Well folks we ended the month of June on a good note. We managed to dodge pretty much all the rain drops and there were a lot of them this past month. We had four great couples with four different and unique weddings even if two of them were at the same location. June is always a great month for weddings but my nerves are glad it’s over! I couldn’t take watching the doppler anymore. Seriously, I watch it just as much as all you brides do!

So onto the wedding of Jessica & John. We met Jess back in January at the Glen Sanders Bridal Show and immediately hit it off. We were confident that she’d call us the following Monday and lock down June 27th 2009. She was just so into and enthusiastic about our work and her wedding. All of our brides are for that matter. Anyway, it was raining on the way up to toga and we had to scrap our planned location for the pre ceremony portraits. We opted to work right inside of the suite the girls were getting ready in. The proofs in the pudding, below you’ll see that some good light is really all you need. The parks and what not are always nice for photos but I think these hotel shots are just as good. The ceremony and reception were both held at Saratoga National, our 5th wedding there since May 1st and we still have 3 more in the months to come. They just love us over there and we love them! So after that little rain on the way up to toga it never rained again that day, at least where we were. John & Diane from Video Craft were on top of their game as usual, cant wait to see some of their footage from the field stuff. Another great one in the books. Jess & John, thanks for having us and congrats to you both, hope Italy is treating you well.

Enjoy, leave love. Happy 4th all, be safe!
JP

Like I mentioned above. Good light in a hotel room is just as good as a park! Look at Jess with her sisters, oh wait, thats her Mom? ;)

A little behind the scenes….

The result.

Love it!

I believe all the decor and flowers were by Jessica’s Aunt.

Her two fathers walked her down the aisle in her funky shoes.

Lets get into it now… sick b&w.

Yup. I’m out of focus! Love it.

My favorite of the day and its so simple.

This one rocks too!

I’m never afraid to get down…

When results are images like this…

and this.

Threats of rain give nice sky’s..

I would like to thank the guest at table 5 for taking the photo when I did. Seriously, I love when this happens. I might do a whole post on these types of photos.

Also, when giving a toast always ask the guests to raise up the glasses, well done Kayla.

And I’ll leave you with this. If you follow my twitter or fb you might have noticed around 10:30pm I tweeted: “this wedding is “kwazy”! more on that later.” well their DJ was Dr Kwazy Tunes and I just thought thats the kwazy-est name I’ve ever heard. He rocked the house though. The guests loved him.

This is the first installment of two weddings shot this past weekend. So on Friday June 26th it was Chris & Beth’s turn to tie the knot. The weather was questionable all weekend but cooperated when needed. As soon as we needed it to stop raining on Friday it did and then the sun got it’s shine on :). It actually turned out to be a nice day. The rain did comeback however and that was right after the feature image above was taken around 8:30pm. I love June weddings because you can shoot so late into the night!

A great time by all and lots of fun working with videographer Lance Wheeler and Tim Wedeman from AMS DJin’.

Enjoy, leave some love and check back later this week for another wedding post!
JP

I always love shots like this:

Classic B&W?

Or color?

Loving the colors you get before a late day thunder storm.

Favorite of the day.

Not only did I catch some fireworks but some lightning.. look closer.

And in typical 4th of July holiday fashion here ya go:

Hey all! Today I’ll be sharing images from Sarah & Ben’s engagement session I shot last week in Saratoga. We started the session in front of the Hall of Springs and worked our way down to the Avenue of the Pines. Sarah & Ben’s October wedding is at the hall so we decided to shoot the session there. We look forward to working with this couple in just 4 moths from now!

Enjoy, leave love.
JP

We’ll start out in the front of the hall.

The good light started to come out here.

But then we stumbled on this!

I’m a big fan of this spot…

My favorite of the night.

Maybe this is too.

Ok one more in the little field.

A quick change of clothes and onto the Avenue of the Pines…

The bugs were killing us here but we all survived! 

Look at her working it!

The blue was the perfect color choice.

A quick little break in traffic…

As always we end with my “bling shot” nice ring and rolex ;)

Another sweet wedding here I’m happy to share with ya’ll. Diana & Bob tied the knot on Saturday June 13th at St Marys Church in Ballston Spa. There is something to be said about first looks too because had Diana & Bob not opted for a first look then after the ceremony we would have been taking photos indoors. Needless to say it rained when we normally would have done all the portraits and what not and rain is no fun. So we did all the portraits in Congress Park which is always a fun spot in toga so shoot. The folks over at Saratoga National rocked as always. The cocktail hour was awesome, so many good snacks. It was a pleasure working along side the one, the only, Mr Al Woodard as well. Oh yeah, you guys remember Diana & Bob right? I shot their engagement session back in July last year. Anyway, Diana & Bob congrats to you both and thanks for having us capture your wedding.

Enjoy. Leave love because Diana ALWAYS comments on all my posts, almost as much as Mona ;)
JP

Getting ready shots are always fun.

The token bridesmaids goofin shot.

So here’s the first time I met Diana at LynnMarie’s wedding back in 2005.

Loving these.

Some nice work by David at Renaissance Floral Design

And the first look here:

Classic old school B&W in the historic park.

and a color one. totally symmetric, totally traditional. love it.

My favorite of the day.

For my photo friends, does anything get better than the 200 1.8?

As you can see in the church image, the rains a coming.

Its moments like this between the bride and her father that I love.

Classic “Elario” double angle going on.

I want some of that guacamole now!

Again, the room by David at Renaissance Floral Design

I’ll end with this real moment.