A June wedding at a vineyard in the Virginia countryside, what could be more idyllic? When Rob and Danielle first shared their wedding plans with us last summer, the romantic appeal of capturing images on a farm converted to a vineyard, with an island ceremony beneath a hand crafted pergola in front of guests seated in traditional wooden pews nestled upon the island turf…well, you get the idea. We were completely smitten (not a word I use very often…) with the idea. This would be a wonderful wedding to photograph. Our first visit to Old House Vineyard confirmed what we had been expecting…this was beautiful venue and June was the perfect month to be there!
But there was also that other issue…With the wide open layout and the long distances between key locations-main house to bridge, bridge to ceremony area, ceremony area to key photography vantage points-telling the story of this wedding would be a challenge. Add to that a tight time line loaded with family pictures and pre-ceremony portraits and it was time to add another photographer to our team. I called on Jim Harrington-a good friend, a veteran wedding photographer and an all around good guy. We decided on a flexible triangle shape for the ceremony coverage-with Shannon near the house covering the wedding party to and then onto the island, Jim on the island and me set up with my sports photography rig on a small peninsula across the lake from the ceremony. With the three of us in position, we were ready cover a beautiful ceremony at a wonderful country wedding in Virginia.
by Neil
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