Emily Goodstein for Susan Solo Photography
Dearest individually sized pink grapefruit yogurts,
I had a fabulous opportunity to serve as the photo assistant for one of my photography mentors, Susan S., over the weekend. If you haven't seen Susan's work, check it out. She is so down to earth and a really excellent photographer. I always learn so much from her and was really honored that she asked me to work with her to document Venessa and Mike's wedding.
A quick moment on Venessa and Mike: they are basically the most fun people ever. Since their first date included an outing to a Karaoke bar and screening of Slumdog Millionaire, they performed the same song they had Karaoke-d together on their first date THEN performed the dance from the end of Slumdog. I was SO impressed with their theatrical abilities (I had trouble concentrating on the photo taking because I sort of wanted to break into song and dance along with them).
Here are my faves from the day...
This was during the dancing when I was having trouble not dancing myself! The playlist was really excellent.
I snapped this while Susan was organizing the extended family for a group shot. I love everything about it...
This has become a trend in my wedding photo coverage. I really enjoy seeing what other photographers are capturing with their point and shoot cameras. Sometimes guests have the best vantage point and I like to copy their perspective.
Cocktail hour remnants...
In addition to Venessa and Mike being really talented performers, Venessa's parents also performed a song. They were such naturals in front of crowd.
The groom's brother provided music during the ceremony, and allowed me to snap a few photos of him as he warmed up.
The first dance.
I snapped this as Mike was opening a present from Venessa before the ceremony. Mike used to be an actor and was totally comfortable with me following him around like the paparazzi as he got ready.
The invitations and place settings had a board game theme--so these monogrammed place card holders fit right in!
Last but not least, my favorite photo from the day: tiny white patent flower girl shoes.
4 comments:
Emily,
I wish I was invited to this wedding. What fun it must have been. I loved the pictures, especially the one of the women of different ages holding hands.
Linda Bart
Emily! You're incredibly sweet. Thank you so much for all of the kind words, and most importantly for your hard work on that hot but fun day. (And thanks also for making me feel totally better about my lunch + gravity issue!) You did a wonderful job, and I hope we get to work together again sometime.
The photo of all those generations holding hands is amazing. You are quite a talent and I'm going to really enjoy watching you continue to grow.
Is there a video of the slumdog dance? I'd love to see that on a future post!
Oh my goodness, how do people come up with these awesome themes?!
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