To some extent the wedding photographer is at times and to varying degrees involved in formal portraiture, design, fashion, glamour, group portraiture, photojournalism and even architectural photography.  All of this must be accomplished under continuously changing lighting and often under pressure to complete each picture quickly, while making him or herself seem nearly invisible and as unobtrusive to the main events of the day as possible.

 

The real task of the wedding photographer involves responsibility -- for portraying emotion through pictures and simultaneously telling a story about the wedding day.  This does not mean relying on cliches or forcing people into unnatural positions or awkward poses.  Rather, it is about taking what is natural to people and refining it with an eye to color, composition and balance.    

It is those instincts that find the right balance between high fashion and soft elegance, between traditional poses and candid photojournalism, as well as between serious reverence for the moment and outright unbridled joy.  Long after the food has been consumed, the flowers thrown away or pressed in a book, the wedding gown put into storage, and the band has been paid, we understand that it is our photographs that will be left to tell the story of the human experience and the personalities of two unique families coming together for generations to come!