Vintage Villas weddings are always something to look forward to. And this was no exception. A beautiful, fun couple; wonderful friends and family; and other great vendors to work with. Besides the very professional Vintage Villas staff, I have the pleasure to work with Wendy Pringle, Event Coordinator/ Owner at Life Styled Events and Anthony Conforti, lead DJ at Green Belt DJ. Peggy and Olaf were fantastic. And we had a lot of fun kidding Olaf about the fact that he had forgotten his shoes so he wore slippers for some of the pre wedding photos! And the setup and Persian desserts were incredible (I made many passes by the dessert table during the night).
There are so many beautiful mini-locations to shoot from at Vintage Villas and we took full advantage of them. And I loved the dog shots – I am a die hard dog lover and have a Yorkie named Petey at home. With my son Michael’s assistance, we captured several beautiful sunset images. I use flash through a white umbrella for these as it provides beautiful soft light and I can control the shadows on the bride and groom. The trick is to expose for the background setting sun and then use the flash through the umbrella to light the subject just the right amount. We also took a number of “mood” shots in the bridal chambers. The sheer white curtains there make for perfect mood shots. For these, we don’t use any flash, we expose so the subject is mostly dark, but there is still detail along the edges. These bridal shots are nothing short of “WOW”!!
