Last wedding of the Summer

Duane and Kevan's last photography wedding of the summer is finally finished! Aside from all the editing, of course. Duane shot this wedding on his own as Kevan was still away on his holidays on the east coast. I'm glad I was able to be there to assist him as the "lens lady", and play the part of "cousin" with him. Here's the story...Duane was hired as second photographer to do candid shots as the bride and groom had already hired another photographer before they came upon Duane and Kevan's stuff. The bride was kind of annoyed that she had already hired someone and REALLY wanted to use Duane without offending the other photographer, so he told them he'd play "cousin Duane", and kind of tag along. And we did. They were loads of fun and played along very well. Friday night at the rehearsal Duane was able to take pictures of the reception location and candid shots of the BBQ, without the other photographer around. There was lots of laughter, good food, and lots and lots of booze! We left there pretty late, but were glad to have been welcomed and treated like close friends...or "family" :) On Saturday, Duane was up early to take "getting ready" shots of the bride and groom, and then returned home to pick me up for the ceremony. Everything went as planned, though things started a little late. Duane was able to get some good shots at the church, but during the portrait session, it was difficult to get what he wanted, as taking pictures of things that someone else is directing is not ideal. As well, he wasn't really able to take the "unused" members of the wedding party too far while they were waiting on the other photographer to get any shots. We'll just have to wait on the editing to see if the couple is happy with what Duane was able to produce after everything. The reception was another chance to get some good pictures, because the other photographer wasn't hired for that. We were able to relax and not play "cousin" anymore, which was nice. In the end, we had a great time with the whole group. They were fun-loving and willing to do what they could to help "cousin Duane" get some good pictures. Here are a few of my own shots of the big day.

~K~