Professional Wedding Photography
So, life was busy last week and hey, it's getting a wee bit busier this week with classes! Anyway, I'm finally posting our professional wedding photos. We got them approximately eight weeks after our wedding, which is when our photographer told us to expect them.
Kimberly and her husband Chris are the award winning duo behind Kimberly Kay Photography. They are incredibly busy during the summers doing often at least two weddings a weekend. Ultimately, I picked Kimberly Kay because their photographs were amazing and the price was right. Some equally good photographers were charging double the price for their packages!
These of course are just some of my favorites as we got about 900 photographs in total.
The thing that I see when I look back at these photos is the pure JOY on so many peoples' faces. Weddings are truly special occasions. Sure, I was stressed beyond belief the weeks and hours before our wedding, but knowing that our friends and family were able to celebrate our wedding with us means a lot.
Pete and I are lucky to have the support system we do and I feel so lucky that so many of our guests were able to come from far and wide, including Pete's family and a few of our friends who came from Michigan, North Carolina, Maryland, Nashville, Salt Lake City, and California.
Our Photographers
Kimberly and Chris were pretty easy to work with and were very understanding when I was on the verge of a breakdown after the first look photos. I was mentally and physically exhausted and felt bad that I wasn't up to taking many more pre-ceremony photos {that we were paying for}. That being said, they still got a lot of great ones.
Another thing to note for future brides is write down every little thing you want on your shot list or contract. The only thing I noted was our family photos and a group shot with my high school girlfriends (I didn't want to be that crazy bridezilla). In my mind, I was sure I'd remember to tell them to snap a candid photo with me and (mom, friend, gma, etc.)... However, the reception flew by and before I knew it, I had forgot to get photos with certain people. Ultimately, I know that the memory of having them there is more important, but I would have loved having those photos.
Hope you had a fabulous weekend!
Comments
Our best photos turned out to be some black and whites that a friend took after the chaos of the reception. We were both so much more relaxed..
Hope married life is treating you well :)
I think wedding photography has to be a balance of what the bride/groom want and freedom for the photographer(s) to do their job. Give too long of a list of must-have photos and they will certainly miss great candid moments. Give them not enough direction and you might not get what you want. One thing is for sure: pick a photographer you trust - your printed memories are in their hands!
I agree with your advice to WRITE it down if you want a photo. I had a huge cluster with my photographers the day before the wedding so ended up having a new photographer but luckily him and his wife were AMAZING and because we had a smallish wedding they took A LOT of photos of the guests during the cocktail hour and reception so I think I have a candid or posed photo of almost everyone there! I definitely missed out on a couple of photo combo's I would have liked though.
How are you going to decide which ones to print? It's going to be hard for me.