Apr 022012
 
Night time outdoor wedding in Yosemite

Kate got married outside at night in the middle of winter (barefoot too, and sh was really hoping for snow!) at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

I had two cameras. One of them on me with a flash to capture the wedding as it happened with good lighting. But I knew that this alone would not convey the full impact of being outside at night, so I had a second camera on a tripod. I used 15 second exposures to capture both the light and the feeling of the wedding. In some of the images, you can see me and the flash my camera produced more than once in the same frame.

I’ve included not only 15 second exposure images, but also a few of the “regular” shots from the wedding, for context, and because I like them.

15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

Night time outdoor wedding in Yosemite

long exposure of a wedding photo at the Ahwahnee

artistic wedding photography

bride in a winter gown at the Ahwanee in Yosemite

shower of rose petals, bride

dad dips bride, dancing at a wedding reception in the Ahwahnee

All photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006. All rights reserved.
Yosemite National Park Wedding Photography

Sep 212010
 
Bride and groom in snow covered meadow with a view of snow capped half doom. winter wedding in yosemite national park

Arleen and Byron got married in January of 2006 in Yosemite National Park. They were lucky beyond belief, the weather was perfect. The day BEFORE the wedding, it snowed. The roads closed, nothing happened. The day of the wedding, it was sunny and almost warm. The roads were open, but there was still a wonderful carpet of snow on everything!

Their wedding ceremony was below Bridal Veil Falls. Their wedding reception was at Yosemite Lodge. The photos were taken all over the valley.

All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006. All rights reserved.
Alex Schoenfeldt is an official Yosemite Park Wedding Photographer

Bride in snow. Winter wedding in Yosemite National Park.

Bride and groom hands. Winter wedding, Yosemite National park, just under bridal veil falls.

Broom with bridesmaids, winter wedding in yosemite national park shot under bridal veil falls.

Bride and mom, both in fur. winter wedding in yosemite national park shot under bridal veil falls.

Bride and groom at the base of Bridal Veil Falls. winter wedding in yosemite national park shot under bridal veil falls.

Bride and groom in snow covered meadow with a view of snow capped half doom. winter wedding in yosemite national park

Bride with fur cap in a snow covered meadow in front of snow capped half doom winter wedding in yosemite national park

Bride and groom snowball fight. fun wedding photo in a snow covered meadow winter wedding in yosemite national park

Bride and groom kiss. Bride in fur. Surrounded by a halo of light. winter wedding in yosemite national park