This was a summer wedding with the usual hopes (and expectations) for a clear and warm day with the ceremony scheduled to be in the Castle Green garden. Unfortunately it rained the night before, and the decision was made to move the wedding ceremony inside to the main salon of the Castle Green.
Despite the unanticipated rain, Valerie’s spirit was not the least bit dampened. And as her bridesmaids and her mother helped her to prepare, they were all in a convivial mood. Matt, the groom, on the other hand, was a bit on the nervous side.
We did the first look in the Castle Green’s velvet draped Moorish Room, and finally we see a smile on the groom’s face.
We did a little photography in the Castle Green gardens with its sweeping graceful lines. (I swear, every time I go there, I see the place with fresh eyes.)
F.Y.I. This photo was created in high-resolution digital color, and then a copy was converted into black and white. With the exception of my work done with infrared (not pictured), all of my wedding photography is done in this manner so that you may have the photograph in black and white and someone else can have it in color.
While I was photographing with the bride and her girls, my second photographer photographs the groom busily writing. It seems he woke up being not satisfied with his vows he had written for his bride, and he was now very intently doing a rewrite. And as you will soon see at the ceremony, the reading of his vows caused quite an emotional response.
And with the rewrite of his vows now being completed, the expression on the groom’s face has become totally different.
We have all of the bride and groom and wedding party photography work completed and the bride out of sight before the guests arrive.
And then a few candid moments with the bride as the bridal party lines up in the Castle Green ballroom before she enters the room. And then we go into the marriage ceremony in the main salon…
They did all of the traditional wedding reception events, and then they danced the night away…
You may notice that even in this big room with its tall ceilings and large groups of people, that the backgrounds of my photographs are well lit.
And I will leave you with this tender moment from their last dance…
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To view photographs of the Castle Green ballroom with different configurations, visit “Wedding reception room shots.”
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The historic Castle Green is located at 99 S Raymond Avenue in Pasadena, CA. and with its spectacular towers, turrets and grand staircases, the Castle Green has been and continues to be the location of many Hollywood productions.
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