Wedding Tea Ceremony

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to second shoot a wedding for the talented Akins Lawal. He is one of the best photographers I know and one of the reasons I started shooting weddings. The wedding was a traditional Chinese/Vietnamese wedding which included a Tea Ceremony. I made this photo below of the grandmother giving her blessing to the couple. While I was taking the photo, I felt the moment as I was watching this proud elder pass along her wisdom and blessings to the young couple.

I'll have more photos of this wedding in the near future.

Gabriela + Eric | Ellicott City, MD Wedding

Earlier this month I had the great opportunity to photograph Gabriela and Eric's wedding in Ellicott City, MD at the Howard County Conservancy and Hebron House. They had a small intimate wedding full of details attended by family and close friends. The day started off with torrential downpours, however the skies opened up to allow everyone to enjoy Gabriela and Eric's wedding day. This was by far one of the best weddings I've ever covered.  

Most of the photos below were captured using my film camera on Kodak Portra 400 and Illford 3200.

Wedding: Elizabeth + David: Chesapeake Beach, MD

Here are some photos from a wedding in Chesapeake Beach, MD, that I shot as the second shooter for Akins Lawal Photography. Akins is a great photographer and he's taught me a lot about his craft. The photos below are a mix of digital and film.  For the black and whites I used some expired Kodak T-max. 

Victor and Joni's Wedding in Cabo San Lucas

With the weather being so cold, I went through my archives to find some photos to warm me up.  Here are some photos from my friends Victor and Joni's wedding in Cabo San Lucas.  They had a beautiful ceremony in an old church built in 1730 in San Jose and a fabulous reception at the Hacienda Del Mar in Cabo.  Arlene and I had an awesome time attending their wedding and had a great time partying up with great friends.

Congrats again Victor and Joni -- one year anniversary coming up!