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Practice dipping the bride before the weddingMonday, September 28th, 2009

Groom, wearing flip flops, dips his bride during the first dance

Groom, wearing flip flops, dips his bride during the first dance

Dear grooms,

Be sure you practice when you dip your bride during a dance or to impress the family. You definitely want to avoid surprising the bride – if she isn’t ready she may be stiff as a board and we don’t want to drop anyone. And in the above photograph the groom is wearing flip flops – the jury is still out whether footwear affects the dipping dance maneuver. I was standing right there and had only a split second to react – and I got the photograph.

This was a fun wedding to boot. The wedding was in Pinedale Wyoming – and there was a lot of dancing. I may have to try and photograph Wyoming weddings more often. It it can be a lot of fun to travel to surrounding states for weddings. If you are in Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, or anywhere in the western states let me know – would love to come and photograph your wedding. Especially if the groom or bride is wearing flip flops.

dav.d

P.S. check out my bridal galleries I have added a few new photographs.

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Bride and Groom’s First Dance at the WeddingWednesday, August 19th, 2009

A bride and groom and their first dance

A bride and groom and their first dance

The first dance is a tender moment – a romantic moment that gives the stage to the bride and groom. They usually have their favorite song playing. And this is much more romantic than the cake cutting. Food versus dance? No question dancing wins out.

As a photographer I want to capture that moment – and it requires holding the camera still – staying out of the way of everyone. And you want to light the couple with flash – but still capture some of the ambient light from the candles and the decorative lights on the building. That can be a challenge and fortunately most digital SLR cameras will do it. You just have to crank the ISO and use rear sync flash settings. Fortunately, you don’t have to worry how to do that – I have it covered.

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The First Dance at a WeddingThursday, July 2nd, 2009

The first dance

The first dance

Is there any moment more remembered at a wedding reception than the first dance? The cake cutting is fun – the tossing of the bouquet is as well.

But the first magical moment where the bride and groom dance as husband and wife is the most romantic moment. And as a photographer you just take a ton of photos – it is faster that sports photography. You want to capture that one moment.

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