The day after Christmas Josh’s dad and his girlfriend Raisa finally got married! They have been together as long as Josh and I have, just over seven years. And they finally decided to take the plunge and make it official.

They asked Eleanor to be their flower girl and I volunteered to shoot the wedding, of course! Although, I am decidedly not a wedding photographer, for them I was happy to save them the $2,000-10,000 they would have had to spend on a wedding photographer.  And I thought it might be fun, getting to shoot a wedding without the pressure of having been paid to do a good job, and working with people I didn’t know.

It was a long and tiring day, but I had a lot of fun doing it. I’m pretty happy with how my images came out. I love my detail shots and portraits. I’m not totally thrilled about the ceremony and reception, but I think they are pretty decent. As Amy says, I probably would get better shots if I were taller. With portrait photography I can bring a ladder or get my clients to sit, but it’s not really cool to carry around a step ladder during a wedding ceremony or to ask the bride and groom, “Could you guys try saying your vows standing on your knees?” I joke that if I were going to open a wedding photography studio I’d call it “Boobs and Boutonnieres” because that is where my eye level is. I’d have quite the niche business!

Here’s a few of my favorite shots from the day, you can see more, including a slideshow, over at Maggie Keegan Gross Photography: