Carrie & Brandon were married at historic Cedarwood this past Saturday. Fortunately, the thunderstorm held off until after the ceremony, and everyone was safely under Cedarwood’s lovely pavilion.

Brandon is a former military guy (like me), and used to fly around in those crazy Osprey aircraft. An Osprey is like a cross between a helicopter and a fixed-wing plane… or as I see it like a helicopter with even more things that can go wrong. I never liked helicopters on my best days: they were the only aircraft I was ever happy to jump out of. Brandon has much respect from me.

One of my favorite parts of this set is the series of headshots of the guys. We got one quick group photo out on the truck, and I made the executive decision that it was sweltering and we needed AC fast. Since we went inside, I decided to focus on a strong individual headshot of each groomsman to compliment the group shot we already had. The guys were total cut-ups, and things really got goofy when I accused one of them of giving me a “puppy dog” look. In response, he only intensified his efforts at giving me a puppy-dog look, and that set the tone for the rest of the photos. Lots of “blue steel” looks and laughter ensued, and I think these shots reflect the guys’ personalities far better than the more subdued versions I was sure to catch for each one.

Thanks for choosing Dan & I to document your wedding guys! And also thanks to the wonderful staff at Cedarwood for running such a great event!

image by Daniel Shaw

This shot reminds me of an Irving Penn still life. Good work Dan!

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

image by Daniel Shaw

that’s lightning in the background

check out Brandon’s follow through here… impressive!

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