10/10/10, Rocky Point style!

I have been so eager to get this wedding done and blogged, that I am sitting here with a fever writing this post! Been working on it a bit each day since the wedding. Here are about 40+ shots, out of over 1300 from the wedding day (not including 'trash the dress' the next day.) This wedding was 2 weeks ago, on 10/10/10. Stephanie and Shea were such great hosts, inviting me to Rocky Point to shoot their wedding. I was so excited to shoot this wedding, because my favorite place in the whole wide world is the beach!!! It became more so than that-- Stephanie and Shea are so sweet and so caring about everyone, it was just a fabulous few days. And as you will see in the photos, this crew knows how to PARTY! After viewing this wedding, make sure to see the previous post with their beach 'trash the dress' shoot from 10/11/10.

On a technical note, I do have to say that shooting on the beach is very difficult. Of course there is the sand to worry about (ONE piece of sand can cause hundreds and hundreds of dollars of camera damage.) Same goes for salt water (or any water), one drop can damage a camera big time. The biggest obstacle is the sun. It is soooo bright out, and there is zero shade on the beach for the most part. Too much sun limits what you and your camera can accomplish, especially mid afternoon. I believe I conquered these challenges, even the sun.

Enjoy!

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This next one is my favorite of Steph; she's gorgeous!

My husband took this next shot -- he was second shooter during the ceremony. Thanks honey!!!

If you could only see the 'before Photoshop' of this image-- I had to lengthen all the guys shirts but one!

Stephanie cried here and there, she was happy, just overwhelmed with emotion.

Tequila shots...one of many!

I can't explain it, but I LOVE the following shot!

I will have to ask about the story behind this mask...

Sneak peek of 'trash the dress, beach edition'

This past 10/10/10, I went to Puerto Penasaco (Rocky Point) to photograph a beach wedding. On the 11th, we did a 'trash the dress' session in the surf. 'Trash the dress' just means to get the dress dirty and shoot it where you wouldn't normally see a dress-- someplace fun, different, and possibly dirty. But the dress needs to be cleaned after any wedding anyways. We don't actually hurt the dress. We had a blast-- the bride and groom laid in the water, and so did I. Had to be cautious of the waves and sand verses camera. But equipment is fine, and we had such a good time. It was like a high fashion magazine ad. Here are a few. Post more in the days to come!

Trilogy, Stormed by Love

On Saturday October 2nd, I photographed the wedding of Kelly and Kevin. The ceremony was at the Hope Covenant Church. The ceremony was neat because they included their son Kendrik. The reception was at Trilogy Golf Club. We did some of the formals at the church and some at Trilogy on the golf course. We could see a dust storm coming in while we were shooting, but we figured it was 20 minutes or more away. Within 10 minutes it hit us. We still wanted to do another 10 minutes of formals, but we had no choice but to stop and head inside in a hurry. Congrats to Kelly and Kevin! It poured on the way home from the reception-- rain is suppose to be good luck on your wedding day!

By the way, I am digging the 5D Mark II...this is the 2nd wedding with it.