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A Sunday Wedding
It came as a surprise to everyone. The announcement of an engagement. What was most surprising however was the soon approaching date of the wedding. With about a month to plan, organize, and execute, the wedding of Daniel and Renee Mottoh started with anxiety, but ended with happy tears and smiles. "Doesn't she just look gorgeous?!", many of the guests replied to one another. "All my sons are so handsome!", exclaimed the mother of the groom.
Now I've been a guest at a handful of weddings, but I have never had the perspective of being a guest from the camera's point of view. It was almost as if I were an outsider. People noticed me, but tried not to speak to me or interrupt me. I suppose they just didn't want to distract me or get in my way. I was nervous from the start. After all, I had no experience in this sort of thing and I wanted to capture the images that would matter to them most. Even though that flower girl was the cutest little thing, I had to hold back from completely filling my memory card with her pictures alone.(Although I may have still taken a few too many hee hee.) 
At the end of the ceremony(and after the infamous romantic kiss) everyone was filled with joy and happiness for the newlyweds. Everyone lined up to get a hug with the bride and groom and to wish them congratulations. I couldn't help remembering the look on the groom's face when his eyes met with the father of the bride, eager for him to hand her over to his care. 
Through the lens of a camera, I saw a wedding in a new perspective. In a different way that I didn't quite expect. Being a part of not only the groom's side of the family, but also a part of the brides' and playing a key role in the whole of the ceremony. It made me envision a wedding of my own some day and the yet another whole new perspective for me to experience.
It came as a surprise to everyone. The announcement of an engagement. What was most surprising however was the soon approaching date of the wedding. With about a month to plan, organize, and execute, the wedding of Daniel and Renee Mottoh started with anxiety, but ended with happy tears and smiles. "Doesn't she just look gorgeous?!", many of the guests replied to one another. "All my sons are so handsome!", exclaimed the mother of the groom.
Now I've been a guest at a handful of weddings, but I have never had the perspective of being a guest from the camera's point of view. It was almost as if I were an outsider. People noticed me, but tried not to speak to me or interrupt me. I suppose they just didn't want to distract me or get in my way. I was nervous from the start. After all, I had no experience in this sort of thing and I wanted to capture the images that would matter to them most. Even though that flower girl was the cutest little thing, I had to hold back from completely filling my memory card with her pictures alone.(Although I may have still taken a few too many hee hee.) 
At the end of the ceremony(and after the infamous romantic kiss) everyone was filled with joy and happiness for the newlyweds. Everyone lined up to get a hug with the bride and groom and to wish them congratulations. I couldn't help remembering the look on the groom's face when his eyes met with the father of the bride, eager for him to hand her over to his care. 
Through the lens of a camera, I saw a wedding in a new perspective. In a different way that I didn't quite expect. Being a part of not only the groom's side of the family, but also a part of the brides' and playing a key role in the whole of the ceremony. It made me envision a wedding of my own some day and the yet another whole new perspective for me to experience.
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