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The Formals {Longview Wedding Photography}

Jessica — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:43:14 +0000

I usually don’t blog wedding formals. It’s no secret that my brides hire me for my candid photography, and typically don’t want to dedicate a lot of time to formals. After a busy summer of weddings, I have had a lot of brides ask me if we even have to do formal shots. My answer is that we don’t have to but I strongly recommend it. In a few years you, or your parents, may really wish a few shots of everyone together were taken, and we can do it quickly.

I thought I’d blog this series because it was particularly fun. During the bridal party portraits, there was lots of laughter. It’s the moments in between that I adore. You’ll see what I mean in the photos below.

Wedding Cupcakes {Wedding Photography}

Jessica — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:36:26 +0000

The wedding reception was held under a giant tent on the other side of the field. The food was home-cooked by the groom’s family, which just amazes me. The wedding cake was a big cupcake tower from Portland’s Saint Cupcake. Beside the tower, the bride and groom had a personal wedding cake to cut. The best of both worlds, the fun of little treats with still the tradition of cutting your wedding cake!

Melanie & Adam {Washington Wedding Photography}

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:00:38 +0000

It drizzled on and off throughout the morning of Melanie and Adam’s wedding day. As a wedding photographer, I really prefer the cloudy days but this bordered on stormy. The sky was a threatening dark gray. Right before the wedding ceremony, it started to rain pretty hard. Then all of a sudden as the bride was about to walk down the aisle, the sun broke through!

Getting Ready {Washington Wedding Photography}

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:00:54 +0000

Melanie and Adam are such a cute couple. They just seem to make each other giggle every time they are near. Both during the wedding, and their engagement session, he just could not stop kissing her.

The wedding was held on the bride’s cousin’s land, a beautiful field with tall trees in the back. It was in Longview, Washington, the town both Melanie and Adam grew up in. We started the day at the father of the bride’s home, where she got ready, surrounded by her bridesmaids and family.