Elizabeth & Ryan's Wedding - Black & White FILM

If you follow my blog, or have been to my website, or if you know me at all, you know that I love to shoot black & white film! My first job in photography was working in an all film studio and while I've made the transition to digital, I still think film is the best! It's gotten wicked expensive, and it definitely has limitations, but it also has character and an archival quality that I love. So, I tend to shoot at least a little bit of film at almost every wedding these days. Just a few rolls splashed in throughout the day. Of course, if any brides out there wants me to shoot a wedding entirely in black & white film - I would love to do it again!! :)

Here are some of my favorite film images from Elizabeth & Ryan's wedding...








Taken with my Widelux





The next 2 were taken with my Holga













Taken with the Widelux





Do you see why I love it so much?!

Elizabeth & Ryan's Perfect Wedding - Marion, MA

Elizabeth & Ryan's wedding was absolutely perfect! Seriously. As I walked around throughout the day, I heard people say that word again and again... perfect! Perfect weather, the perfect location, the perfect dress, a perfect couple... the perfect day!

There's a gazillion photos I want to share, but here are a few of my absolute favorites....

A champagne toast for the ladies while getting ready

And cigars on the porch for the gentlemen




I love how it takes a team of women to put on a wedding dress!




My assistant, Elizabeth Hannah got this awesome shot





Isn't she gorgeous?!?!








Mark Higgins came to second shoot with me, and got this shot during portraits with the bride, of Elizabeth's sister. The poor girl had a heck of a time keeping her makeup on with all the happy tears she was shedding!





The anticipation builds as Elizabeth watches the guests begin to arrive through the window...





The wedding was all held at Elizabeth's parents' home in Marion. Many little girls imagine walking down aisle on their wedding day, but I wonder if Elizabeth ever imagined it'd be the stone path she'd walked on so many times?






I love the moment right after the ceremony when the Bride & Groom get to talk for the first time and be "alone" for a moment before the bridal party gets down the aisle! It's always so emotional and exciting.




After the ceremony we headed down to the dock for some portraits in the last bit of sunlight. It was beautiful!




I love the movement and the body language in the next few.










Mark grabbed this shot of me taking the photo above. He rented a 200mm f/2.0 lens from LensProToGo and got some fabulous results with it... and probably some permanent back damage as well - that lens is HUGE!




Elizabeth (assistant, not bride) caught Mark & the lens. This is him taking a picture of me taking a picture....




I remember quite specifically Elizabeth telling me the first time we spoke on the phone that she wanted some unique bridal party shots. She almost sent them all off to the cocktail hour before we could do it, but I'm soooooo glad we called them back! These were definitely more fun than the usual :)




Elizabeth's take on the bridal party shots was pretty cool too!




After portraits, we headed back up to the house for the reception. Elizabeth's Dad gave a wonderfully touching toast. Here, he's thanking his wife for all her hard work on the wedding and for being a wonderful wife & mother. It's so nice to see families where the parents love each other this much!








Ryan's toast to his bride was equally moving.







One of my favorite images that Mark shot...




I love grandpas :)





Ryan's parents with their arms around Elizabeth. American culture has stereotyped in-laws to be just awful (a la Everybody Loves Raymond), so I really appreciate how special it is when parents-in-law love their new daughter or son like their own. My parents both have that, and so does my sister and it makes such a difference in the life of a new family!




Last shot of the night!




There were so many more images that I just loved. If you'd like to see more of my favs, you can check them out on Facebook. And come back tomorrow to check out my favorite details and film shots from Elizabeth & Ryan's wedding!

Elizabeth & Ryan - I enjoyed your wedding so much!! It was a wonderful day and witnessing how much your friends and family love you two was an extra blessing. Thank you for welcoming us in - I hope you love the photos!!

Britt & Mike's Wedding - Black & White FILM

Ok, ok, for real, this is my last post for Britt & Mike's wedding!! I shot a few rolls of black & white film that day and just got the film back last night :) I just had to share a few!!








This one was shot with my Widelux panoramic camera





And this one was shot with my Holga, which is a toy camera :)





Another widelux shot








This was shot in 35mm film, and is meant to be printed all as one image. Unfortunately, my lab cut the film right in between two of these images (which is why I'll be cutting all my own film from now on). There's still a few ways we can print it and get the same effect, but this is how it was originally intended. Thank goodness for film scanners :)

(there should be 5 in a row, so if you can't see all 5 expand your browser or click on the image)





Another Holga shot








Are they cute, or what?











Ok, that ought to just about do it! I hope you've enjoyed the many many images! I'll be moving on now, I promise... :)

Britt & Mike's Cape Cod Wedding - Details

Britt spent so much time planning and working on the little details to make everything special for her and Mike's wedding day, that I think they deserve a post all their own. Take a look at some of the fabulousness!

Her shoes were awesome - even though she went barefoot or in flip-flops more than half the day ;) Her rings are beautiful, and the dress was breathtaking!





Britt's necklace was just the right amount of bling to top off the simplicity of the dress. And do you love the peonies in the bouquet, or what?!





This collage is a taste of all the lovely touches I spied while Britt was getting ready. The bridesmaids each chose a pair of hot pink shoes, while Britt's were gold. The flowers were straight out of an english garden - kind of wild, but so beautiful you know it was planned. And the flip-flops that Britt spent hours and hours making for each of her girls! Buckets of goodies for the guests, not to mention champagne in a can, complete with straws!





One of my favorite details was the antique post-cards incorporated into the day. Britt found antique cards from towns all over the Cape and used them in the invitations as well as for place cards and table numbers. It gave the wedding a very cool feel!





I also really liked how she accented the pink flowers in the bouquets with blue hydrangeas for the rest of the day. It all just went together so nicely, and was so very Cape Cod!





Some of the vendors who made the whole thing possible...

Catering - Sumptuous Catering in Orleans, MA (Shannon Mahoney)

Flowers - Fancy Flowers (by Meredith Fancy)

Bride's Dress - Nicole Miller (Britt's Mom had a Nicole Miller dress too!)

Bridesmaids' Dresses - J. Crew - they each picked whichever they wanted in navy

D.J. - Cape Cod DJs (Rob Cushing)

Cake - Cottage Street Bakery

Tent and lanterns - Undercover Tent Company

Britt did all the table numbers/menus/placecards/decor herself with help from her dad and bridesmaids! She did an amazing job planning this wedding! She put so much thought into each and every detail, and it really showed. Martha Stewart, eat your heart out!