Hope and Eli were married at the Shattuck Golf Club in Jaffrey, New Hampshire a few weeks ago. I had the pleasure of again working with Heather Fuller as a second photographer. I love to shoot weddings and was excited when she offered me the last minute chance to help shoot a late season wedding.
The great thing about being a second is that I get lots of creative freedom to try new things. For this wedding, I wanted to shoot some black and white images to complement my mostly color wedding work. I’ve been working with black and white on some personal projects, some of which I’ll hopefully get posted in a couple of weeks. Here’s some black and white from earlier this fall from workshop in Boston.
I was given the job of shooting the guys before the ceremony while Heather was working with the girls. The Shattuck golf club sits near the base of Mount Monadnock in southern part of the state and gorgeous. It has a unique stone stage area where I grabbed a few frames of Eli with the mountain in the background. Even though it was quite cold outside, we got some nice pictures like this portrait. He seemed pretty calm and relaxed on the exterior, but admitted to me on the way back that he was nervous.
As the ceremony started, Eli’s bride Hope came down the aisle with her older brother and mother. Here’s a tender moment helping her up a small set of stairs.
Hope’s mother said a few words during the ceremony and began to cry as she was overcome by the moment. It was contagious. As I looked around the room, other guests were also tearing up.
The reception area was just down from the site of the ceremony. Their wedding cake had a beautiful porcelain heart topper. I had some later in the evening and it was quite tasty.
I’ve photographed a number of weddings and this is the first one where the bride and groom really had fun with the cake. Most couples are kind and gently feed each other small pieces without trying to make too big a mess. Not Eli and Hope. After a moment of hesitation, they both smeared wedding cake all over each others’ face. It was fantastic. The entire room erupted in laughter as they then shared a frosting covered kiss.
After cleaning up, the DJ got the party started by playing a series of games that included a fun version of musical chairs combined with a scavenger hunt. Here a guest becomes the “captain” of the table by obtaining a set of car keys.
The nighted ended with everybody dancing the night away. It was a great wedding and I wish the newlyweds the best of luck!
