Archive for July, 2008

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Every Beach wedding at Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa is a new experience. part 1

From a photographer’s eye.

For the last few months there’s been a beach wedding nearly every weekend. Every time it’s a new experience.  From the moment you arrive, you inspect the setup where the ceremony will take place. then you check with the wedding coordinator  for any specific  information or detail you have to be aware of.  Then you get in contact with the groom and inform him that besides their photographer, you will be taking pictures on behalf of the resort.

Then you start taking pictures of the decorated tables  and the ornaments on the tables, and also take pictures of the cake on the the cake table.

As the moment arrives,  the guests  proceed to the beach area where the wedding  will take place, you will be  there already taking pictures as the guests take their seats.  Most of the time the groom (husband to be) is standing under an arch with his back towards the guests facing the ocean.  It has been said that the groom should not watch his bride untill she arrives at the altar / arch). The groom is accompanied by his best man.  You take a  picture of the groom, which most of the time is very nervous at the moment.

Then the beautiful bride arrives on the beach.  She walks down the aisle very elegant wedding dress.
The Pastor or minister present conducts the beach ceremony, which includes the blessing of the rings,  exchange of vows,  sealing  the ceremony with a nice and long kiss.

The wedding coordinator indicate the newly weds,  where they should sign their eternal contract.

After the ceremonies  the photographer  guides all present towards the beach  for the photo shoot. The options are so many that you could use allot of poses without it being boring. The best pictures of the newly weds are taken  at dusk.  The sky is the limit at that time.    That’s the time a photographer uses his or her imagination and create the best pictures.