo, and after speaking to the photographers (Jamie and Lance from Storybook Photography in Bentlyville, PA), I decided it was better to let the nerves of the day settle, so I didn't start with the girls until after the ceremony. There ceremony itself went great for us. We set up 3 cameras and got some awesome footage. Nicole was an absolutely beautiful bride. She just had that "glow" about her, and her dress was a beautiful Champagne color and just amazing! We also had the pleasure of meeting the Steel City Brass Quintet... who were a great addition to the ceremony. Their music was great.

After the ceremony came the downfall for the day. My husband approached me, with tears in his eyes... HE LOCKED THE KEYS IN THE CAR!!!! While he was trying to break in (and eventually calling AAA), I followed the wedding party and the photographer for the photo session. So, we got more great shots of everyone, Nicole and Terry now get a FREE photo session, and AAA finally showed up in perfect time to get us out of there and on our way to the Hellenic Center for the reception!

The Hellenic Center was decorated beautifully. We worked with 5th Ace Entertainment... who I was actually very dissappointed in, but thats a whole other story. The events of their reception went without flaw and the night ended for us. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Nicole and Terry and their families and I look forward to begining with the editing of their video!!!

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

August 12th Wedding

The wedding of Kristen and Christopher took us to South Park Gazebo at 9am on a Sunday!! Very different from our normal schedule, but enjoyable at the same time. The ceremony took place within the Gazebo at 10am and went off without a hitch. From our end it was kind of comical though, because after the bride entered, no one ever sat down!! I have never seen this happen before, especially when people are out in the heat!

Kristen and Christopher were great sports about reacting a few shots that were missed because of the people standing blocking both my shot and the photographer's. After that we headed to Youghegheny Country Club for the reception.

We hit the golf course for a few more photos, then the new Mr. and Mrs. were announced and we all enjoyed a delicious brunch. Things went well the entire day and I enjoyed working with these two, as well as their coordinators, D & H Wedding Planners. Thanks again!!