Before the bride arrived by limo, I was told that she would be arriving unescorted. Her father was not able to be there to walk her down the aisle.
When Melissa finally arrived, I had the chance to take some detail shots of her flowers before we all headed down to the beach. I noticed that she carried a photo of her father with her and also wore a bracelet with the inscription "Always with you, Dad".
I had a feeling that this would be a special wedding to shoot and my hunch was proven correct as we all walked down to the beach for the ceremony. From out of nowhere, a butterfly came down and landed on Melissa's bouquet right next to her father's picture.
It started drizzling a little but luckily the weather held up as the ceremony got underway.
Just before we left the beach to go to the reception, we got an amazing sunset.
The reception was held at the Mai Tai Lounge in Lahaina. This was one of the first times I've attempted to photograph a wedding using 2 flashes. I used my 580EX on camera, and an SB-26 on a lightstand triggered with a Pocket Wizard.
This setup came in very handy when I photographed the cake. I bounced the 580EX into the overhanging roof and used the SB26 as a rim light.
To represent the traditional father-daughter dance, the bride danced with her cousin. I was suddenly compelled to think of a special shot for this, so I got her bouquet with her father's picture and tried shooting it from different vantage points around the reception area. I finally found this one that worked best. The 580 EX is again bounced from the overhanging roof and the SB26 on the lightstand is directly behind the bride and her cousin.
Congratulations Melissa & Sean!
Not able to take my eyes off from such attractive pictures of beach wedding. Sunset atmosphere is making them unique. Loved the decorations done at San Francisco venues also. Was booked by my cousin for his engagement. Sumptuous dinner with hot and cold desserts was appreciated by all guests.
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