Kate & Axel's Wedding

Kate and Axel had their wedding ceremony in one of our favorite Churches to shoot in - St. Patrick's right here in Huntington village. St. Pats is a beautiful church with a long aisle, plenty of light and a great balcony. The reception was held at the Huntington Crescent Club which is where Kim and I had our reception almost 12 years ago!!

It's always nice to get some detail shots, especially shoes and the invitation!

Kate makes her first appearance as the beautiful bride in her dress and is met at the bottom of the stairs by her mother...

Here's a shot from the balcony I was talking about - such great light fills the Church evenly from all angles.

Kate has a tender moment at the Altar..

Axel is from the Philippines so it was only right that they should incorporate some traditional Philippine culture into the wedding ceremony. Part of the traditional Philippine wedding includes pinning a veil to the couple and attaching a rope around their shoulders..

One of the flower girls decided to play 'Peek-A-Boo' during the ceremony..

...and then on to the Harbor Boating Club for some formal photos.

OUCH!! This photo makes me cringe every time I see it! Look closely and you will see that there are eleven guy's legs in the picture but only 6 men - that's because an over zealous Groomsman actually grabbed Axel's right leg by accident while hoisting Kate in the air and although Axel is smiling in this picture he was pleading with everyone to put her down!!

This only adds salt to the wound when all the Bridesmaids are laughing at your misery..

I had to include a photo of Best Man Alvin. Axel's brother was quite a keen photographer himself and came armed with his professional Nikon to duke it out with us!

A stroll down the dock to get some photos by Kate's parents boat all decorated with flags for the special day...

Meanwhile on shore, Kate's parents steal a kiss outside the Harbor Boating Club...

It's no secret that I like backlight and flare in images. It always seems to give an ethereal look to the photograph and makes whites GLOW! We were walking between locations on the golf course when I saw Axel help Kate with her dress and I was able to grab this candid shot before they knew I was taking it..

...and this is where we were heading to. The Crescent Club has one area that is filled with Bamboo trees (are they trees?) and they make for a great back drop. I was actually outside the trees shooting in but Kim found a much better angle, asked them to turn toward her and got this beautiful shot framed by the Bamboos!

I love these pictures of Kate talking with one of the flower girls..

...listening to the Best Man's speech..

...rockin out hard to Bon Jovi's 'Living on a Prayer"..

and watching her parents dance to their wedding song at the end of the evening!

Kate and Axel - it's always fun to shoot at the Crescent Club - it holds special memories for Kim and I. We had a great day with you both and wish you many years of happiness!!