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Wednesday 31 March 2010

Naval Wedding 27 March ,Vina del Mar, Valentina + Francisco

Valentinas famiy already had some of the strongest attachments to the Chilean Navy with her father and grandfather being among the highest ranking. To add to this the groom, Francisco and his father are ranked also so this entire event was all about protocol, rum and song.
We started shooting the wedding preperation photography at the brides home around 3pm to catch some good window light.

Makeup  Alana Seemann

Aways laughing, Valentina was nervous but having a great time living her once in a lifetime dream day...

With an entire room dedicated to makeup and preperation it made the photography a dream and opened some rare opportunities to catch the angles that tell the story best.

While she was prepairing , my chance to steal the wedding dress...a real beauty ! I wanted to photograph the dress inside the house as a reminder to her of the family home and her preperation there..


The wedding Shoes...this shot was just all about the front of the shoes...it will be combind with others detailing the heels and the complete shoes...I enjoyed playing with the shape and creating the diamond shape in the centre of the image.....



Time to get that dress on.....looking at herself in a mirror while her friend closes the back of the dress you could see that valentina was intent on looking her best for for Francisco

OK ! time to get the shoes on, there are always helping hands around when its crunch time


I suggested the Novia took 5 mins to relax, breathe and compose herself on one of her family homes balconies before leaving for the church, always a great way to get some photos with deep thoughtfull facial expressionsand moments of anticipation


Everybodys is waiting at the church for you Valentina..a lovely little church on Cerro Castillo, vina del mar where over 200 people attended...so many that they spilled out into the street.

The church awaits !


Valentina and Francisco had constant smiles throughout the church service of 50 mins...they were soooo happy...but i wanted to post this shot because we all know smiles right !


Upon leaving the church as man and wife he happy couple passed under the bridge or swords as is normal at naval weddings...only to be bombarded by rice...normally the guests throw the rice up and it lands on the novios...not in this case, you can see the force and direction in the rice (right of foto). Valentina take cover as Francisco  laughs it off

We took the couple to the Laguna at Sausolito to do some informal portraits before we lost the sun for the day...Franciscos military pace was tough for Valentina to maintain while holding her dress off the dusty walkway


I came across this tree 2 weeks ago when I was scouting the Laguna area and loved the groove in the trunk into which Valentina fits perfectly...the warm strong setting sunlight breaks between two other trees creating a natural spotlight onto her


Mauricio picked this location specifically for this pose...it really worked well wth the textures, the depth and the wonderfull pose with a passionate kiss

On route from the laguna to the event centre we had tagged another location to catch a few fast shots in the now failing sunlight...the couple were hungry and cocktails and to greet their guests but gae up another 10 mins to catch a few more shots...at this location we produced some awesome spinning fotos which I am currently editing...

Golf Courses are always a dream to shoot, perfect grass and great trees...
while i produce shots similar to this for other couples i liked the addition of the Navy hat to the normal brides flowers and I asked Valentina to lean in and kiss to add to her alreay feminine posture

The Bride and Groom arrive at the event centre where a long awaited glass of champagne is ready to be raised

....and the party begins...the best friend/bridesmaid catches the flowers....Hmm  is this a fix?

Some famous guests.....

another happy couple....I believe i wasn't the only person there with a Scottish accent !

With over 300 people at the party it rocked!! until 5am



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Tuesday 23 March 2010

Some Wedding photography from 20th Mar 2010 Vina del Mar Chile

Michael and Paula flew down from Miami last week and brought some fine weather with them to the coast of Vina del mar. Paula originally from cerro castillo in Vina and Michael of greek extraction living in the United States put a lot of time and energy into planning their big day.

 Mauricio and I arrived early as usual to the Sheraton Mira Mar in Vina del mar to start with the days photos. First call was the bride as always....shoes, rings, dress, makeup and everything inbetween..as usual Mauricio likes to get a shot of me doing something stupid...but read on as i get my revenge this week HA HA !

let the games begin !


the Flower Girl and the Ring bearer...smiley and serious ready for their big debut


These shoes were great to work with, Classic Bridal Shoes and a great non reflective surface


Not having to worry about the reflective surface let me use them with multi-directional light. Worked great in this mirror and footstool shot


This is always one of my favorite ways to present the weddng rings


Paulas girls had a real laugh getting her into her wonderfull dress


Install veil and shes good to go, Using a reflector disc to maintain some important details always makes for a more dynamic silhouette photo, the details were way too nice to omit

and with the bouqette in hand she is now ready to go...

Due to the timeline on this wedding we had to take a short time before the church ceromony to ensure we got some daylight photos of the happy couple (to be...)

Always a great Smile Paula...beautifull bride or what !

On the way out of the Sheraton I thought, this could be fun...very last minuite but what the hell

The sheraton were not too amused and were concerned about the usual accident cover i guess...but...its all about seeing an oppertunity and grabbing it...while the desk clerk went to ask for permission for me to shoot this caper...we set it up...shot it...then ran away !!


The Greek God Micheal awaits his bride at the orthodox church in vina del mar..Michael enjoys a laugh and was game for just about anything to shut me up...


Paula arrives and now its down the serious business at hand


a beautifull and unique little church full of great details. The orthodox service is a little longer but great for the photographers as it gives more time to catch all the details


Some amazing voices chanting out from the balcony above filled the room with song and prayer...nice touch..very traditional


unlike most ceromonies the priest places the rings on the bride and groom...different but again a great shot to get..i love all the details in such a smal space here in this image

ok off to the Yacht Club in Recreo for cocktail, meal and parteeeee, but first.....

a quick sail on a little yacht around the bay to enjoy some quiet time together before the crazy time starts.


and here we go...SURPRIZE   there were balloons up there all night....gotchya !


Good boy groom, I tipped him off to take advantage of the high roof and throw it nice and high...good job.
So far in Chile the grooms friends and really emmbarassing the brides girls when it comes to fighting for the prize....


and finally...the part ive been waiting for...Mauricio gets cornered by some guests and made to party and stop  shooting but being a true photographer he fought them off bravely while protecting one of his beloved cameras ...  We're Even !



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Tuesday 16 March 2010

13th Mar 2010 Wedding Club Sport Frances , Santiago, Chile

Tamara arrived early at the Sport Club Frances in Santiagio ready for her special day. The wedding starts at 8pm, she arrived at 6pm sharp with hair, makeup and veil all ready to go



The bridal gown and shoes rest peacefully in the preperation area before the main event



                                                 
Stealing the shoes we took them to a rock wall within the club and used the natural light to show them off


                                                
Tamaras Girls get her inserted and zipped into her dress....always one of my favorite photos to take


Under the White marquee everything was being placed into its perfect place ready to recieve the guests



Jackets and coats please ladies and gentlemen !


Tamara and Bernhard release 2 bunches of balloons in the Santiago evening sky, Attached are notes written by the guests..nice touch!


After the ceremony its time to take a few informal photos and let the couple relax before the meal, athough..i had Bernard work a little...


After the meal the party started and it all went crazy...a wild bunch of guests partying hard..VERY HARD !


I usually post the girls catching the flowers but i so loved this shot of the guys doing there thing, and the two glove throw really caught them off guard

The love of this couple was really shining through all night.....this is just a sample of the endearing moments constantly between them.
Partied out ! the Novios head off after their fantastic day and awesome party. The advantage of hosting your wedding at a golf club is that you do not need to walk anywhere...Caio guys !!



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Gardner Hamilton
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Tel (0056-9) 9-992 9508
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