Jim and Eileen: A Wedding at the Sanctuary in Scottsdale, Arizona from Jared Platt on Vimeo.

Jim and eileen were married at the Sanctuary in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Photography: Platt Photography
Music: Kevin Burdick
Location: The Sanctuary, Scottsdale, Arizona

A FEW PHOTOS FROM THE WEDDING

This is the bride’s mother and daughter helping her get the shoes on.  Aside from loving the bright airy look of the photograph, I was struck by the three generations all together.

I love the desert!  And here at The Sanctuary in Scottsdale, Arizona, while you are in the city completely, you are also at the very edge of the desert mountain preserve.  It is a perfect spot.

The Sanctuary has a very modern feel to it.  And with all of the glass and metal there, the flash bounces a bit and creates a very even lighting throughout the photograph, which makes the image look almost like an HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo, but it is not.  It’s just the way the light is bouncing around enough to fill in and even out the shadows and highlights.  This portrait of the groom is shot with only one light.

Again, another off camera one light shot.  My assistant is holding a flash off to the right of the group signing the wedding license.   I love the effect of this side, almost back lighting.  It gives the photograph so much more volume.  Notice all of the shadows on the faces are facing the camera.  We see the shadow first, then the highlight.  It is also nice to have a piano to sign the license.  A piano is the perfect hight and is a beautiful instrument and large enough for everyone to fit around.  If you have the option to sign a wedding license on a grand piano, I recommend it highly.

Of course, I love photographing children at weddings.  They are always looking for something to entertain themselves, and are a great diversion from the wedding itself.  So when nothing else is happening, I start searching out the little children and watching them.  This little guy was dressed to the nines and just hanging out on the floor between a few couches. Such a cute kid.

This is my favorite series form the wedding reception.  As the Jim and Eileen fed each other the cake, Eileen’s daughter got a little impatient for her own taste.

With no intention to wait for them to finish their kiss, she simply stole the fork and went got herself a bite of cake.  It was the funniest thing I have seen at a cake cutting in a long time.