b l o g - o - r a m a

11.05.07 ~ Lara and Steve
Basilica of Saint Lawrence and Grove Park Inn Resort, Asheville

Brides often hire me to arrive anywhere from 2-3 hours before their ceremony to take what I call "getting ready" pictures. 

The time I spend with the bride often includes photographing the bride getting dressed, detailed pictures of her dress... flowers... shoes... handbag... handkerchief... something blue... something borrowed/etc.

This is also a time where I take  portraits of the bride with her immediate family and, of course, fun portraits with the bridesmaids!  Most importantly, this is when I like to capture a variety of bridal portraits.

When time allows, I love to go outside and walk around to different locations/backdrops for bridal portraits.  Lara got ready on a perfect autumn day at the Grove Park Inn and I was so excited to go outside to take her pictures - especially with all the beautiful architecture and fall foliage. 

Unfortunately, as it happens with many weddings, the gals began to run a little bit behind schedule and I realized that for the sake of time, I was going to have to take her bridal portraits right there in the room! 

As it turns out, the simplicity of surroundings and the soft window light made for a perfect portrait location allowing Lara's natural beauty to really shine through.

Speaking of shine, don't forget to shine up your ring before your wedding.  Lara mentioned to me that she had just had her ring cleaned and it really had an amazing...

...sparkle!