Most memorable wedding moment

I was recently interviewed by Delaware Bride Magazine editor Kaytie Dowling for a short blurb on wedding photographers in Delaware. One of the questions was, "what was your most memorable moment at a wedding?" Now, I was talking to her from Disney World, so my mind wasn't focused on weddings at the time and I couldn't come up with anything that jumped out at me. Naturally, I came up with a few things AFTER I hung up the phone, so I thought I'd share them here.

1. I had a couple from Ireland hire me for their wedding in Ocean City. We emailed back and forth, talked on the phone, etc. but I hadn't met them until the day of the wedding. I was talking to some of their family members at the reception and found out they lived in California and Colorado. So I asked why they chose to have their wedding in OC since nobody was from here. I thought maybe they had met while working in OC as students or something romantic like that...nope, Maryland was a central location between Ireland and California! They figured if everyone had to travel, they might as well meet in the middle!

2. I photographed another wedding for a Kansas City couple who used to live near DC. They wanted to have their wedding in Ocean City since they spent a lot of time there. This was another couple I didn't meet until the week of their wedding, but we had spoken on the phone quite a bit and I had a very difficult time understanding their thick Ethiopian accents. They explained they were going to have a traditional Catholic wedding with Ethiopian customs interwoven into the ceremony. I didn't think anything of it, but when the ceremony started, not a word of it was in English! At the reception, I had to ask people what the DJ was announcing so I didn't miss anything. I REALLY felt bad for the videographer, I couldn't imagine trying to edit footage from two cameras and not be able to listen match the dialog from one tape to another.

That's it, the most interesting stories from the weddings I've done so far. Thankfully, there hasn't been anything too dramatic that's worthy of an episode of Bridezillas.

Delaware Bride

I had a photo from one of my favorite weddings posted in the most recent issue of Delaware Bride! Christi and Ryan were married back in September at the Indian River Lifesaving Station Museum and they were such a joy to work with. They had such great chemistry with each other that taking their photo was effortless.
Delaware Bride also did short interviews of several Delaware photographers, including yours truly. Look for it on newstands everywhere, but I did have a hard time finding it around Bethany Beach.
There's also a great article on wedding planning featuring my friends at Make My Day Events. If you're planning a wedding, Kacie and Leanne can help you keep your sanity!

2008 is off to a great start!

2007 was a fantastic year! I met some amazing couples, their families, and their friends. I consider myself incredibly fortunate to be a wedding photographer, it's so much FUN! The business has grown tremendously this past year, more weddings, more equipment, and a full-time second photographer. Brandon works every wedding with me and is a huge help and provides extra coverage of the event.

This is shaping up to be an even better year. My goal was to do 25 weddings and I've booked 22 so far with four more in the works. I certainly don't mind going over my goal, but I am limiting how many I do so I don't spread myself too thin. I had some insane weekends last year with multiple weddings and it took me a while to get caught up on all the post-processing and album fulfillment.

There are still some fall dates open and I'm currently getting inquiries for winter and even 2009! If you are planning a wedding, don't wait to start securing your vendors, in some cases you may even save money by booking early before prices increase.