From the moment I met Katrina in my studio, we just clicked. She is a lovely woman with an awesome personality. When I met Luis for the first time, we joked about his love for the Yankees and my dislike for them. In a dinner meeting before the wedding, we chatted like old friends and maybe talked wedding for 10 minutes. On her wedding day, it was like I was watching my friend get ready for her big day. Katrina was such a stunning bride and her friends we so welcoming. We joked with her maid of honor that she needs to rent out her home for brides for wedding prep. It was beautifully decorated and immaculately clean.
What was a first for me this day was doing a “First Look Shoot.” A first look is when the bride and groom see each other for the first time before the wedding. I am now a MAJOR fan of the first look. It gave us 2 hours to go around and do all our bridal shots at multiple locations prior to the wedding. Once the reception was over, the bride and groom were able to relax with their guests and have no photo pressure.
I had a complete blast doing bridals, I could have shot them all day. I have to give props to the brother of the groom who suggested the train station, great call. I also want to thank the artist who painted the beautiful mural on the wall in the town of Hastings on Hudson. It made for a pretty cool back drop.
After the bridals, we headed to the Surf Club in New Rochelle for the wedding and reception. I can not say enough good things about the Surf Club. The setting was just gorgeous and unlike a lot of other venues, the staff treated the hired help like guests. After spending 13 hours straight working, there is nothing like being treated like gold.
Also another first for us this night was setting up a photo booth. For an hour we set up a location outside the dance room for everyone to come out and let loose and have a little photo fun. This is an option we will be offering all our couples.
Thank you again Katrina and Luis for allowing Surprise Photography to be such an important part of your day. Also, thank you to Nick for being such an awesome second shooter!
