My journal highlights my personal and professional adventures as a full-time wedding photojournalist! I absolutely love being a wedding photographer! My "job" is to hang out with awesome couples on the biggest day of their lives! Throughout my career I've photographed city weddings with 300 guests and small intimate Riu Ochos Rios Jamaica destination weddings with about 30 guests! My wedding photography studio is based out of Lewes Delaware, although I've traveled all over the world including Kingston Jamaica and Montego Bay Jamaica to photograph two events with Prince Charles!!!
So if you want to hang out on your wedding day, please drop me a line...even if you don't have a date set, wedding reception site picked or even if there is no fat rock on your finger! ;)
I’m proud to announce that one of my images has won an WPJA award! The Wedding Photojournalist Association has several contests each year for their wedding photojournalists photographers. I guess now I am an International Award Winning Wedding Photojournalist! I know, I know, I’m tooting my own horn….but it’s exciting, and I wanted to share. Also, I wanted to thank Sara and Steve for being so adventurous during their Lewes Delaware wedding!
~Rob
After searching long and hard to find the perfect wedding album supplier…the search is over! I needed wedding albums that were stylish, unique and of high quality. At first, I wanted simple albums that didn’t compete with my photography. Then, I realized that these awesome hand-made albums complemented my pictures and improved the overall presentation of my couple’s wedding photography!!!
So I contacted Renaissance Albums to see what they had to offer. We chit-chatted for a bit, and I truly felt confident in using them for my wedding albums. Next step was to confirm what I heard by seeing it in person ( I know….”Photographerzilla”, huh?). Hey, I know my couples are very picky….as am I! So while up in NYC for Melissa and Rob’s New York City engagement pictures I stopped by Renaissance. It was nice to finally put faces to names and their voices. Renaissance’s factory was very impressive and the tour allowed me to see what all the hype was about. There were no huge machines pumping out cookie cutter books or outsourcing to foreign countries! There were actual people working at a series of workstations. The rolls of raw hide leather, the razor blades and q-tips, and the humidity-controlled room were true representations of hand-made albums!
Renaissance says: Renaissance’s SoHo Book is a contemporary coffee table album designed for showcasing full-page prints. Unique and unrivaled in presentation, the award-winning SoHo Book uses seamless page craftsmanship to generate its distinctive style. The SoHo Book is available in a selection of Silks, Leathers, Luxesuede, Metal Cover and Pure Acrylic Cover.
Humbled Eyes Photography says: SoHo Book is freaking awesome! The Silk Brocade cover options give my couples a unique alternative to the traditional leather look. These albums are built from scratch and are completely customizable! You want three cut-out windows…..sure, why not! You want a specific size to fit a book shelf…..sure, why not!
Renaissance’s Chai Silk Brocade covers are amazing!
The flush mount pages are thick and sturdy.
The flush mount panorama page spreads give plenty of space for layout design of multiple images and text!
Renaissance says: Galleria Album is a handcrafted, reversible mat album, designed for hand-trimmed images to be mounted in flush matted pages. Each image is set in one of our custom designed mats and has an accent lining. The Galleria Album is available in a selection of Durapelle, Leathers, Luxsuede, Metal Cover and Pure Acrylic Cover.
Humbled Eyes Photography says: Galleria Albums offer a simpler, cleaner and more contemporary way of showcasing your wedding photos!
The Galleria is beautiful with its clean lines and simple design.
A variety of print sizes are used to tell the wedding day story.
Check them out: Renaissance Albums
~Rob
So, I get a call from Christy at about 3:00 on Friday….a night before her Saturday wedding. The conversation went something like this, “Hi Rob…what are you doing at 5:00 tonight? I say, I’ll be at the office, why? Christy says, you want to shoot our ceremony on the beach at 5:00 tonight? I replied, LET’S DO IT!” So the night before Christy and Tim’s wedding day, and before Hurricane Hanna showed up….we headed out to Lewes Beach for their ceremony! Despite Hanna on the horizon, Christy and Tim were relaxed and happy. So they had their dream beach wedding the Friday before Hanna crashed their wedding! Another funny thing is that Christy’s dad was a wedding photographer back in the day and said, “Rob let me know if you need any help with anything. I quickly replied, “Dad….you don’t need to worry about a thing….just enjoy your daughter’s wedding!”
Now the actual wedding day started, and everyone seemed so relaxed despite all the changes.
The guys had suited up in old Macy plastic garment bags and ran back and forth to pick things up and drop off at the room at Canal Inn.
Christy decided to head over to the main building at Canal Inn and get ready in one of the other rooms. This was a great idea….seeing that Hanna was raging!!
Maid of Honor holding the door for the waiting bride.
We had a little break in the rain, but, her wind was still gusting!
After Plan A….there came Plan B and Plan C! So, they had their beach ceremony on Lewes Beach the night before, the 2nd ceremony at Canal Inn and the reception at Christy’s father’s house!
LOL!!!
They danced so much that the floor was flexing…talk about a house party!
Have fun in Napa Valley!
~Rob
Vendor info:
Make My Day Event Planning did an amazing job (as usual) coordinating and re-coordinating….and re-re-coordinating this wedding!
Silver Sound kept the party going until the last song!
Nage catering had some delicious food….again!
Jenn and Dan’s wedding day was finally here, and I knew they would be fun after taking their Newark Delaware engagement pictures! Their wedding day weather was perfect, and everything fell into place perfectly. Everyone headed over to Saint Mary’s in Wilmington Delaware to finalize preparations and get married!!! St Mary’s is a small older church, and the ceremony was awesome. After the ceremony we headed over to The Patio at Archmere for the reception. The guests had a blast, the food was wonderful and the music was great!
Jenn was showing off for the camera!
Jenn was smiling ear to ear so much during the ceremony.
The Patio at Archmere.
The new Mr. and Mrs. as they peeked around the corner waiting for the big announcement!
J.Scott catering was deeeeeeeeeeeeeelicious!
The view of The Patio from the second floor.
Here is me and the YouDee, the University of Delaware mascot.
Jenn and Dan met at U of D and invited him to their wedding!
Photo by the famous Misty Dawn!
Oh the lawnmower…….
Have fun in Montreal Canada, guys!!!
~Rob
