Backed Into Photos: Mary and Andre's Special Day

On October 10th I was privileged to be the photographer for a small wedding ceremony for Mary and Andre, friends of my friend Rae. I had only met them a few days before but we got along very well. We had a beautiful day and kind of just played the shots and locations by ear. Since it was a small wedding, it was easy for me to pick get some fun and personal images. Things just seemed to fall into place. It was a great experience for me and I was very glad I got the chance to work with them. I recently gave Mary the final images and she gave me permission to share some of them on my blog. I will share some of my favorites and explain why they are...

This is Andre's parents on the steps of the church. This was a candid that I got before the ceremony. I love that I got the mums and the pumpkins

Didn't take a lot of detail shots because it was a small and simple wedding. But Mary gave me her bouquet and her ring while she was getting ready and this is what I came up with ..

Mary (right) and her Mom -- love that her mom is helping put on the pearls

Mary specifically asked me to get a few pictures of the organist. The pipe organ is huge and beautiful and in a balcony above the main room on the church. I love this because of how perfectly you see his face in the mirrored plate.

Mary being walked down the isle by her dad. I love how happy they look ..

Andre giving Mary her ring. I love this because it is such a perfect moment and for how Mary's parents (on the right ) and her brother (in the purple) are looking on

Another great moment -- what I really love about this one is the expression on Andre's mother's face

And the first kiss as man and wife -- had to include it just because ...

Right after the ceremony -- Mary and Andre look so happy :D

Selfies -- just so cute

One of my favorite candids of Mary..

Andre and his parents in front of the church ..

Some silly moments -- did I mention we had a fun day

Andre's reaction and Mary's look are priceless...

Mary and her parents....

Mary and her brother ...

This is Mary, Andre, Andre's best man and his family -- the kids were fussing at this point and someone mentioned the donuts and this is the shot -- I love everyone's big smiles

Mary and her maid of honor -- blowing kisses

The kids enjoying those donuts ...

We were doing formal poses and Andre's Dad decided to photo bomb ...

Another great silly moment with Mary and her dad ... its not sharp -- but its one of those great moments worthy of a little motion blur ..

For more of the family, formal photos we went ot Fisherman's Landing on Spring Creek -- one of Mary and Andre's favorite places

Andre's dad went down by the water almost immedialtey. I saw this and knew I had to get it...

And his mom peaked out between some trees -- again saw it happening and knew I had to get it. She was showing me what a cute spot it would be for a photo ...

The bride, groom, maid of honor and best man -- showing just how much they like each other

and because of that shot, I got these wonderful smiles :D

Andre and his best man .. loved the pose -- makes you wonder what they are scheming ...

Another one on the bridge -- I love the colors and they just look so happy ..

On the steps of the bridge. I loved the setting so much I wanted to get the group there --- this is the formal pose

And this is the silly pose -- and Andre's mom started it all with the bunny ears ... I love Mary's expression ...

had to get some shots by the stream. Mary looks so happy and natural in this one. You can tell its a place they love

Had to get a few of them kissing -- and I love how nice the water is sparkling in the background...

Between the trees was a perfect spot and the way they are peeking out together is just perfect ...

sitting together on the bench -- just a nice pose and nice contrasty light ...

and then we see the real truth of the day -- actually they asked if we could do this pose and it came out perfectly ... so much fun ...

this tree was so beautiful we knew we had to use it as a background

Mary and Andre love thier dog and asked specifically to get some photos with her. We were just going with the moments and got this one

and then this one. She was so happy to see them and wanted to play -- but then she kind of paused and I had them look up and voila ....

First kiss as husband and wife on their porch .. and I love the wreath ...

This is across the street from where we had dinner. I saw it and new we had to get some pictures -- love the fence and the scenery and the pose. They look so natural and happy