Susan and Mike
I've known Mike since college when we first became friends, and since he and Susan had been dating for, I think, about 8 years - I've known her just about as long. There was no way we weren't going to shoot their wedding when Mike let me know he'd finally gotten off his goldbricking ass and asked Susan to marry him (Susan, are you sure you couldn't have done better?)
Being young(er) wedding photographers, we have a lot of friends who are getting married right now and a lot of times we're happy to be guests at a wedding without any cameras at all...but Mike is easily one of my best friends despite his personal hygiene issues (just kidding, Mike - you looked great...at least for your wedding day) and it just felt right.
Let's jump right in with some photos of the killer outdoor wedding. It was held at the Overhills Mansion in Catonsville, MD (near Baltimore).
Here's Susan and her father taking "the walk" :
One of the best things about outdoor weddings is that Alyssa and I can really move around the ceremony without being distracting at all. We love beautiful church weddings, too, but being outside usually means we have some vantage points that we might not otherwise have access to. I was hanging off a fire escape for part of the ceremony with one of my "football sidelines" lenses while Alyssa was working her magic in close.
I think I'm going to pretty much shut up and let the photos do the talking. It was a short, sweet ceremony and Susan looked AMAZING.
So, one of the best things about shooting a close friend's wedding is that well, you get to show off for your friends who may never get to otherwise experience what you do first-hand. I mean, most of my friends in Baltimore remember me as a jazz-guitar-playing, religious studies major (aka, a hippy) who liked taking photographs and joined the Marines to start his photography career. That part is cool. But then you also have to deal with your friends making smart-ass faces at you while they walk back up the aisle. Actually, I think this face Mike is making is best described as the "Holy crap, I didn't think she'd actually go through with it, I really pulled this one out" face.
Right after the ceremony and the formals we took the couple to the side for some of our super relaxed portraits.
And then we partied with our cameras!
My favorite detail shot of the night was Alyssa using the centerpiece as a backdrop/holder for Mike and Susan's wedding rings.
Something else we thought was really cool was that Susan and Mike opened an account on Shutterfly and printed the log on information on a card that came with the favors. They're hoping all the guests will upload some of their favorite photos from the wedding and reception to the account for them. At the end of the wedding season we're going to do one giant blog post of all the most interesting and fun ideas we saw at weddings this summer - and that is definitely on the list. Oh, and Mike if you're reading this (stop looking at porn for a second), I got that email letting me know you had signed me up for the "NKOTB" fan club - thanks, buddy, I may have some pretty, um, "interesting" photos to upload to that shutterfly account later...
These last photos are from the first dances. We really, really enjoy shooting first dances because you're just thinking about all the history of someone growing up with their family and starting a new one of their own...and, wait a minute - is Mike's mom about to hit him?
One of the hallmarks of our friendship with Mike and Susan is constant kidding and practical jokes, but it's been pretty amazing to be their friends all this time and we don't take that lightly. Good luck in everything you both do together and we can't wait to see you guys again!
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One quick note: Today is Blog Action Day with a focus on povery throughout the world. We thought we'd be remiss, as pretty regular "bloggers," to not participate and hawk our favorite online poverty-fighting organization. Alyssa and I are huge fans of Kiva.org and, well, I'll start by letting the words on their website explain the concept verbatim:
"Kiva is one of the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending websites, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. These entrepreneurs use their loans to start businesses that lift them and their communities out of poverty. It doesn’t take much and the majority of loans are fully repaid!"
Basically, you paypal 25 bucks to someone in some remote part of the world who maybe just needs a small amount to drastically change their lives and the lives of those around them. When they repay that loan, you can do it all over again and even cash back out if you want. We've had some money floating in the Kiva.org lending program for over a year and have been able to support a handful of different folks in parts of the world we might never have otherwise dreamed of trying to support! Try it out - it is really cool.
/end blogging soapbox
Being young(er) wedding photographers, we have a lot of friends who are getting married right now and a lot of times we're happy to be guests at a wedding without any cameras at all...but Mike is easily one of my best friends despite his personal hygiene issues (just kidding, Mike - you looked great...at least for your wedding day) and it just felt right.
Let's jump right in with some photos of the killer outdoor wedding. It was held at the Overhills Mansion in Catonsville, MD (near Baltimore).
Here's Susan and her father taking "the walk" :
One of the best things about outdoor weddings is that Alyssa and I can really move around the ceremony without being distracting at all. We love beautiful church weddings, too, but being outside usually means we have some vantage points that we might not otherwise have access to. I was hanging off a fire escape for part of the ceremony with one of my "football sidelines" lenses while Alyssa was working her magic in close.
I think I'm going to pretty much shut up and let the photos do the talking. It was a short, sweet ceremony and Susan looked AMAZING.
So, one of the best things about shooting a close friend's wedding is that well, you get to show off for your friends who may never get to otherwise experience what you do first-hand. I mean, most of my friends in Baltimore remember me as a jazz-guitar-playing, religious studies major (aka, a hippy) who liked taking photographs and joined the Marines to start his photography career. That part is cool. But then you also have to deal with your friends making smart-ass faces at you while they walk back up the aisle. Actually, I think this face Mike is making is best described as the "Holy crap, I didn't think she'd actually go through with it, I really pulled this one out" face.
Right after the ceremony and the formals we took the couple to the side for some of our super relaxed portraits.
And then we partied with our cameras!
My favorite detail shot of the night was Alyssa using the centerpiece as a backdrop/holder for Mike and Susan's wedding rings.
Something else we thought was really cool was that Susan and Mike opened an account on Shutterfly and printed the log on information on a card that came with the favors. They're hoping all the guests will upload some of their favorite photos from the wedding and reception to the account for them. At the end of the wedding season we're going to do one giant blog post of all the most interesting and fun ideas we saw at weddings this summer - and that is definitely on the list. Oh, and Mike if you're reading this (stop looking at porn for a second), I got that email letting me know you had signed me up for the "NKOTB" fan club - thanks, buddy, I may have some pretty, um, "interesting" photos to upload to that shutterfly account later...
These last photos are from the first dances. We really, really enjoy shooting first dances because you're just thinking about all the history of someone growing up with their family and starting a new one of their own...and, wait a minute - is Mike's mom about to hit him?
One of the hallmarks of our friendship with Mike and Susan is constant kidding and practical jokes, but it's been pretty amazing to be their friends all this time and we don't take that lightly. Good luck in everything you both do together and we can't wait to see you guys again!
++++++++++
One quick note: Today is Blog Action Day with a focus on povery throughout the world. We thought we'd be remiss, as pretty regular "bloggers," to not participate and hawk our favorite online poverty-fighting organization. Alyssa and I are huge fans of Kiva.org and, well, I'll start by letting the words on their website explain the concept verbatim:
"Kiva is one of the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending websites, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. These entrepreneurs use their loans to start businesses that lift them and their communities out of poverty. It doesn’t take much and the majority of loans are fully repaid!"
Basically, you paypal 25 bucks to someone in some remote part of the world who maybe just needs a small amount to drastically change their lives and the lives of those around them. When they repay that loan, you can do it all over again and even cash back out if you want. We've had some money floating in the Kiva.org lending program for over a year and have been able to support a handful of different folks in parts of the world we might never have otherwise dreamed of trying to support! Try it out - it is really cool.
/end blogging soapbox
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