Patty and Al’s Oahu wedding celebration
Alfred and Patty at the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Ka’a'awa, Hawaii on December 6th, 2008.
A few weeks ago I had the coincidental honor of meeting up with Chicago-based photographer Monica and her husband Chris to third-shoot her cousin Patty’s Oahu wedding. Patty and Al are marine biologists (fact check?!) currently doing research in Oahu, and it was fun to see what some temporary locals did with the wedding.
Patty’s a detail person, so everything seemed to be just so. The standout item for me was the dinner, which was prepared (the main dish speared earlier that day!) by the caterer who was this big friendly, down-to-earth guy who seems like he could teach you a lot about life. The local food and delicious island fruits kind of blew me away after thinking Zippy’s plate lunch was “typical hawaiian.” I wish I knew who he was. Yum!! (No photos; I was on break!)
As a third shooter for this wedding, I concerned myself mostly with details of place and environmental wedding shots, rather than the typical primary photographer’s bridal party focus, or the secondary photographer’s guest focus. I had fun watching Monica and Chris interact, and enjoyed having enough time to get some shots of the hugest ring in the history of all mankind (did you see it??!), as well as grab some really fun interaction shots between family members.
Amy, my dear friend and colleague who is here in Key West with me, saw this mother-son photo and just shared that she is already dreaming about the day when she will dance with her son at his wedding. He’s 2 1/2, and Amy demonstrated the embrace she has when she holds him to rock him to sleep. The mother-son dance is indeed often a special wedding moment… this one was absolutely stunning in its beauty.
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Tags: Ka'a'awa, Little Chapel of the Flowers, MonicaZ, Oahu, wedding