I’m so glad to have met these guys, and I am extremely pleased with how well they act in front of the camera. I can’t wait til the wedding!!!

Sandra’s Jaw-Dropping wedding dress: 

I knocked on the door to the room, 9:30am sharp. Photography gear in hand, thrown over my shoulder, tucked between my knees…I knocked again. The door flew open, 3 strange women stared at me, and then the door slammed shut. I staggered back, almost losing my footing over my camera bag. “This is the room, isn’t it?” I thought. Suddenly a burst of giggles seeped through the cracks of the doorway… “He’s the photographer, don’t give him a heart attack!!”.  I sighed a relief… “we have some trouble makers in the family, I see”. Knowing Sandra and Dave…I wasn’t surprised in the least. 

I sat my gear down against the far wall just a few feet away from a most elegant flowing wedding dress hanging from a chandelier. Introductions were made, though struggling as much as I was to remember, names went in one ear and flew right out…for now. It seemed as though a little more coffee was in order. I went to the bistro and ordered a coffee, and was introduced to the hairstylist. And I thought the OTHER ladies were pranksters… I have my work cut out for me today! Good thing they were all sweethearts and a total joy to work with! 

The day started to set itself up: hair was done, makeup was finished, dresses and suits were looking extremely smashing!  Laughter echoed through the hallways, love was literally all around. Only moments away from walking down the aisle, everything almost appeared to have a little extra sparkle to it. Wasn’t it supposed to snow today? Or rain? There’s nothing but sunshine…how did this happen? Then the reason unfolded in front of all of us… when everyone stood up and Sandra walked into the room… when Dave and Sandra were finally in the same room together, on THEIR wedding day… everyone knew. 

MW

EDIT: P.S. As if the day wasn’t already absolutely perfect enough as it was, I had the absolute honor to finally meet and work with Jamie Delaine. She is extremely funny, smart, talented, and to be honest, I felt like I learned more from her as a 2nd photographer than she would have learned from me! When I was with her I got one of those “holy cow she is gonna be extremely famous someday VERY SOON and I gotta bask in her presence while she is here” kinda feeling… 

ya, my Saturday was pretty freakin’ sweet!

I had the absolute honor of photographing two amazing people today, Mike and Sarah. Mike is good friends of my brother-in-law Sean (a.k.a. “Daddy” to my favorite and only niece Kaia) and when I got a phone call a few months back from a “Mike…Sean’s friend”, it took me a while before it registered. I had only met Mike one time before, and that was a few years ago. To be honest, if he said “I’m Sean’s friend, Joaquin” it would have rang a bell sooner. Sorry Mike, it has to be said. You know it, I know it, the world knows it…don’t be ashamed lol. Mike has an uncanny resemblence to actor Joaquin Pheonix. Like…seriously. Anyways, so I am on the phone with Mike, and he says he is getting married and is interested in hiring me to be his photographer. So we set up an appointment and a few days later I set out to a local Starbucks, wedding portfolio in hand. Right away I see Mike. Good lookin guy! Then, I turn to greet his ladyfriend… Sarah is her name. Two words: Absolutely Gorgeous! I grabbed my tea and sat down while they ordered. I knew right away these guys were really really in love. I saw it even more today when I was photographing them, I remember thinking “Damn, I really don’t have to tell these guys what to do!” Nice try for saying you are ‘uncomfortable’ in front of the camera, Mike… I have just spent a few hours editing all the photos… you were working it in most of the shots dude, ‘uncomfortable’ my butt! (of course, when you have someone like Sarah in your corner, its not hard to feel and look good)…

Well here is their slideshow, I really hope everyone likes it! I might post some photos up tomorrow on the blog, but they may just go right to the website! :)

I can’t believe tomorrow is going to be another sunny day AND I HAVE ANOTHER E-Session to do! Is this really how awesome my life is!?!? 

cant complain. ;)

p.s. you can also link to the Slideshow’s page by clicking here! Tell your friends! :)

OK, so I have had this footage of our ‘mini-vacation’ in Victoria since November, and I have had ZERO clue how to edit it (I am a photographer, not a video-guy!)… HOWEVER, since I made the switch to Mac computers April 1st, I have been really thinking of finally getting this thing done so we can send it to Grit’s mom in Germany. 

Keep in mind this is my very very first attempt at editing any kind of video with any program whatsoever. It took me about a little while to go through the 45 minutes of footage, and 3 hours to edit and put it together. I apologize for the really lame first few minutes, but the whale watching is good! If only I could keep the camera more stabilized, it looked like I was pumping straight caffeine into my veins!! SHAKY!!

Let me know what you think! Oh, I have an engagement session or two this weekend so stay tuned for some photos of AMAZINGLY hot people!

Much love,

Michael