Lindsay & Travyn’s Wedding: Troon North, Scottsdale, Arizona from Jared Platt on Vimeo.
Lindsay and Travyn were married at Troon North Country Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. We were there to capture them getting ready, the ceremony and a little bit of the reception.
Lindsay’s father got a sneak peak just before the bride and groom would see each other for the first time. His pride at this moment must have been overflowing. Two years ago, I may have still captured this image, but would not have fully understood it. Now with a little girl of my own, I get it… I really get it.
It was a warm day in Scottsdale, Arizona and the sun was high in the sky, so our group portraits were taken in the dappled light of the paloverde trees. Troon North has a lot of interesting tree covered ravine which work great for non-golfcourse looking shots. And shade in Arizona is a very important thing to find.
I always love having the wedding party as a backdrop to the bride and groom. People are often times the best backdrop to any shot.
Of course, a nice scenic backdrop works too. I love the huge boulders out at Troon North. They are all over far north Scottsdale. The make for some great photographs. Note: I am always very cautious and walk in front of the bride and groom looking for and listening for snakes! Rattle snakes. We didn’t find any snakes during this wedding, but I have almost been bitten four times in one day before (a story for another post), so, it is something to take seriously.
I loved this lone tree. I have shot a lot of weddings at Troon North and never saw this tree in this way before. It just happen to catch my eye this time and I thought it made for a good dramatic portrait of the groom.
I loved this moment. Most of the time, it is a hand shake or a simple handing off the bride, but occasionally something bigger and more emotional occurs and when it does, it is a little treasure. I was glad to be in the right position to get the moment between Travyn and his Father in Law, but Lindsay being in the shot makes the shot.
I have been shooting weddings at Troon North long enough to see the wedding site change drastically. It used to occur off the driving range (which had a nice view), but they really did a good job choosing a great backdrop for their current wedding site. But, you do have to time the wedding just right. The sun can make things a bit difficult for the photographs and for the guests if it is not timed right. But if you time it right, it can be perfect.
After the wedding we took a little ride on the golf cart for some more portraits of just the bride and groom. Lindsay and Travyn got to watch the sunset from a high vantage point.
But after the sunset, we did a few more shots in the boulders. I love the soft quality of the light after a sunsets, and thanks to modern digital equipment, I can capture images in this limited light without difficulty.
Photography: Jared Platt, Platt Photography
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