I had a great weekend at the Atlantic City Wedding of Angela and Alex. Congrats again guys. The wedding took place at Caeser’s in their huge Palladium Ballroom on Saturday May 16th. I drove down the day before with my girlfriend Abbie because the wedding started super early the next day, and figured we could make a weekend of it. When we arrived I went around filming some fun shots of Atlantic city, and of Caeser’s, then we enjoyed some boardwalk junk food and did a little gambling, which was fun, although that day the house won.
I was up bright and early, ready to start filming at 8am. Abbie went off to explore the city and I went to capture Angela getting ready. Since she was running a little late, I was able to get some great footage of her getting her hair and makeup done in the hotel salon.
She was in a traditional Chinese dress for a tea ceremony in their hotel room. If you’re not familiar with this custom, the bride and groom receive gifts, blessings, and congrats from close members their families, and show their respect and gratitude by serving each person tea. Afterwards she changed into a beautiful wedding dress for the rest of the day. Then it was time for the ceremony.
The ceremony was officiated by their friend, and it was very personal and heartfelt and pretty funny actually. Once the ceremony was done we went out to the boardwalk for some fun and quick bridal party shots, during their cocktail hour. It was interesting working with their photographer Jeff. His style is very journalistic and laid back, like us. It was great, and I almost stepped on him a couple of times, haha. Unfortunately you can’t take photos by slots or the gambling areas, due to restrictions. I do wish we had more time to get some fun AC shots, but we all got some great stuff.
The reception was low key, some great music playing. Besides their first dance and a lovely toast, there weren’t many traditional events, like parent dances, cake cutting, etc. It was fun to catch up with the Bride and Groom that recommended us to Angela and Alex. Michelle and Brian told me about their 6 month old daughter, and even showed me pics. The party kicked into full gear for the last hour, and I got plenty of fun dance footage. The DJ did a great job of mixing actually, some 80’s in there with the new stuff. I’m always happy to be a part of such a great day.
Afterwards Abbie and I went out for some more AC fun, and a little gambling. Thankfully that day I broke even at the Spanish 21 table, but overall, the HOUSE ALWAYS WINS, haha. Overall a great weekend.
Here is their Wedding Highlights:
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