Charissa & Erik’s day started at the The Davenport Hotel where the girls got ready. Then the party moved to Trezzi Farm for the wedding & reception. The day was calm & full of sweet moments shared between friends & family celebrating the wedding of two amazing people.

You might remember that I took some engagement photos of Nikki & Clayton during our last visit to Hawaii. You might also remember that we missed the light on the beach by about a half hour & we ended up playing a round of mini-golf. I figured it would be a good idea to brave the wind and looming storms & give it another go. I’m so glad we did!

More wedding & engagement photos coming up soon, but first I have a more personal post. Over the past few weeks I’ve been playing around with some film cameras. It’s been fun seeing what they can (& can’t) do. It brings back a little of what I used to enjoy about shooting film before digital was even around—ok, it was around, but not very good. I still miss the darkroom, but I do have a great local lab so I can let that go—for now. Fortunately I have a few willing models at my disposal & enough of a back yard that I can change things up a bit.

The black & white photos were shot on a Hasselblad 501cm camera with C-41 b&w film (mmmmm square). Processing & scanning was done at R&R Custom Color. The color photos were shot with my Diana F+ toy camera with a Polaroid back on Fuji Instax film. Those were processed in camera & scanned by me. The only post processing on all of these photos were curves adjustments in LR & sizing for the web. There’s also a reason why you’re not seeing any regular 35mm film photos. It’s because they suck. Well, maybe not suck, but they don’t add anything different or better than my digital super-camera. My files from my Nikon D3 are far superior (& less expensive) to regular 35mm film.

I don’t know if I’m quite ready to introduce these in to my wedding workflow, but I definitely see myself shooting more of both cameras in the future.

**For the best viewing experience, open up the first photo & use the left & right arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate through the photos.**

Next up is the wedding of Alyson & Dylan at the The Jacklin Center in Post Falls, ID. I had a great time spending the day with Alyson & Dylan & capturing it with my lens. I’ve said it before, there are no two people more meant for each other than Aly & Dylan. It’s fun to be around them & be able to see those little moments that occur so frequently between them. I was fully expecting that, but in addition, being able to experience that with their close friends & family was extra special.

If you didn’t already know, Aly’s a bit of a wedding blogger herself. If you’re looking for inspiration or ideas, head over to her blog Keen To Be Seen where she shares what she’s learned & experienced as she was planning her wedding. There were a number of little details that made the day “theirs” including the beautiful floral arrangements & bouquets by Fleurtations Floral. In fact, the Jacklin employees said they’d never seen such a beautiful set up for a wedding. Congratulations Aly & Dylan!

Thanks again to Eric Strate who came along with me to shoot this wedding!