Aaron

In addition to all the weddings Aaron Morris has photographed recently, he just got married himself. He and his wife Sheela spent months figuring out, and creating, every last detail for their big day. So when your wedding day arrives, Aaron will understand exactly what you expect from your photographs. From the beginning of the day, capturing the last brushstrokes of blush, to your fiance’s reaction as you walk toward him down the aisle, to the last dance of the best party you have ever thrown, Aaron’s photos will help you relive those memories for the rest of your life.

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Dave

Recently named the top wedding photographer in the world by the Wedding Photojournalist Association, Dave brings 10 years of experience as an award-winning photojournalist. Dave photographs weddings with an artistic, documentary approach. He seeks fleeting, emotional moments that communicate the essence of who you are, both as individuals and as human beings. To each wedding, he brings enthusiasm for his subjects, humor appropriate for the occasion, and a sense of joy for the creative process. Dave’s Gallery

Mauricio

Mauricio has a curiosity that allows him to find beauty in the simplest things most of us don’t ever notice. And when you put a camera in his hands, he seemingly becomes invisible, searching for a unique vantage point from which to photograph what may look like a typical scene to others.

Mauricio has been working intensely with Ben and Erin for two years, and has learned everything about photography with a passion that can only come from a dedicated and fascinated soul. Mauricio will make sure you not only get the photographs you expect from your wedding day, but the photographs you never dreamed possible, even though they were happening all around you.

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Christine and Seamus
Sonoma, California Wedding

06.23.2010 | Weddings | No Comments
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Christine and Seamus wed at St. Francis Church in Sonoma.

The officiating priest – an absent-minded abbot – accidentally said the wrong names to start their ceremony.

Sensing his senility, Christine and Seamus looked at each other and smiled.

When the cleric confused their names a second time, some of the guests began to giggle. The forgetful friar looked up, perceiving that something was amiss.

He paused and flashed a guilty grin at the congregation, whereupon someone mercifully whispered, “CHRISTINE AND SEAMUS.”

The padre nodded his head and again proceeded… with the wrong names.

The bemused bride and groom forgave the father’s blunder with another exchange of smiles. Their marriage certificate, at least, read properly.

Correspondence from Christine shortly after the wedding brought this bulletin:

“We have a new Murphy on its way!”

A baptism, I suspect, might give that reverend a shot at redemption.

I have the wonderful privilege of being able to call on friends who are world-class photographers to join me for weddings. Joanne Lee, a former newspaper photographer and talented portraitist, took that stunning opening photograph and contributed many of my favorite shots from the day.

- Dave

Photo below by Joanne

Photo below by Joanne

Photo below by Joanne

Photo below by Joanne

Photo below by Joanne

Referrals are the greatest compliment we get in this business.

To me, they’re not just an acknowledgement of our past work, but a gesture of friendship, as though the referring couple has said, “We want to party with you again.”

Perhaps because they had not seen me dance, Holly and Eric wanted to party again.

Holly (immortalized upside down in a wine glass by Ben) coordinated the wedding for Christine and Seamus and requested that we photograph the event.

After consulting my dance card, I enthusiastically penciled them in.

Holly and Eric below, dancing at Christine and Seamus’ Stonetree Golf Club reception:

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Monica and Gabriel
Colombia wedding

06.23.2010 | Weddings | 1 Comment
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This wedding would be a holiday homecoming for both bride and groom. Although they live in New York City, Monica and Gabriel are Colombian-born. They planned to return to Bogota just before Christmas – that way, family and friends could celebrate both their nuptials and the Nativity.

Although security in Colombia has improved in recent years, I found the country still included on the State Department’s “Do Not Travel” list. Thinking the matter not totally irrelevant, I phoned Monica and Gabriel for comment.

Their response, I would come to discover, was beautifully characteristic of the heart of Colombian people. They invited me to fly down early, stay with their families and spend a week learning what their country was really like. I was fed delicious traditional meals, given a tour of Bogota’s museums and shops, introduced around at several holiday get-togethers and entertained as a guest at the couple’s engagement party.

I felt like a part of the family by the end of the week as we all packed into vans to make the circuitous, three-hour trip along mountain roads to the colonial town of Villa de Leyva, where the wedding was held.

On my return to the States, I received an e-mail from Gabriel. He told me:

“I didn’t want to come back. I was having such a good time, and as you could see, life is just… simple. For me, the most precious thing is the memory of the good times I have with friends and family.”

Precisely what I experienced. And perfectly stated.

  • monica maldonado: Forever grateful and happy you were part of our big day! we hope we could share good memories again. Extraordinary work as usual :-) Hope to see you soon (09.12.2010 01:43am)

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