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For the sake of staying busy when I’m not shooting weddings I’ve decided to start doing actor and model headshots again.

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More info about this wedding to be posted soon!

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After a long day of lounging by the pool I am finally ready to write about this wedding. Jennifer started the day getting her hair done at the spa at The Reserve side of the Paradisus Palma Real. While we were leaving the spa she ran into another bride getting married that day who was also named Jennifer! What are the odds? Her dress and all the details (i.e. rings, flowers, invitation) were back at the room which is where she started getting ready. The invitations were passports with their picture inside and information about the wedding activities.

I went over to where Cory was getting ready to get some shots of him and also some photos with his family. The guys never take as long as the girls I went back to Jennifer’s to get her putting on her dress which her mom and soon to be mother-in-law helped her with. We took a few photos in the hall outside the room and then it was off to the ceremony!

The ceremony was on the beach and although it was small in terms of invited guests there were quite a few onlookers. Who doesn’t like to see people get married? Afterwards we took some family portraits and then Jennifer, Cory and I set off to walk around to take some of them. We didn’t have to go far since this resort is so beautiful wth tons of variety so we were able to get a bunch of different shots in less than 30 minutes, then we headed back to enjoy the end of cocktail hour.

At the reception everyone enjoyed a buffet style dinner and Jennifer and Cory danced their first dance. Immediately after cutting the cake the power went out for a few minutes which was actually kind of nice since there was still music (an battery powered ipod) and candlelight.  After the reception ended there was a Michael Jackson show that some of the guest went to enjoy but I was exhausted and excited to post the pictures so I just retired to my room.

Jennifer and Cory – Enjoy the rest of your stay!

They day started at the spa at The Reserve side of the hotel.

Back to the hotel.

View from the bride’s room. Not bad.

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No heels for Jennifer. She didn’t even wear the flip flops half the time.

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Here is an example of a classic and clean album design. I will be posting samples of other types of album designs in the future so stay tuned!

People sometimes ask to see sample album designs. I prefer a clean look where the focus is on the images as opposed to the photoshop editing. Here is my preferred style but there are others available. 

Went from Las Vegas directly to Punta Cana for Jennifer and Cory’s wedding on the beach. It’s the day before and I thought I’d take a stroll around and capture the beauty of this resort… Stay tuned for their wedding pictures which I’ll post in the next few days!

Whew! A week packed with seminars from the top wedding photographers in the world. Inspirational, educational and fun all at the same time! Here is a photo I took during a workshop with Jim Garner who is one of the top 10 wedding photographers according to American Photo Magazine.