This is definitely one of my favorite weddings this year. I had fun shooting it, Whitney & Michal had fun living it, and I think the pictures reflect that. The set starts with Whitney getting ready at their condo. The first shot is a particular fave of mine, and the sort of look that’s impossible to get on digital gear. I also love the shots of the two kids: notice the tape on the little boy’s glasses! Whitney looks classic and elegant while her dress is fastened, and then turns with a brilliant smile for the camera.

I think Daniel’s still-life accurately represents the last of bachelor life, while I was off with Whitney doing bridal portraits at the Parthenon. We returned to Cathedral of the Incarnation for the ceremony, and I was excited to discover that there were individual reflective tiles on the floor. The sharing of the bread is a Polish tradition where the couple are greeted by their parents with bread in symbolic hope that they will never know hunger.

After a wild reception, the couple exited amongst a flurry of Polish and American flags to a ’64 Impala owned by her father. I’ll let Whitney take over here:

“This photo captures my life in a still moment. If you know me, you know I smile quite often and love to laugh, even at my myself…. getting in this car was so special to me because it belongs my dad and a long time ago I wrecked one of his old cars and I told him I would buy him a new one, one day….. well he’s still waiting on that, but ending my night with getting into this car with Michal was exactly how life was suppose to be!! While in this car, Michal and I made some of our greatest memories of the evening…. We laughed so hard because the defrost wasn’t working and we couldn’t see that I thought I was going to pee my pants!!!!”

Thank you guys for being a pleasure to work with, and for trusting me to do my thing.

Guests can visit this link and register to view the complete set once it is edited: Whitney & Michal’s gallery

images by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw