When I first met with Emily and Bryan for their wedding at The Thursday Club, they were kind of quiet and did not ask a lot of questions. They mainly listen to my description of my approach to the wedding day and seemed to like it. What I described to them was that I would be there on their wedding day and capture the day to the best of my ability to tell their wedding story from beginning to end. My approach is to always be present but in the background capturing things in an unobtrusive manner. With wedding photography, my goal is to take a step back and look for emotion. That’s exactly what I feel was accomplished with these wedding photos.

Emily and Bryan’s wedding day was a day full of emotion. It just kept on building throughout the day until the very end when the DJ dropped the beat to California Love for the final song of the night.

The Thursday Club Wedding Venue

I’m a fan of this wedding venue. I think that the ballroom is one of the classiest ballrooms in town for an indoor wedding reception and having the convenience of a ceremony site in the garden and ocean views from the patio make it an overall great experience for wedding guests.

Emily and Bryan both got ready at the venue making it easy for me to capture some of their getting ready moments. It’s fun being around for those moments because those are usually the calm moments as the feelings start to sink in. With Bryan’s prep, it was great to see him get help from his best man to put on the cufflinks. For Emily’s prep it was great to see the look on her mom’s face as she looked at her and smiled at how pretty she looked in that dress. It was also great to be there as one of her bridesmaids started to lose control of the tears. There was no controlling them from that point on.

I love it when couples have their dogs as part of their ceremony. It’s always cute seeing them come down the aisle. As Emily made her way down from around the building and Bryan first laid eyes on her, he immediately had to hold back the tears. I’m not going to lie, it’s pretty cool seeing a guy built like a linebacker get so emotional when he sees the woman that he loves.

It was an upbeat and happy ceremony and after the ceremony, the couple was just ready to party with their friends and family. I think what I noticed the most about Emily and Bryan is that they live in the moment. I could see how important their friends and family are to them by the level of attention and love that they would display for them. They wanted to spend every moment they could with their loved ones, so much so that we almost did not get to do the sunset photos at the end. Instead of being the center of attention in those photos, they wanted to go give their attention to their guests. I think that says a lot about who they are. For that reason, it was a great pleasure to capture their wedding day.

Vendors that made their wedding day a success include:
Venue: The Thursday Club
Wedding Planner: Amy June Weddings and Events
Caterer: Encore Catering
Flowers: Blossoms by the Beach
DJ: Sage Productions
Officiant: Don Toshach