I love this picture from Andrea + Chris' wedding at the Madsen's Greenhouse just outside of Toronto.
This picture comes to us from very late in the night... obviously. :) It definitely wouldn't be considered a traditional wedding picture but no one has ever accused me of being a traditional wedding photographer.
From the very first wedding I ever photographed I've always offered full day coverage... everything from getting ready in the morning to the party late into the night. (You can check out my full wedding pricing here)
Why?
Because I think the entire wedding is important and deserves to be photographed. Not just the stuff that happens for the 6 or 8 hours your wedding photographer is there. Weddings are more than just cool pictures on a mountain top or in a farmers field (those are cool too though!)
I love the joy in this picture. Everyone's obviously having a good time. But there's another reason I love this picture that isn't obvious... in addition to Andrea + Chris there are 3 of my past wedding clients in this picture. I've photographed enough weddings with this group that I'm starting to feel like family. :)
And the fact that they all loved their wedding pictures so much that they kept referring me is an honour I don't take lightly.
If you're getting married and all this sounds good to you, head over to my contact page or shoot me an email at scott@scottwilliamsphotographer.com and lets create some amazing photographs for you!
You can see Andrea + Chris' Madsen Greenhouse wedding here!
You can see Sherry + Johnathan's Toronto wedding here!
You can see Haidie + Martin's Estates of Sunnybrook wedding here!
You can see Alex + Dan's wedding at the Eglinton Grand here!
one from the portfolio
One from the portfolio....
Picking up with an idea I got started with last year and then got busy... you know how it is!
Anyways, I'm going to try and continue my series of 'One from the portfolio...' where I take one of my favourite images from my main wedding portfolio and talk a little about the wedding and how I captured the image.
This week, I'm going all the way back to 2014 and Renee and Ian's amazing spring wedding at the Fermenting Cellar in Toronto's Distillery District. This wedding, like most I shoot at the Fermenting Cellar for some reason, is one of my all time favourite weddings! The entire wedding from start to finish was near perfect... great group of people, beautiful venue and a great party late into the night!
For this wedding photograph, Renee and Ian were just finishing up their first dance when Ian went for a dramatic dip and kiss at the end of song. Luckily, he picked the spot where I had my off camera flashes dialled in just perfectly!
The Fermenting Cellar is one of those wedding venues I hear other photographers complain about all the time... it's too dark, there's no white ceiling to bounce their flash off of etc etc... Personally, I love it. I'm very comfortable using off camera flash so the lack of white ceilings and the low light levels don't phase me at all.
I love the moment captured in this image as well as the pop of colour from the candles and the purple uplighting.
You can see the wedding album I designed for Renee + Ian here.
You can see Renee + Ian's wedding featured on WeddingBells magazine here.
One from the Portfolio...
This is the second part in a continuing series called 'One from the Portfolio' where I explain a little of the background of some of my favourite wedding photographs.
You can see the first image in the series here.
I love this image is from Lisa + Greg's wedding at Whistle Bear Golf Club.
I was photographing the wedding party and looking for something a little different and decided to put them all up on a nearby ridge (I think the chip & putt was on the other side).
I had taken a few frames and was just about to wrap things up when their flower girl (and their daughter!) decided she had had enough and walked down the hill towards me. Never one to give up on a shot, I kept shooting and wound up with this image that was way better than the ones with everyone up on the ridge.
I love the flower girls expression and the fact that the picture is about her now and the wedding party is out of focus and is just a supporting element in the picture.