So I still have a couple other sessions/weddings to blog but I wanted to start my 2013 recap series. I started out trying to pick just one image from each wedding as a favorite for a blog entry…… that was a complete failure…. seriously one image from a whole wedding?! No idea what I was thinking but that’s impossible haha.

So instead I’m going to do it in a series of blog posts : Getting Ready, The Details, The Brides, The Grooms, The Bling,The Moments, The Little Guys, The Ceremony, The Wedding Party, The Venues and The Parties and The Engagements. I will choose my top 10 images for each category (or try to keep it to 10). Since the winter months are a little slower I thought this would be a fun way to recap and show some images that may or may not have even been since by my blog viewers before.

First up are my  Getting Ready favorites. It varies from wedding to wedding how much of the getting ready process I’m there to photograph. Some brides like me there for the entire day, and some prefer me to show up  once they finishing up hair and makeup. I like to at least arrive before the bride gets in her dress. It’s just an emotion filled moment. In come cases my brides have had the dress for months just waiting for the day they get to wear it!!!

One thing is for sure that there is always a flurry of activity during this time. You can usually smell the hairspray down the hallway, the mimosas are flowing, bobby pins are flying, someone is trying to fit into their Spanx and the flower girl has already spilled something on her dress! But I love every second of it! There is so much excitement during this time that it’s hard to capture it all, but I do my best!

My top ten Getting Ready photos …. in no particular order

Emma gettting some help from her mom and bridesmaids with the bow.

Barb getting what is most likely at 3rd coating of hair spray !

Gina having her sister lace her dress up.

Keri getting a final hair/veil adjustment from her stylist.

Krista getting a final touch up from hair and makeup before we started photos.

Leann getting some blush during her hair and makeup time at Gotham Beauty Lounge in NYC.

My wonderful assistant Robyn took this photo below of Rachel revealing her dress to everyone 🙂

She may hate me for this years down the road, but I caught this jr. bridemaid dancing around with the bride’s bra while the bride was getting dressed. This girl was a total ham… I want to be her friend because she made me laugh all day…. Call me in 15 years when you get married!

Morgan getting help from her mom as she slips into her wedding dress!

I really wish I could remember what was said here, but as Elizabeth’s reactions tell you – it was funny!

I had to include a couple for the guys…. although they have a much easier process than us ladies!

Jason sliding into his shoes before their beach wedding in Hawaii.

 Michael adjusting his bowtie before heading out to the ceremony.