This weekend I shot in beautiful Bristol, RI, a world away from the hustle and bustle of North Jersey.  This wedding shoot makes me want to talk about the relationship of trust between the bride, the groom and the photographer.  When there is a foundation of trust, it will be easier to work together on the wedding day. No matter how calm the couple thinks they are, there is still lots of tenseness and anxiety; a good working relationship helps everyone get through the day of photographing with more ease and fun!

When I was shooting the bride at the hair salon, I realized she and her attendants had their dresses there. I suggested that they dress in the shop and they “parade” the couple of blocks to Linden Place, a museum that was once a family home in this historic town. This replaced the shoot we planned to do at the house. The parade through the street was not only fun, but the photographs are unique and will make a great story the bride can share with her children someday. She went along with this unusual idea because we had built a relationship over the last year and she  trusted me.

I had suggested walking to the water before sunset-just a short-walk but she didn’t want to. So… after the toasts I suggested we stroll through the gardens in the beautiful 7PM light-the bride was a bit hesitant to leave the party; the husband said “Yes”, let’s go!”  He had a sense of what I knew–that the photos would be amazing–and they are. You can see some of them in this blog. How great to have the chance to connect to both bride and groom!!

Where there’s trust, there are great photos and gorgeous wedding albums, portraits and other lifetime memories of the day!