I was so excited to photograph Zac & Sara’s wedding at the end of August and let me tell you, they did NOT disappoint! An awesomely fun and relaxed couple celebrated their big day with joy and laughter, and a few happy tears thrown in for good measure. We started the day at the Viana Hotel in Westbury where the wedding party was getting ready. Zac & Sara chose to have a first look before heading over to their ceremony/reception site. My good photografriend Kate (from Kate Meyer Photography)  was my second shooter for the day (and we were joined later by my other photografriend Lara who assisted the rest of the day- huge help!!) and while Kate covered groom prep, I was with the lovely bride.

Boom! Sara you’re beautiful and you ROCK that dress. How much did I love the color choices for the wedding?Big kisses!The groom had 3 “outfit” changes. I kinda really love that! I just love the difference between the girls room being all neat and organized. And then this. Getting ready for the first look. The bride and groom decided that they both wanted to be surprised, so they both went in back first for the big reveal. No kissing…high 5’s only.In a few days, I’ll be posting the formal portraits so hang tight for those. Lots more to come- portraits, ceremony, & reception. Woohoo!!

So for the first time ever, I second shot a wedding. And not just any wedding. My great photografriend Alan Abrams asked me to second shoot for him (and I am posting the photos I took with his permission). Alan never really uses second shooters so extra big thanks to him from bringing me on board!  The bride, affectionately known as “Miss Andrea” around here, was Timmy’s Occupational Therapist when he was 3 and 4 years old at Kidz Therapy in Garden City. So not only did I get to see “Miss Andrea” marry Matt, I got to work all day with Alan. Great all around! Second shooting was so fun (Kate, you were right!) as it takes so much pressure off and I got to be a bit more in the background and shooting angles much differently than I would have as a main shooter. Plus I got to do groom & groomsmen prep which was so fun!

You can see Alan’s images and his take on the day on his blog here: Alan Abrams Photography- Andrea & Matt with some of mine mixed in. I tried not to duplicate any of the pictures he posted on his blog (so definitely check them out. His work is amazing and I loooooove the posing he does with the wedding party so much!) but I had to throw in a few of the “bubbles” pictures I took cause I loved them so much.

Yes, they are laughing at me. I told them my wedding story (which all of my brides and grooms get to hear, but I save it up for the tense getting ready to get married stress of the day to break the ice a little.) But if you aren’t a bsquared bride or groom, I can’t tell you. It’s a really funny story…

Matt’s amazing grandparents. I snuck onto the bus to say hi and got to meet Andrea’s parents- nicest people! And they told me how they kinda love Timmy from the stories Andrea told them. How sweet!!Alan gave me the balcony of the church to cover. Woohoo!Told you I loved the Grandparents!I don’t know how much the chest of fans helped keep everyone cool, but they were definitely good for a laugh.Fabulous shoes, Miss Andrea. Do you even know how many shots I took trying to catch the ice sculpture drip!?Some of the Kidz Therapy ladies of awesomeness. Miss Sabrina (on the left) was Timmy’s PT. Symmetry. And the day would not be complete without a few embarrassing pictures of Alan. Sorry, you knew they were coming. Captain Morgan photographer on the left. And the George Costanza on the couch pose on the right. Shoulda posed him a little more….

Finally getting to post the second half of Renee & Mookie’s wedding day. They had a very small ceremony and reception over at Alias Smith & Jones in Oceanside for their very closest family & friends and it was lovely.