Emily and Dixon got married in Auckland, so I flew up for a couple of nights. Once again, I left Elmer with Steven and cried all the way to the airport (I know New Zealanders, I'm a wuss!!). This time I didn't have a comedic book at the ready to cheer myself up, but I had grabbed a novel quickly as I left. Has anyone read Cormac McCarthy's The Road? Yeah. I suppose it did take my mind off things, but it's certainly not bedtime reading if you suffer from nightmares.
However, when I arrived at the hotel in the morning to start shooting Emily and her bridesmaids getting ready, I was on a high! I thought "Yes! Here I am in a swanky Auckland hotel with uber-cool beautiful people, and Steven is at home wading through chicken poo in the rain!!"
It was one of those days where something interesting was happening all the time. A photographer's dream. Teamed with the fact that this wedding was planned to perfection by Emily and Dixon... everything turned out beautifully.
Emily: Serene and graceful all day...
I did a bit of research beforehand to find some spots for location photographs and liked the look of the pillars on the museum at the Auckland Domain. On the map I had it was marked Museum / War Memorial. Here's a funny conversation I had with the wedding car driver...
Sinead: "Hello there! We're off to the Auckland Domain War Memorial..."
Driver: "Hmmm."
Sinead: "Okay, I have a map but I presume you know where it is."
(5 minutes later...)
Driver: "Where are we going?"
Sinead: "Uh, the War Memorial?.......You know, the Museum at the Auckland Domain?"
Driver (annoyed): "Well you've confused things now by saying the Museum. Which do you mean, the Museum or the War Memorial??"
Sinead: "Oh I'm sorry! I didn't realise they were two different places."
Driver: "They're not, they're the same place."
Okay. Anyway, here it is!
Blooming gorgeous!
Two lovely people exited their seats at the chocolate boutique for this shot:
I wanted to include lots of detailey shots since Emily did such a good design job with everything. Tiffany blue and yellow:
I may have eaten about 20 of these - mmmmm (no one wants a grumpy photographer).
The boys in the photobooth:
Lush. I had such a good time at this wedding (and was so well taken care of) that I almost forgot I had a husband and baby at home! What a treat to get back on Sunday to my two boys. Even if Elmer had a totally mismatched outfit on :)
However, when I arrived at the hotel in the morning to start shooting Emily and her bridesmaids getting ready, I was on a high! I thought "Yes! Here I am in a swanky Auckland hotel with uber-cool beautiful people, and Steven is at home wading through chicken poo in the rain!!"
It was one of those days where something interesting was happening all the time. A photographer's dream. Teamed with the fact that this wedding was planned to perfection by Emily and Dixon... everything turned out beautifully.
Emily: Serene and graceful all day...
I did a bit of research beforehand to find some spots for location photographs and liked the look of the pillars on the museum at the Auckland Domain. On the map I had it was marked Museum / War Memorial. Here's a funny conversation I had with the wedding car driver...
Sinead: "Hello there! We're off to the Auckland Domain War Memorial..."
Driver: "Hmmm."
Sinead: "Okay, I have a map but I presume you know where it is."
(5 minutes later...)
Driver: "Where are we going?"
Sinead: "Uh, the War Memorial?.......You know, the Museum at the Auckland Domain?"
Driver (annoyed): "Well you've confused things now by saying the Museum. Which do you mean, the Museum or the War Memorial??"
Sinead: "Oh I'm sorry! I didn't realise they were two different places."
Driver: "They're not, they're the same place."
Okay. Anyway, here it is!
Blooming gorgeous!
Two lovely people exited their seats at the chocolate boutique for this shot:
I wanted to include lots of detailey shots since Emily did such a good design job with everything. Tiffany blue and yellow:
I may have eaten about 20 of these - mmmmm (no one wants a grumpy photographer).
The boys in the photobooth:
Lush. I had such a good time at this wedding (and was so well taken care of) that I almost forgot I had a husband and baby at home! What a treat to get back on Sunday to my two boys. Even if Elmer had a totally mismatched outfit on :)
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my favorite is the one where they are showing you a pic of themselves!! that is so cool!! and doesn't surprise me that you got that shot because that is how your creative mind thinks!! fantastic as usual!!! please take me on these out of town jobs lol!!
(04.07.10 @ 07:47 PM)Why thank you Liana! I don't think you want to put up with me blubbing on the plane though!
(04.08.10 @ 06:05 PM)It will be a small price to pay to get to go...and at least I can slap ya and say snap out of it!! then I would give you a cuddle and say "there there". Also you would return with all lens caps and I wouldn't have to tut tut you later lol!
(04.08.10 @ 06:37 PM)The photo of the two little ones in the doorway would win a prize Sinead. I love it. Also thought the detailed one was clever. Well done.
(04.12.10 @ 01:08 AM)M x