Dale + Laura

Something I enjoy about shooting weddings is realizing my limitations. You can never better yourself unless you realize where you’re weak and work to be stronger in those areas. Recently we were blessed with the opportunity to shoot Dale and Laura Inmon’s wedding. The reason this wedding was a new challenge for me, was because to date, this was the largest wedding party I’ve ever had to shoot! 29 people including all of the ring bearers and flower girls! (disclaimer: I could be off on the number but this was my count)

Now don’t get the wrong idea about large wedding parties. The reason brides and grooms have them is because they are surrounded by so much love…and that’s a beautiful thing. The challenge for me was making sure everyone made an appearance on my memory card that day as well as figuring out how to include and coordinate so many people into one shot.

I was very lucky to have my friend and fellow photographer, Hannah Kurtz, second-shooting with me on this wedding day because there was a lot to shoot.

Fortunately, April 24th provided us with clear blue sky weather. One thing I loved about their wedding were the bright blue and green colors contrasted by the deep browns. Against the kind of weather we had that day, the colors really popped and made for some fun scenes. They were a blast to play with in lightroom and made for some really great moments.

You could tell Laura had dreamt about this day for a long time because of all of the little artistic details she spent so long conceiving and bringing to birth. From the theme of the blue jay love birds on the cake, to the nests with eggs, there was a clear consistent image she communicated through all of the little details.

I hope you can enjoy them through the lens of my camera as much as I did. If you get a chance, definitely check out some of the pics Hannah took by visiting her blog: http://hannahkurtzphotography.blogspot.com