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.

CRW 3508 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

CRW 3509 proof 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

CRW 3510 proof 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

CRW 3511 proof 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

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IMG 3902 proof crop 15 second exposures of a night wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

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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

IMG 1341 200x300 Photos from a wintertime wedding in Yosemite National Park. See a bride in the snow!

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IMG 1631 200x300 Photos from a wintertime wedding in Yosemite National Park. See a bride in the snow!

IMG 1649 300x200 Photos from a wintertime wedding in Yosemite National Park. See a bride in the snow!

IMG 1674 200x300 Photos from a wintertime wedding in Yosemite National Park. See a bride in the snow!

IMG 1708 300x200 Photos from a wintertime wedding in Yosemite National Park. See a bride in the snow!

IMG 1716 300x200 Photos from a wintertime wedding in Yosemite National Park. See a bride in the snow!

Jun 032010
 
formal bridal photos around yosemite valley, bride and groom in yosemite national park

Joan and Glen got married at Yellow Pine Sentinel Beach in Yosemite National Park. They had a reception at Yosemite Lodge.

The gallery, this is an example of the magazine style, or flush-mount album. The albums are designed in Photoshop, and then printed as a book, with a hardcover and a dust jacket.

All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006. All rights reserved.
Yosemite wedding photographer

May 272010
 
Bride and Groom walk each other down isle wedding Evergreen Lodge in Goveland, CA

Lisa and Chris got married at the Evergreen Lodge in Goveland, CA. They were on the older side of brides and grooms. (Not old, jut older than most first timers). Something I noticed with couples that are in their 30′s and 40′s when they get married. They stress a lot less about every little detail, and bring their own personal ascetic to the wedding instead. It’s quite nice really.

Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2006. All rights reserved.
Yosemite Wedding Photographer

May 132010
 
Bride and Groom on balcony of Chateau Du Sureau and Erna's Elderberry House wedding photos

Nadine and Stephen got married last winter at the amazing Chateau Du Sureau and Erna’s Elderberry House in Oakhurst California. (Oakhurst is 1/2 way between Fresno and Yosemite)

Chateau Du Sureau is exquisitely beautiful, and I’ve been told that Erna’s Elderberry House is one of the few 5 star restaurants in the country.

All Photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2009. All rights reserved. San Francisco Photographer