The story has been told… to the world… via the internet… and its available for downloads. Welcome to 2010. A fabulous organization by the name of CreativeLive challenged some very talented people in the wedding industry to pull together a wedding in a matter of weeks. To most this may sound like a nightmare, but as hundreds of thousands of people witnessed over a 5 day period, Laura and Billy’s wedding was more like a dream. A dream for many people (including myself), on many different levels. It all took place in the Theo Chocolate warehouse, and just as any artist transforms a blank canvas into a masterpiece, Daniela Fagét did her thang.
The intent behind this wedding course was to offer the world an inside view of the wedding photography industry while offering a real wedding to the lucky couple. I was fortunate enough to take part in this experience and I must say I have gained so much more than I imagined. I thought I was going to learn about posing and schedules, you know, the logistical stuff. But I really learned more about myself. One of the first challenged the attendees were put up to was to think of 3 words to describe your brand. I thought I was so clever with my classy, sassy and real. Seriously? I think Barbie could come up with 3 better words than that. Then we were challenged to pose Laura and Billy during the first look while representing our brand. Well I’m a planner, so as soon as I heard the challenge I was scouting out the room. I had the perfect location, the perfect pose and the perfect light. But then I chickened out. It was time for the students to take the lead and I stood behind the cameraman mouthing don’t pick me to Jasmine. Bawk, bawk. I will spare you the rest of the story but lets just say those photos were not classy, sassy or real. But I realized that was a big part of the problem. What was I trying to imitate? Or who? On the wedding day the cameras were out of sight and out of mind, and I was in the zone. Rockin’ it out.
The day started with the ladies getting ready at the Chase Jarvis studio. When I walked in Laura was skipping all over the place. Wedding day off to a great start, check!
When Laura’s mom was admiring Laura’s something borrowed/something blue it felt like the moment had really just set in.
Vintage chic accessories + Jimmy Choo = drool.
Giddy bridesmaids!
Cutest little ring bearer ever!
Congratulations Laura and Billy! To see more of Laura and Billy watch the slideshow!
As I look back at the photos and the experience, I have to say my three words would be more like rich, raw, and natural. But thats still not set in stone. What do you guys gather from my images?
