Elyse & Rick

Elyse and Rick's nuptials were all sorts of fun. I actually knew a lot of people because this one was in my own family! Elyse is my 2nd cousin (based on my limited knowledge of the complex system of genealogy) so it was more like a fun family gathering than work.
But work, I did. Some of my best if you ask me.
The wedding was in the Salt Lake Temple and I have no explanation for the way the temple was lit! It was December so they had all the bubble decorations floating in the reflection pool and that's the only explanation I can give. The bubbles threw this amazing yellow stippled light onto the east facade of the temple! The odd thing was that the sun didn't seem to be in a position to light it that way. It was just incredible!
The reception was in the Utah State Capitol rotunda. (I posted a shot of the capitol building from this wedding in a previous post) The capitol rotunda is a gorgeous, albeit challenging place to have a reception. It's cavernous, which makes it tough to light but also dramatic and interesting. I've always loved architecture and really showing the location so I saw it as a challenge. You can judge the results.
The Bride and Groom formals at the reception are some of my favorites, despite having all of about 10 minutes for all of them. We only took about 10 frames in front of the capitol but they are worth every effort.
I've posted some of my favorites here and you can click the link below the slideshow to go to www.collages.net to see the rest.