Plan the waterfront portrait and the reception separately.
The opening portrait places the couple together on the waterfront. A later photograph brings you closer to the first dance indoors. Those photographs depend on different parts of the day and different positions.
I would map the outdoor portrait route alongside the reception schedule before choosing the end of coverage. Leave time to move between them, and tell me which dances or toasts you want included so the portrait window does not compete with those moments.
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The Wedding
We had a BLAST photographing Ashley and Ryan's wedding.
They had their getting ready at the Hotel Ballast in Wilmington NC in two different rooms.
One with Ryan, best man, and groomsmen.
Ashley, maid of honor, and bridesmaid a few floors below the suite.
They hired me a second photographer/assistant for the whole day. My assistant drove with the guys, while I drove with the bride to St. Mary's Catholic Church.
I can't get enough of the St. Mary's Basilica. It was a beautiful, all natural light coming beaming from the mosaic windows. There were plenty of seating which had people scattered around the church pews. It was quiet, the whispers cant fill the gigantic room. Only the minister and his microphone reverberate but only hear echos of it.
After the ceremony, we had the family portraits outside of the church, then an old Rolls Royce came in where the newlyweds had their photo session.
They then drove back to the hotel for their cocktail hour, grand entrance, sunset portraits, cake cutting and dancing in the big conference room.
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