Wedding: Caleb and Miriam

Caleb and Miriam's wedding was like no wedding I have ever seen. When they contacted me a few months ago and asked me to photograph their wedding, I was pleased- I knew Caleb as a student at WSC and liked him a lot. His energy radiated wherever he was and his sense of humor was infectious. Miriam made me feel like I was meeting someone unlike anyone else I knew...very strong, beautiful, kind, and interesting. She and Caleb were great together. Well, the wedding was yesterday at the Higgins Armory, and it was quite an experience. For perspective on this blog entry, I was JUST saying (Thursday night!) that photographers that wrote all the sicky sweet stuff about their couples in a blog were boring (well, maybe my choice of words were a little more colorful than that). That it was just a marketing tool. That I would never do it. And here I am, 5 days later, gushing about a wedding. Any way, the wedding was at Higgins, and I was concerned about the lighting. When I have shot for Higgins in the past, lighting is always a challenge...it goes from hard spotlights on displays to dark cavernous shadowy areas. Nothing in between. As it turned out, I needn't have lost sleep over it, it went just fine, and I used the existing lighting to my advantage. In fact, the best light I had (ever) was from the vending machine in their lobby! Yup. It was like having a huge softbox! Oh, I was in heaven when I realized what I could do with that vending machine. :)

The reception was in the great hall...

Both Caleb and Miriam got henna'ed the night before...

The ceremony was in the small auditorium on the first floor...very well lit. (Cramped, but well lit!) When they got to the "I do" part of the ceremony, Miriam very confidently spoke up with "Hell's yeah!!". I love it.