Meg & Tim’s Wedding: A Bridesmaid’s Perspective

As many of you know, Meg Perotti is a great friend of mine- in fact, she’s one of my best friends. We are both wedding photographers, but we met and became friends long before either of us knew that this is what we wanted to do with our lives. We met in college after being assigned to the same dorm suite back in college. We were part of a group of 10 girls who lived in that suite of L Building and did everything together that year, so we came to be known by some as “The L Girls.” It was a fantastic year- everything the first year of college should have been. It was also the year that Meg met Tim, so I was around for all of the new love excitement.

Earlier this month, more than eight years later, Meg married Tim. It was one of the most perfect weddings- everything their wedding should have been. And I was so happy to be a bridesmaid and to be able to participate in that special day.

Jasmine Star was the official photographer for the day (you can see her posts on the wedding here and here). I’m not going to lie, it was a pretty strange experience being part of a wedding like that and not being expected to photograph anything. It was really nice just to be able to relax and have fun with everyone, but it was a foreign feeling to be at a wedding and not expected to be shooting-especially a wedding where Meg is the bride! Meg and I are fortunate to have been able to shoot together many times over the years and we’ve talked about her own wedding day so many times. When the day actually came, we kept looking at each other and asking “Is this really happening??”

Though I wasn’t expected to shoot anything, I brought my camera along for the day because I knew I wouldn’t be able to just not shoot anything. It’s in my blood… And I’m so glad I did because I got some really great “behind-the-scenes” photos of the bridal party that I really love. Unfortunately, I didn’t get many of Meg, and I didn’t get any of Meg and Tim together- but Jasmine got some great photos of them, so I’m okay with that. 🙂

Here are a few of my favorite images from the day- from a bridesmaid’s perspective. Special recognition should be given to Yelena of the Stylish Soiree for making sure the whole day went smoothly. She put so much work into the setup of everything and everything looked amazing!

Meg- just about ready… She looked amazing.

A quick jump on the bed before she put her dress on. 🙂

Aubrey, her best friend since practically birth, helping with her necklace. <3

Then we left for the Headlands Center for the Arts located in Marin County near San Francisco. It was a seriously amazing venue for a wedding and I would love, love, love to shoot a wedding there as the official photographer!

Meg and Tim pretty much immediately had their First Look. So, naturally I did a photo shoot of all the ladies in the ceremony room while we waited. We were all wearing unique vintage dresses, so it was also a bit of a fashion shoot. 🙂

Here’s the amazing mantle that served as a backdrop for the ceremony. And, the lovely Gabe on the right. I love her dress.

Morgan, Meg’s cousin on the left. Aubrey, the bff on the right. Her dress actually wasn’t vintage, it was Betsey Johnson-but super fabulous regardless.

Yours truly (photo kindly taken by Aubrey) and Emma, Meg’s younger sister and Maid of Honor, on the right.

Gabe.  I LOVE this series. <3

And yes, I shot a detail photo of my own shoes. I just loved them. I got them for $20 at Goodwill – navy blue Ellie Taharis that had never been worn and just happened to go perfectly with the wedding theme. They weren’t so comfortable… but what amazing shoes are??

All the girls.

Aubrey. The light in this room was insane! I could have shot in there all day.

Aubrey.

We all kept ourselves busy while the family photos were being taken outside. Jeff (left) practiced his tie-tying skills. Frankie (right) played games on his phone. And I, well I photographed stuff.

At one point, Aubrey got a hold of my camera. Self portraits! 🙂

Emma. With Meg’s bouquet.

Emma. I told her to do the “Meg pose” – she nailed it with the popped shoulder. 😉

Moments before the ceremony… Meg was a little nervous…

But super excited. 🙂

After that, the ceremony happened and I didn’t touch my camera again for the rest of the night, aside from my point-and-shoot. There are so many great photos from that day… I’ll end with a photo Gabe got on her point-and-shoot during dinner…

Seriously, photographing stuff is in our blood. 🙂

Congratulations to Meg and Tim! xoxo