Wedding Engagement Season – Rings!
It is officially wedding engagement season!! So what better time to look back at some of my recent wedding and engagement ring photos.
I’m not sure I knew before I became a wedding photographer that there was such a thing (I got engaged in August), but it begins around Thanksgiving and kicks into high gear between Christmas and New Year’s and then gets another bump at Valentine’s Day.
The way I approach wedding rings has changed over the years. When I first started in business in 2007, I considered it a success if I placed the rings into or next to some flowers. The shots were pretty and sometimes the flowers still make for a beautiful ring setting. But over the years I’ve tried to increase the degree of difficulty and make the photos more interesting and reflective of the wedding. English teachers who’s centerpieces are their favorite books means a ring photo between the pages of a novel. Alex and Mike’s rubber duckies dressed as bride and groom floating on the little stream that runs through Meadowlark Gardens were a natural prop for the rings. Another favorite at Meadowlark Gardens was Kim and Sandra’s matching wedding bands placed on Day of the Dead decorations incorporating their travel themed celebration.
I usually take the ring photos during the reception once the couple has been seated for dinner. That gives me time to play and to take advantage of some of the design elements of the wedding. I’ll look for interesting textures or highly reflective surfaces or even cool architectural elements. The trick is often getting the rings to balance upright or to make sure they’re perfectly aligned. A small video light and some makeshift reflectors (often white napkins) help to make the photos really pop. For couples who don’t have the rings ready, they can always consider options like custom handmade diamond engagement rings Melbourne for this event. They can also browse some sites like https://gemaandco.com/collections/round-moissanite-engagement-rings for more wedding and engagement ring options.
I love photographing all the details of the wedding day. Every decision made about the wedding tells me something about the couple and what’s important. So while I love all the moments, some good detail shots can also really help capture the day!
For Rebecca + David’s July wedding at the 
It’s pretty obvious I was a little obsessed with a few things at Sarah + Brenden’s wedding. Where to start? Her dress (amazing and perfect for the setting), her edible bouquet, the couple’s dog Ollie (a perfectly behaved gentleman the whole day long) the flower girl and her brother the ring bearer (adorable). And of course, the car. The 1946 Ford truck was restored by the groom and his father in law and originally belonged to the groom’s grandfather. In addition to being mechanically inclined, Brenden and his mother made the luncheon napkins from scraps of quilting material in addition to making the bow ties his brothers wore. This was my first time at Patapsco Valley State Park and the spot they chose for the wedding was gorgeous, overlooking the river. With a rainy start to the day it was a little touch and go as to whether we’d be able to take advantage of the vantage point. By show time, the clouds were parting and it was a quick but lovely ceremony followed by a vegetarian luncheon. It was a small wedding but one filled with personal touches that made it such a pleasure to photograph.
