December 31, 2011
The last day of the year and it was cold, ice and snow on the ground, but not so bad that we couldn’t drive when we arrived to shoot the wedding of Bryanna and Shane. We were excited to stay at a cute little B & B in Edgewood NM (very small town aprx 30 miles east of Albuquerque) called Alta Mae’s. Very, very New Mexico with Santa Fe style architecture in the enclosed ‘hacienda-style’ courtyard with adorable ‘themed’ rooms. Wonderful great room with a player piano and a full kitchen for our use (which is almost a necessity when you have celiac disease and are traveling). Alta Mae’s was only a five minute drive to the church where the wedding and reception were taking place so it was extremely convenient for us. We had fun shooting the bride getting ready at a friend’s house before the wedding then we drove over to the church to begin the “First Look” session followed by the wedding party extended shoot…I even had the attendants walk around outside in the cold wind so I could get some of the magnificent backdrop of the South Mountain. The decorations at the church were beyond incredible–a professional decorator (who happened to be close friends with the Bride’s family) coordinated every area of the Sanctuary, foyer and hallways with turquoise and brown accents of every description. The Bride and her court chose dresses that matched those colors–it was really fun…a great chance to try some things I had not before. Just as an aside, the bride wore tennis shoes–with turquoise shoelaces–SO CUTE!!! Had a second (Amy) and third shooter for this wedding (usually only my hubby, Paul, who takes from the back with a long lens), and I have included one or more of her photos in this gallery–one of them is the bride tying her shoelaces…so cute. Wonderful day and relaxing evening sitting in the B & B great room reviewing my photos in comfy clothes on the couch…ahhhhhh
