August 24th, 2010
OK as most of you know I’m more of a wedding photojournalist then anything. Although this doesn’t mean that I can’t shoot some fashion inspired wedding pictures. To be completely honest, I enjoy it a lot! The problem there never is much time after the cermeony, as we are rushed to get into cocktail hour. Then there’s Brandi. Brandi had a very unique idea for her wedding. She wanted to break all the traditions that are typical of an American wedding. Funny thing is even Adam, a London native, was a little unsure of what Brandi had in mind. Bottom line is we had almost two hours for the “First Look” before the ceremony and I LOVE having plenty of time to shoot!
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August 16th, 2010
Way back in March, while in San Diego, Susan sent me an emailing wanting to do some Anniversary portraits in Rehoboth Beach! Ben, her hubby, had proposed to her at the beach so it only seemed right to get some portraits there. So near the end of July, while they were vacationing, we set out to shoot around town. I’ve had dozens of portraits in Rehoboth beach, but we ending finding some new locations. Good times. ;)
January 3rd, 2010
I believe that no matter what trends the wedding photography industry experiences, wedding photojournalism will never expire. Trends will come and go. Think about how over the years how much clothing has changed. In the last 40 years we’ve seen tied die shirts, neon, stone washed jeans and Doc Martins. The clothes that people wear simply serve as a temporary style. Remove the clothes and what are you left with? Real people…real life.
I’m sure you have seen some old school wedding photography and noticed the “awesome” heart shaped framing…or my personal favorite where the bride is pretending to sniff her spot colored bouquet at eye level while standing in front of the window! Barf. ;) Wedding photojournalists capture REAL LIFE with its raw and candid moments. We act as an observer of the wedding day and document it as it unfolds. Minimal interaction allows the wedding day’s emotions and interactions to flow naturally. It’s this flow that help me photograph real life.
Here are a few pictures from Julie and Brian’s Salero wedding in Rehoboth Beach Delaware!
This photo below was heavily photoshoped to add the cheesiness!!! Funniest part was I showed my wife this photo and she said, “Eeew that is so 90s!” lol
***Disclosure: The cheesiness of this photo does not reflect the style of Julie the Bride or my wedding photography. This was used for example purposes only. ;)***
~Rob
Delaware wedding photojournalist
September 17th, 2009
In this day and age the majority of brides contact me about my wedding photography via email. Well one cold March day I recieved a phone call from a bride asking about the possibility of me being her wedding photographer. She sounded very confident and out going! We chat for a good 30 minutes while she finished up her lunch break. We hit it off so we set up a meeting at my office. Fast forward a couple weeks, Becky and Clayton came strolling in and jumped right conversation. We ended up talking about random things rather then their actual wedding! Which I’m fine with. So the next day I got this email: “It was really great meeting you yesterday. Clayton and I are going to be spending Easter with my parents.. and we are going to tell them that we want you to be our wedding photographer! We both agree that your style of photography and your mentality is exactly what we were looking for!!!”
So their wedding day finally was here. It’s always nice to not have to travel hundreds of miles to shoot a wedding. I enjoy shooting local Delaware beach weddings now and again. The prep started in Rehoboth Beach with a ceremony at Epworth United Methodist Church. Then the bridal party hopped on the Jolly Trolley to head back to Lewes Yacht Club. It rained off and on but we headed to downtown Lewes to shoot some wedding party pictures. Becky and Clayton were complete naturals in from the the camera….aka hams!!! 
We then headed back to Lewes Yacht Club where the party continued into the night!
We even got a local Lewes Cop to shut down the canal bridge for about 5 mins!
One of my fave wedding reception pictures to date!
Jellyroll rocked the house!
~Rob
Delaware wedding Photojournalist
