Doug and Molly: Married! Part 5: Reception

Posted by posted by Kindra Monday, July 07, 2008 at 8:33 PM

Receptions are a fun part of the wedding for all involved. For us as photographers, there is still a lot of work that we get done since there are still important moments to capture, but we do get to relax, have fun, and do a little experimentation. Often times we need to adjust for drastically different lighting in the reception hall or hotel and many times things change after it gets darker as either the sun sets or the dancing begins.


These are some fun images Kevin photographed during the reception. Doug and Molly had had some Jones Soda printed with a picture they had taken together on Doug's graduation day. Doug had graduated from Iowa State University a month before their wedding. So as they drank these sodas during the reception, it was cool way for them to look back at a great accomplishment of Doug's while they celebrated their future together.


The next is one of the cake from the reception. Kevin did some beautiful, spontaneous lighting with his flash in this photograph. I love the perspective he used to show all the marbles that were on the table around the cake. This shows how simple and elegant the cake was.

The last photograph was taken of Doug and Molly during their first dance. At the end of the song, Doug bent Molly over and they shared a kiss. Kevin had his flash on a stand behind them, which created beautiful lighting and a sentimental mood to the portrait. This portrait looks magical.

We tried out our wide angle lens during some of the dances to get a fresh perspective and to be able to view more of the scene in one frame. This was a lot of fun during the Hokey Pokey where we could have most of the circle (or in this case, crescent) in the frame at once.
And one nice thing about having two photographers capturing the event is that you can also get another perspective without a lens change - such as this photograph that Kindra captured during the Hokey Pokey - Molly's expression is great here.

There were a few more photographs that we wanted to share, so we have a bonus post from Molly and Doug's wedding that we will post on Monday - I think we are saving some of the best for last -- well, actually, we have saved the BEST for the viewing session!


Here are the vendors Doug and Molly used for their wedding:
Church: Collegiate United Methodist
Reception: Holiday Inn Ames Conference Center - ISU
Dress: Weddings by Design
Tuxes: Men's Wearhouse
Flowers: Mary Kay Florist (515) 232-3993
Cake: Lincoln Center Hy-vee

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Molly and Doug: Married! Part 1: Individual Portraits

Posted by posted by Kindra at 5:38 PM

We photographed Doug and Molly's wedding this June. Doug and Molly met in junior high and started dating while attending Iowa State University together. Their wedding was held at the church in Ames that they had attended while in college.

We had been looking forward to photographing Doug and Molly's wedding for a while because we've had so much fun getting to know them this year through their engagement portrait sessions (You can see their other photographs here and here). They are easy-going, fun, and affectionate - every time we're around them, we can tell how much they love each other and that these two were destined to united.


This was a unique wedding because I had more time to create portraits of the bride by herself than I usually do before the ceremony. This is one of the portraits I was able to create during that time. Despite the stress of the day, Molly looked elegant, poised and comfortable - like she belonged in a bridal magazine.

This location was meaningful to Molly because her sister had a similar portrait created in the same place in the church - just at the top of one of the front staircases.

Kevin and I both enjoyed photographing this church for all the beautiful architectural details such as the trim work you can see on the walls behind her in this portrait. More importantly was the large, beautiful windows letting in the Heavenly light around Molly.

Kevin created this image of Doug outside the church before the ceremony and, again, you see the same relaxed expression that Molly had in her portraits. This portrait describes Doug well- easy going, funny, nice guy - you can see all that reflected in his expression. (Considering all the groomsmen were gathered around harassing him while he was posing and with a busy college-town street with waving, honking traffic in front of him, Doug was able to keep focused on the portraits.

We will be posting a couple portraits from Doug and Molly's wedding each day this week so keep checking back to see more. We hope you had a great time on your honeymoon, Doug and Molly!

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Carla and Jess' Wedding

Posted by posted by Kindra Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 12:20 AM

Congratulations Carla and Jess on getting married! Carla and Jess, their families and their entire wedding party were such a joy to work with and made the day so much fun for us. Carla was a beautiful and and elegant bride and we enjoyed capturing her bridal portraits at the Salisbury House. We have had so much fun getting to know Carla and Jess this year and we'd like to thank you both for allowing us to capture your special day. You are a great couple that complements each other so well and we think you'll have a great marriage.
Kindra and Kevin

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Carla & Jess

Posted by posted by Kevin Barber Monday, September 03, 2007 at 4:50 PM

Here's a little teaser of what's to come with Carla and Jess's pictures. Their wedding was Saturday, September 1st - we had a great time shooting their wedding. Everyone was extremely friendly and fun to work with.

More pictures will follow, but not until the bride and groom have had their viewing party - we wouldn't want to ruin anything for them :-)

-Kevin

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Bridal Planning

Posted by posted by Kindra Wednesday, June 06, 2007 at 4:43 PM

Dear brides and soon-to-be brides,
Today I found this website that has a lot of information to help with planning from everything to your wedding and honeymoon to your shower and how to write your vows. It is a very comprehensive and helpful site. www.bridalguide.com. Hope you enjoy.

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