Following on the same theme as the last blog entry, I followed up Kyla & Wyatt's wedding with TriCoast by teaming up with Stacy Reeves of Mist Photography.

I throw around the word relaxed a lot when it comes to weddings, primarily because that's really my approach to them, but Stacy is trés relaxed. She's very confident and doesn't get rattled about anything—my type of photographer! She also encouraged me to work for some interesting photos of Katie & Justin's wedding. As that's always my main focus I was happy to oblige.

There was a brief thunderstorm in between the ceremony and reception but luck was on our side and the skies cleared as we made it to the reception venue.

I usually document the bride and her bridesmaids, but in a departure from the norm, I tagged along with the groomsmen...

Luckily they were willing to try some more interesting formal arrangements...

Once again, thankfully we avoided any signs of inclement weather during the reception

A great advantage of having two photographers is the ability to get different interpretations of the same shot. Stacy actually set the couple up and lit them with flash units for a dramatic look that incorporated the blue sky (great idea!). Instead of reproducing her idea, I went ahead and tried a different approach and this is what I got.

The couple's first dance

This is what I call a "happy accident." I wanted to get a cool angle of the cake cutting and as I captured the shot, another flash from a camera on the right lit up the couple for a more dramatic effect.

Reactions to a great speech by the best man...

...and he receives pats of praise for a job well done.

Spying on a convo at the dinner table...

And now, reception fun...

A hearty congrats to the happy couple and thanks again to Stacy. I had such a great time, I think I'll join her again! More images to come soon. :)