Wedding Photos from the Rios-Lovell Winery in Livermore California
Melissa and Kris got married in 2006 at the Rios-Lovell Winery in Livermore California. It was a pretty day with a beautiful sunset. The wine country of Livermore, with it’s hills and orchards, is a wonderful place for a wedding.
All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006
San Francisco Bay Area Photographer
I thought I’d combine my new love of experimenting with infrared with my old love of wedding photography.
This photo was taken in the park in front of the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. On a busy Saturday, the park was full of people, and really not the most romantic place. A great place for people watching, but not the best place for bridal shots. However, the infrared really transforms the scene. It becomes a magical land with romance and mystery, the crowd of Saturday tourists fading into the background.
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Carrie and Ryland got married in December of 2006 at the Summit House in Fullerton California.
There was wonderful soft Southern California evening light for the bridal shots, and Christmas lights everywhere in the evening. It’s really a great time of year for a wedding.
All photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006. All rights reserved.
Wedding and Event Photography
Here is another wedding from deeper in the stack. Amber and Colin got married at St. Gregory’s Church in San Francisco.
I’ve seen a lot of weddings in my time; Over 600. The ceremony at St. Gregory was pretty unique. It started off relatively similar to most weddings, people in a church, bride and a groom in front. Maybe a bit more colorful. Three officiants instead of one. People sing, which in my experience is somewhat rare these days, but not in the least unheard of. Touches that are slightly different, but not notable.
But then, it got more interesting. Everybody gets in a tight group, and everybody puts their hands on the shoulder of the person next to them, so the entire group is connected by touch.
Then, everybody in the entire church processes to an alter (called “the open table of Jesus”) near the back of the church. Then, and here is the best part, everybody, still touching, does this dance.
Here is a photo panted on the wall of the church of saints and luminaries from human history doing the dance that everybody at the wedding (guests included) do at the end of the ceremony:
Mural of the dance.
The effect was altogether captivating. You can see for yourself.
All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2005. All rights reserved.
San Francisco Photographer
From 2005, this is one of the oldest weddings I’ve posted on this blog. (I have a very rigorous process for deciding what to post. I reach blindly into the drawer where I keep all of the old contracts, and pull one out at random.) I was using older equipment, and I had hundreds fewer weddings under my belt (at this point I’ve shot over 600 professional gigs, including weddings, portraits, corporate events, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs etc…) but I am still happy with my work, looking back.
Angela and Steven got ready at Churchill Manor in Napa, had a ceremony at Marsha’s Vineyard in Napa, and a reception at the Pelusi Building also in Napa.
Bride before the wedding, sepia
Bride and Bridesmaids through window
Wedding Ceremony
Please take a look at the image above, and the image below. These are the same image, and the second one has been converted to Black and White. Back in the bad old days, you had to pick which you wanted to shoot, but now,I shoot everything in color and convert the ones I want to see in black and white. I think it words very well.
Wedding Ceremony, Black and White
Bride with flower girls
All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2005. All rights reserved.
San Francisco Bay Area wedding photographer