Megan and Rob were married Saturday January 9, 2010. The couple completed their engagement session this past October and we wished, hoped and prayed the weather would be equally beautiful. Now it is January in Buffalo, NY so “beautiful” is a relative term. Our definition of beautiful was simple and included sunshine and white snow. We had both. The weather which was hoped and prayed for was received.
I awoke Saturday morning, brewed a cup of coffee and stepped outside. The sun was rising ever so slightly in the East and showed a small sliver of orange. That was all I needed to see. The cold, brisk January had what I refer to as an “untouched” smell to it. It’s the smell in the air when the exhaust fumes of the previous day have settled and the air smells crisp and fresh. There was not a sound in the air. As I stood on the porch I heard a bird take flight and when I looked toward the bird feeder I noticed a pair of blue jays. Another omen of a day that was to be special. The new year had just turned and with the cold January breeze we are also greeted with hope. Hope for good weather. Hope for the love of a young couple to be buoyed and carried on this breeze as they start their lives anew. I love weddings. I’m a sucker for the love of a young couple, for what can be. It is my pleasure to document the couple’s wedding as they embark on a new life together. The smiles on the flower girls and ring bearer say it all.
The girls got ready at the home of Megan’s parents. Busy is about all I can say. When I shoot these photos I enjoy taking a number of shots then sitting back and watching as the nervous energy begins to turn toward talk of hope and love. The love of each other and hope for the future and for what can be.
The wedding ceremony took place at Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel. The reception was held at the Ramada Inn in Getzville, NY.
I had the opportunity to work with two great videographers, Peters Bisuito and Mark Flanders of the The Wedding Producer located in East Aurora, NY. These guys are pretty incredible and great to work with. Go to their website and check out their videos but not until you’ve read the rest of this post.
Once again, thank you reading. Keep coming back.
Christopher
I just love this photo. Michelle smiled so easily and you could tell she was comfortable in front of the camera right from the start. As the sun began to descend toward the horizon signalling the end of the day, the colors became more brilliant, more golden. It’s no wonder this time of day is referred to as the “golden hour.”
I love sunsets. As I have said in many earlier posts this has to be one of my favorite times of day. I absolutely love the way the sun was framed between the couple as they kissed. By the way, getting the couple to kiss was not a difficult task at all. Long after I stopped shooting, the couple continued to kiss. Of course there are worse things…
I just love black and white. I think this is the best photo of Bryan an his smile. This smile looked so easy and natural.
Again, black and white. Need I say more?
This was an interesting shot. Both Bryan and I thought he was more flexible than he really was. I can totally relate to that so we allowed Bryan to “cheat” just a little bit by bending his knees.
I just love ring shots and I love them even more when they show the hands they will soon be adorning.
Bryan had to quickly replace the ring because Michelle was afraid he might drop it.
This was one of my favorite shots of the night, I have a tendency to be a pretty emotional person and a true romantic at heart. When Bryan decided to kiss Michelle’s hand with no direction from me it gave me some additional insight into his warm heart and love for Michelle.
