So, its been 2 months since i shot this, and im just getting around to blogging about it. Prompt i know. Being on time isnt one of my strengths. Anyways, I love these two! The way that I ended up being their wedding photography is a pretty cool coincidence, or cowinkydink, as my dad would say. I did some film promo photos for a friend of mine who happened to also be a friend of Barrett and Jamie. They go to church together, and whenever he found out that they needed a wedding photographer, he put my name in (Thanks cory!). Well it turns out, that i actually sort of already knew them, because we all climb, and work out at the little rock climbing center. We put it together, the week after we booked because i was climbing one night and jamie came up and was like "hey, whats your name..?" i immediately knew it was them because i remembered seeing her when i got there, and thinking she looked just like the profile photo on twitter (creepy i know). Anyway, When we all put it together i think we were all immediately at ease. Their is always the initial awkwardness first meeting someone who is putting all their eggs in your basket for shooting their big day, and i cant think of a better way to break the ice than realizing you are shooting fellow climber(s).
Anyways! After all that, we talked about the usual; what photos they wanted, how the ceremony was going to go, settings and locations, you know, the goods, and everything was set. The wedding itself was beautiful, and super fun to shoot. It was held at the Arkansas Arts Center, and we had originally planned to shoot the first look shots in the courtyard there by the building, but before meeting with them day of, i scouted it out and realized it would be nearly impossible to get a shot where a hobo wasnt photobombing my shots. Really strange that they all hang out there, but it was no dice. So after a mild panic attack of "where in the world can we shoot these shots" Dana pointed out a cool location on the way back to the peabody that was pretty much a wooden tunnel thing covered in cool vines and leaves. I was a little hesitant because it was such a public place (next to the rivermarket) but decided that we would make it work. Jamie jumped at my suggestion and im so thankful for her trust in me. We got down there, and after some stressful 'shoo'ing' haha of people in the tunnel, we finally got everything organized and together. We did their first look and it was awesome. We followed that up with some shots near the river of them having some personal time before the party got there, and then knocked out the wedding party shots. Oh and i forgot to mention, i totally left my bag and all my stuff in the first location. Dana realized this and was able to run back and grab it before anyone snatched it. I would have been seriously screwed.
With those shots in the bag, i was able to rest easy for the rest of the day and just capture the moments as they happened. The ceremony was awesome, and the reception was full of laughs and cool dance moves.
Overall I had a blast shooting these two, and I cant wait to see what's next for them!
Congrats Barrett and Jamie!!
