Archive for July, 2009

Ali and Cooper – Montpellier, France

Just when you thought the Tiffany and Simon photos were over, we have one more set to add. This time we’re going behind the scenes: Ali left her toe print on the official “guest toe print poster” and the kids thought it would be fun to harass me while I tried to take group photos (and juggled three cameras!).

Thanks, Tiffany and Simon. When you schedule the encore events we’ll be there!

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Tiffany and Simon – Montpellier, France #4

Tiffany and Simon just might win the prize for being the biggest photo troopers. Even after all the partying and extreme lack of sleep, the two were eager to do one more shoot the day after their wedding. Either they were so exhausted they didn’t know I was taking photos of them or they were so used to being in front of my camera…whatever the cause, beautiful photos came out of the session. Nice job, guys.

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Tiffany and Simon – Montpellier, France #3

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!

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Tiffany and Simon – Montpellier, France #2

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.

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Tiffany and Simon – Montpellier, France

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.

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