We had a great wedding at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens this past Saturday. Dave and I were up bright and early to get there by 8:30am. We even had time to stop for breakfast. Unfortunately there was an issue with the makeup artist, and so Giovanna and Joe, the bride and groom, arrived late and we weren’t able to take family and bridal party shots before the ceremony like we planned. Not always, but too often there are delays because of the hair stylist or the makeup artist, so I always say to start an hour earlier than you think you need to. Better to be early, than rushed and running late.

While we waited we chatted with Lenny and Vlad their photographers, and checked out the area for some shot ideas. Dave and I also started filming details. I must have at least 10 minutes of shots of just flowers, fountains, and the glass reception hall. Really nice location. Giovanna and Joe arrived and we started filming as much as we could before the ceremony started. I helped get the boutonnieres on the guys (by the way that is one hard word to spell). I have plenty of experience pinning those onto the lapels of tuxes. It’s an art really, haha.

The ceremony was beautiful, and featured some beautiful music and singing by some of their friends, and a few special guest Brazilian pastors for additional blessings. Thankfully most of the time there was english translation going along with the Brazilian Portuguese. That will definitely help in the editing :)

After the ceremony we got some great shots around the botanical gardens, but ran too short on time to make it to the Rose Gardens. So many great spots, it was easy to get beautiful shots of the bride and groom. Thankfully they had 2 camera coverage, because it definitely helped during the ceremony, and while the photographers and I were getting shots of the bridal party Dave was covering the cocktail hour.

The reception was a lot of fun, the band was pretty cool, and everyone had a great time. We got plenty of great dance footage, but we also kept an eye on Giovanna and Joe greeting all their friends. There was literally a line to take pictures with them and congratulate them, haha. I was able to get them out for a few more shots by the pools just outside the hall before the end of the reception. It was a beautiful day, plus we were done around 5pm, so we had the rest of the day to relax and enjoy the sun. Congrats Giovanna and Joe.

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