Curtain Call!

Let me just start off, by telling you, I don’t remember the last time I have laughed so much in a single day. Between three photographers, two videographers, the wedding coordinator, and two lovely newly weds, it was one crazy day…

The idea of a “Curtain Call”, was introduced by Leda of LVL Photography. In so many words, “Curtain Call” is the opportunity, to have one last “hoorah”, throw on your wedding dress, get back in that suit, and have hours devoted to making you look amazing once more. While we won’t make you jump in water, climb trees, or crawl in the dirt, it certainly isn’t out of the question. The sky is the limit.

I had the opportunity to shoot along side Leda of LVL Photography, as well as Ben Pancoast of Ben Pancoast Photography, in this test run last Saturday. Also on board, was Jennifer of Stella Event Design, and Kim from All Star Productions, both of which I had a wonderful time spending the day with. We spent the day, enjoying the company of the newly weds, Dan and Lisa, whom I’m sure thought we all had a screw loose, but were as easy to laugh, as they were to photograph.

We ventured down to Benton Harbor for these pictures, as previous trips last summer, showed us what it had to offer. The Art District is amazingly colorful, and full of textures, shadows, just waiting to be photographed.

This location in particular, was a riot. We found a small stairwell that you had to duck to go down into, with two beautifully textured green doors. It even came complete with, a shovel! Just in case we had to…Um. Well, it turned out, to be a humorous prop anyway… Next we decided to jet to the beach, to take advantage of the perfect weather we had been given for the day.

The sky was perfectly blue, and the sand warm and inviting…The sun however, was a challenge. With the help of Ben to become my portable light system, and two watery eyed, hopefully not blinded models, we managed to pull a few memorable shots.

We ended the day at the railroad tracks near we had started the day…Tired, hungry, dead batteries, full memory cards. Quite a day, to say the least. I want to thank everyone who shared their time and talent, and hope to see you in August.

If this is something you could see yourself doing, we are planning a marathon day August 30, 2009. Contact Jessica at jessica@stellaeventdesign.com to get the ball rolling!