The night before Tiffany and Simon’s wedding we were told that the French party hard at weddings. We smiled and nodded thinking that it was just an exaggeration. Little did we know the party would end at 6am and the groom’s parents would be among the last people standing (we only made it to 3am). Now that’s a party!
Destination wedding tip #2487987: What to do if your guests are from different countries and don’t speak the same language.
The groom’s aunt organized a mixer where guests were randomly assigned to groups and given the task of acting out lines from The Little Prince in French, German, Spanish, Italian, English, etc.. The activity was a great ice breaker and the guests put on an entertaining show for the bride/groom.
Final note (no pun intended), everyone at the wedding seemed to be musically or artistically inclined in some way (one bridesmaid is even a Rockette!). The best man wrote a song for the groom (which we loved!), the groom’s sisters sang a song for the couple and the groom and his family serenaded the bride. Bravo!
As my great great grandfather always said, “If you’re traveling all the way to France for a wedding you may as well do a second one while you’re at it.”Apparently Tiffany and Simon were given the same advice. Since Tiffany is American and Simon is French the entire week of festivities was actually a mixture of traditions. The following photos are from their civil ceremony, which is required by French law as part of the marriage process.
This has been a long time coming but we can’t wait to share the beauty of Montpellier and Tiffany and Simon’s wedding in the south of France. Tiffany and Simon invited us not only to take photos of their wedding but to capture several days of events leading up to it. We’ll share a bit of the experience over the next few days, but to start it off: wine tasting and an outdoor feast put on by Simon’s family.
The past year has been super busy (huge understatement) and there were tons of weddings that never made it to the blog. I thought it would be fun to revisit a few of those starting with Ashley and Kirk’s gorgeous wedding that took place at St. Ignatious church in San Francisco and the Burlingame Country Club.
The latest edition of “Where in the World is Cooper Carras” brings me to Buenos Aires, Argentina. I’m here for Connie and Andrew’s upcoming destination elopement on Monday (super exited about that)! I made it in Saturday morning, napped at the hotel for an hour or two (plus three hours of sleep on the 15 hour flight) and hit the town with some ex-pat friends from the US for steak (of course), barhopping, and eventually a random rooftop party complete with video art projected on the side of the neighboring high-rise. Good times! I finally made it home at 4:30am, which I’d like to blame on jetlag, but that’s just how they roll down here.
Here are a few photos that I took while wondering around this afternoon.
Check out Lucille and Justin’s feature in the Spring 2009 issue of Brides Northern California!
Lauren and Vance’s beautiful daytime wedding at the Lyford House in Tiburon, California. The property is a wildlife sanctuary for the National Audubon Society, which served as inspiration for their awesome bird place cards and decorations. Also on my list of loves: Lauren’s dress (Ralph Lauren), the flowers (Scentiments), the catering (Paula LeDuc), and most of all the laid back atmosphere.
I’m back from Bali! Last week I photographed Cat and Chang’s wedding in Indonesia (more on that fantastic event when the photos are edited) and I put together a little video clip of random sights/memories from along the way. Enjoy!
Today Junebug Weddings released their Best from the Best Fashion Report in which they showcase work from some of the most talented wedding photographers in the business. It is my great honor to be included among them!!! You can see my photos on slides #5 and #32.
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