You may remember this adorable couple from their fun Griffith Observatory engagement session featuring pinwheels, or maybe their Newport Beach wedding on a boat. Because Jackqueline and Jeremy didn’t want to see each other before their ceremony and the weather and time conditions didn’t allow us a ton of time for portraits on their wedding day, they decided to do a Day After session as an opportunity to get some lovely portraits of the two of them in their wedding attire, without dealing with a less than idea time table.
They chose Thousand Steps Beach in Laguna as the backdrop for this session. It’s one of their favorite spots in the world and is actually where Jeremy proposed! It was a small, uncrowded beach with over 200 super steep steps which act as a painful reminder of how the beach got its name. My legs are still recovering from the climb back up to street level. But! I survived and I had so much fun frolicking on the beach with these two. Yes, I said frolick.
At the end of the shoot Jackqueline decided to brave the ocean in her dress so it also ended up being a Trash the Dress session! Here are a few of my favorites…
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October 5, 2009 at 9:30am
Dorie and John’s wedding weekend came to a close with a Day After session. A Day After session is just what it sounds like – a photo session that takes place the day after a couples’ wedding. The benefit of one of these sessions is two-fold: the couple gets to wear their wedding attire one more time in a setting other than their wedding venue, and their portrait session isn’t under any sort of time crunch. These sessions are a stress-free way to get a variety of bridal portraits, often times with a different look and feel than the ones taken on their wedding day. Dorie and John’s Day After session took place in front of the world-famous Sun Studio and on Beale Street in Memphis. In case you missed, them, check out their Memphis rehearsal dinner and their beautiful wedding at The Inn at Hunt-Phelan.
I loved the idea of capturing the juxtaposition of a bride and groom in their wedding attire among the grittiness of urban Memphis streets. This is my first shoot of this nature and I can’t wait to do more. Many thanks to Dorie and John for getting themselves dolled up again after a long weekend and letting me play with this idea. I love the images we made together.
We started at Sun Studio. To those not in the know, Sun Studio is the place where Elvis Presley (among many other rock ‘n roll legends) recorded many early demos and singles. This place is a pretty big deal.
Finally we moved on to Beale Street which is like the Bourbon Street of Memphis. We had a lot of fun here.
I had such an amazing time in Memphis and I was so honored to be chosen as the photographer for Dorie and John’s wedding. I felt like an important part of their entire weekend, which was so great. Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Nolt! I love you both!
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