We had a great wedding this past weekend right in our neighborhood at the Imperia on Easton of Somerset, NJ. The bride, Faith, was getting ready just across the street from our office at the Double Tree Hotel. The groom, Ed, at their home 3 minutes away. I was with Faith, and Rahim was capturing the guys getting ready.Faith was very laid back and when I arrived they were watching Panic Room. I got them caught up on the finer points of the film, being that my memory for movies is amazingly detailed and accurate, haha.
The ceremony was at the historic Kirkpatrick Chapel in New Brunswick, and it was an interfaith Christian and Jewish wedding, with my favorite Rabbi Tobin. The ceremony went really well, one of the bridesmaids sang a beautiful rendition of Ave Maria, opera style, very sweet. The only “outtake” moment came when one of the groomsmen realized a little too late that the runner hadn’t gone up the aisle, and so about halfway up the aisle he met up with Faith and her Dad. The look on his face was priceless, haha, but they were able to maneuver around him, and I’m sure it will be a story they’ll be sharing for many years, unfortunately for that groomsman, haha.
Afterwards we got some great shots on the church grounds with photographer Erica Lyn. She was a lot of fun to work with and we worked off each other very well. Faith and Ed were very open to being creative with some shots. That always helps. The reception followed at The Imperia in Somerset, just around the corner from our office. You can’t ask for anything better than that.
The reception was a lot of fun, and there was plenty of great dance footage. We captured a very sweet moment with Faith’s Grandparents dancing to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Wow, 50 years. Her grandparents are so cute together, I honestly got choked up watching them hold each other and dance by their table. Her grandfather got to me, cause he was getting emotional too. Really great to see love so strong so many years later.
Faith and Ed were out on the dance floor a lot. Always a good idea at your own wedding 🙂 I was able to grab them for one quick effect shot in the Imperia lobby using their beautiful staircase for a Stop-Motion effect. At the end of the night there was a Candy Buffet featuring some favorites like gummy bears, peanut butter cups, whoppers, hershey’s kisses, and I’m clearly getting too detailed about the candy, but I enjoyed bagging some up for later, as did the other guests. It was demolished, haha. Mmmm. Congrats Faith and Ed on a beautiful wedding.
Here is there highlights:
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