Rebecca and Jack's Beach Wedding Pt. 2

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All of Rebecca and Jack's Ceremony images look like they were taken in the height of summer with the intense sun shining down.  However, it was indeed an October wedding at Marquette Park Pavilion in Gary, Indiana.  If you are considering it as a venue, I highly recommend it - great scenery as you will see in the formal shots in another posting coming soon.  It's a historic part of Northwest Indiana and the Lakeshore.

As the wedding party began to take their places, I spotted Grandma & Grandpa for the above candid shot.

Rebecca and her Dad are bathed in the autumn sun in this procession image.  She was very aware of the camera, but I think Dad was ready to get down the aisle and out of the blinding light!!

In the shot below, Jack awaits his bride underneath the gazebo that his father built for the occasion.

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What a gorgeous sky we had that day.  No cover for the guest from the sun, but I don't think they were complaining.  We were all grateful for the beautiful day.

I was able to roam freely for the ceremony so we came away with far and wide shots as well as up close at the bride and groom's feet and tight shots of the rings.  I always have two camera bodies with different lenses on me to capture these different perspectives.

Rebecca's sister Rose was the maid of honor and she did a great job of taking care of the dress and passing the rings along during the ceremony.

Soon the ceremony was over and Rebecca and Jack were now man and wife.  Here is one of my favorite "walking away" shots.  Jack was always looking after Rebecca the whole day.  

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For the rest of Rebecca and Jack's ceremony at marquette Park, please visit this link.  Stay tuned for another Journal entry with highlights and commentary from the Formal category.

Rebecca and Jack's Beach Wedding Pt. 1

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Rebecca and Jack had their beach wedding at Marquette Park Pavilion in Gary, Indiana.  It may have been the middle of October, but the weather sure did cooperate.  The ceremony was in a bright, almost hot mid day sun.  Some of the formals were actually done on the sand of the beach as demonstrated in the above montage.

Today's post will concentrate on the Getting Ready portion of the day.  Rebecca decided wisely to keep everything at Marquette Park Pavilion and they provided a nice sized room that seemed smaller due to all the stuff packed into it.

Hair and make up was being done by Makeup by Alex.  Alex and his assistant did a great job as demonstrated by these beautiful bridesmaids.

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Let's not forget the bride!!

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In case you are wondering what grooms do during this whole process, it goes along the lines of hanging out with the other guys talking sports or in Jack's case - car talk with his dad.

My assistant Amy and I jetted back and forth between the women's make up room and the detail shots of the lobby decor and the guys.  I did stop the proceeding for this quick group shot.

Okay, now back to more pampering...

Early afternoon Rebecca began trying on her dress and I was there to capture the last minute adjustments...

As soon as Rebecca was satisfied that hair, make up and dress were just right, it was time to prepare for the ceremony.  One last shot of the bride getting ready before we carry on with Part 2: The Ceremony....

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Avery = Adorable

This three year old girl is named Avery and she LOVES the camera.  Sure makes my job easy!!  I know this is a wedding blog and all, but I like to share my other work once in awhile.  I just had a Premiere Night with Avery's mom and I just love making her job of picking out prints a difficult one.  I know the "tree hug" shot above is one she picked.

Avery wore many faces when we were running around Oak Ridge Prairie in Griffith, Indiana.  Here are some of her fun looks...

Look out mom, there's a monster in these woods...

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One of my favorites is this sun drenched, high key shot...

Okay Avery, even fashion divas have their contemplative moments...

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Many thanks to Avery's mom and dad, Amanda and Glenn.  They were very interactive with their daughter and this made for a great shoot.  So much so that Avery gave me a high five at the end and her mom says she wanted to go back again for more pictures!!

It was a chilly, but gorgeous Fall day and I'm glad were able to get a gorgeous sky during Avery's run down the big sledding hill.

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Great job Avery!!  See you next year for another session.  See you in 20 years for those wedding shots too!!!  :)

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My Favorite Thing About Photography

Just a quick one today as I'm bogged down in heavy editing of the last few shoots (wedding, kids portraits, engagement shoot, book making, etc.) and preparing for some Premieres this week. 

I was able to sneak a peak at one of my favorite blogs today.  This Photofocus article got me thinking about why I love doing this and putting the extra time into getting things just right.  As this headline of the Photofocus entry states - I love the results!!

Tomorrow I get together with a mom to show her three year old daughter's images from a shoot at Oak Ridge Prairie two weeks ago.  She is adorable and I will definitely share those images here soon. On Saturday, Rebeccas and Jack will have their Premiere Night where I will sit with them to show their wedding images, take prints orders and help them decide on their wedding book cover.  These showings are one of my favorite things because I get to share the results of all the hard work.  I like the "wow factor" in their eyes and voices as they see their images for the first time.

So there you go, my favorite thing about photography!!  Now, back to work...