Friday, May 30, 2008

: Amber & Anthony


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05.24.08
Claremont, CA

“She saw this Church when she was 6 and knew she wanted to get married here.” Amber’s dad, John, told me this as I walked into the rehearsal with my jaw on the floor. The Church, Claremont United Church of Christ , was phenomenal!! The aisle, the stain glass, the balcony (that we couldn’t get into – bummer!) the pipe organ, seriously!

Amber & Anthony are wonderful friends that just happen to go to our church, so this was very special for us. I was shooting, along with my good friend and amazing photographer Sandra Salisbury, my wife was a bridesmaid and we had a lot of friends there to celebrate with!

To make it even more special, Ambers dress was made by her mom, Faye, and she did an absolutely amazing job on it!! The details of the day were spectacular, the church, the sweet reception and – the photo booth!! Holy cow was the photo booth fun!!

Be prepared people, there are quite a few, have to make up for my posting drought ;)

Seriously Faye, wonderful job!
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Detail on the dress
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Adjusting the tiara…
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There are a lot of favorites, sorry… I love the emotion here, Amber’s laugh is so contagious!! This is Favorite 1…
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I love this one, and as it turns out, my wife was giving the prayer…
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The man, the myth, the legend… Anthony, seeing his beautiful bride for the first time
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I looove this one…
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I love this one too, just after John gave Amber away, there might have been a few tears behind the camera - I mean in the room…
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The church… wow!!
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Favorites 2…
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Hello Mr. & Mrs. Anthony & Amber Pena!!
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Bridal party with my uber hot wife…
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Favorites 3. Yup, he’s a stud, the only thing missing from this shot… a slurpee
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Favorites 4. I LOVE the sky in this one. No photoshop, just slightly underexposed, off camera flash for the Bride & Groom and then a little color adjustment in LightRoom… delicious!!
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Hehe, love the motion
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Favorite 5. Delicious!
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Amber has some RAD eyes!
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Favorite 6. Love these guys!
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Sweet, sweet romance…
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Favorites option 7…
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Hmmm, cake…
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Not the typical ring shot, but love it (Sandie found this bag by the way, mahalo nui loa Sandie!!)
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Love…
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It!
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We love you guys, have a blast on the Alaskan cruise!! A huge thank you to all the family members involved, absolutely wonderful!

3 comments:

Zach said...

#7 is my favorite of your poses. The pic of Grant and Danielle always elicits laughs. Props bro.
Z

sandie jo salisbury said...

love them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love the cool fun cakes shots at the end! YOu rock Will Parris!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Job Will; you seemed to have captured every moment of emotion. Well done.... I can't wait to see the rest.
Faye