As a follow-up to my previous post for the wedding of Marian & Antwan I wanted to put together an album layout from the images captured as a second shooter. It doesn't give you the entire flow since my role is to help the primary shooter get what he needs. There were however, a few opportunities for me to capture images and what I'm posting here is a result of those moments. I picked out a few of my favorites to give you a sense of how I experienced the event from start to end.

I arrived in the morning with the task of shooting the groom getting ready. Uh, didn't work out exactly because they were already ready! Hmm...go with it, right? So, we shot a variety of shots with the guys in the house where they were getting ready. There was a really cute little boy that I wanted to feature. The image below is the result. I also shot some reflection off the party bus as the guys were waiting to jump in. Kind of different.

Guys prep

This was a Egyptian couple and the church had some interesting detail. By the way, I was really thrown when people were chanting in the ceremony. Everyone has their traditions and it's interesting to be an outside observer. Just wish I had some audio to share with you to give you a sense of how it sounded.

Church Detail

Bride & Bridal Party

Since the priest was running a few minutes late, I was lucky enough to get a few minutes with the bride to shoot a couple images. She was beaming on her special day and is as nice in person as she appears to be in pictures.

Bridal PartyCeremony

A couple shots of the bridal party and a quick capture of the bride and groom during the ceremony.

Just Married

This shot of Marian & Antwan just after they exited the church is one of my favorites.

Reception Details

First Dance

Finally, a few of the first dance as bride and groom and the dance with their parents. Congrats guys! This was the first time I worked with Mike and his crew, and they were such a nice bunch of guys. Two were shooting video and we all had fun working this event. I'd love to work with them again.

Back in the fall of 2009, I asked a good friend that was getting married if they would be open to me shooting their engagement pictures. She (Suman) checked with her husband to be and he was interested so we picked a date and found a really nice place in Central Park to shoot. It was a really nice day to shoot because the weather was cool but not cold and the colors of the fall were in full bloom. I've posted a few of the images from the engagement session here but for more of them, check out the set on flickr.

So onto the video. The wedding itself was 3 days long with multiple events. The first was the Mehndi ceremony on Wednesday afternoon. During this session, I shot both stills and video. It was a great way to kick things off. Next was Sangeet at the groom's parents house. So many colors and creativity from the children to the grandparents. Everyone got involved in the singing, dancing, and just general celebrating of life. Last was the day of the wedding. In the morning, we started with a Chuda and Haldi ceremony. Then comes a break and final preparation for the wedding and reception. Actually, its probably best if I stop describing it with words and show you the images.

The video linked here are bits from all of the events described above that took place over the 3 days. I was inspired quite some time ago by what a company in Canada is doing with wedding video. They're called StillMotion (choose Cinema to see the movies) and they have some really amazing videos. They suck you in immediately and feel like a movie trailer! That's what I was going for here in the wedding highlights but keep in mind this is my first attempt :-)

Suman & Rishi's wedding highlights from Darrin Estep on Vimeo.

There's so much more to talk about with this wedding (which is why I named this part 1). Stay tuned for more behind the scenes in putting this together and a shout out to all the great people I had the pleasure of meeting and working with.

Marian & Antwan's Wedding

Suman & Rishi's Wedding, part 1