The other day I posted Part 1 of Lindsey & Eli’s amazing wedding at Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. I have to say… this wedding was incredible in every way. The people, the style, the energy… it was all so amazing!
Once again, I have to mention the incredible team at Jowy Productions who made sure that whole wedding went off flawlessly… and it was quite the production to manage. They are the best!!
For all the getting ready and portrait images, as well as more about the wedding and the vendors click here to see Part 1. This post will be all about the ceremony, details and, of course, the party!
Lindsey walking down the aisle with her dad… I love his expression!
This ceremony was so beautiful… so many laughs, so many tears… perfect.
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Married!
Then it was time for cocktail hour… Lindsey’s parents surprised them with an amazing fireworks display that rivaled the nightly display at Disneyland. It was amazing! I knew it was coming and loved seeing the surprise on Lindsey & Eli’s faces when the show started. A super memorable moment…
Inside the reception room, the details were STUNNING. It was pure, rich, dramatic glamour…The tables were to die for.
The venue wasn’t actually a venue… they had to bring everything in and build it on site. Jowy Productions oversaw the building of this tent and made it feel like the most amazing 5-star venue. Incredible.
They had a choreographed first dance that was based on this music video by She and Him. So cute!
The mothers’ reactions during the hora, which, by the way, is the most fun dance ever! 🙂
The toasts.
Lindsey with her friend and my former bride Sam.
Ally was one of my lovely second shooters for the weekend and she captured the right image below… and I seriously love her so much for it! So, so awesome.
At one point, Eli took the stage. It was epic.
Lindsey & Eli – I love you guys! I’m so happy for you and am so excited to see what the future has in store for you. Thank you for having me photograph your amazing weekend. xoxo
since you’ve been doing q&a posts lately, i think a post about how you lit the ceremony is in order :).
awesome work as usual!
Thanks so much, Cristi! That’s an easy question… The ceremony was professionally lit by a lighting crew making my job easy. 🙂 I didn’t use any extra lighting for the ceremony besides my on-camera flash on a few shots… but most were just high ISO and wide aperture. 🙂
I love these!! Would you mind sharing some thoughts behind your post processing?
Love how you captured such pure emotions during the ceremony. The bride’s dress is killer and the detail shots are phenomenal.