Derek Montgomery Photography >> Blog » Weddings 2010 http://www.drockphoto.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:36:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Best of 2010 :: Getting Ready http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/31/best-of-2010-getting-ready/ http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/31/best-of-2010-getting-ready/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:28:40 +0000 DRock http://www.drockphoto.com/?p=1457 You've been planning for months, maybe years, for your wedding day and now it's time to go.  The moments and hours before the day kicks off can be both nerve-wracking and exciting.  This is where endless amount of planning converge and you just cross your fingers nothing was forgotten and that everything goes off without a hitch.  I enjoy shooting brides and grooms getting ready because you witness firsthand the transformation of their regular selves into people on the cusp of getting married.  Street clothes become tuxes and dresses.  Drop the Nikes for Kenneth Coles; the Gap polos for your Italian wool charcoal colored three-button suit from Banana Republic.  Or just about drop everything and go jump in a frigid Lake Superior.  In any case, it's go-time.

If you haven’t seen my other Best Of photos from 2010, here are some links below…

Now, here are my favorite getting ready pictures from 2010.

]]> http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/31/best-of-2010-getting-ready/feed/ 2 Best of 2010 :: The Reception http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/24/best-of-2010-the-reception/ http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/24/best-of-2010-the-reception/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:58:39 +0000 DRock http://www.drockphoto.com/?p=1435 I think this nugget from Lady Gaga's "Telephone" sums up the reception portion of most weddings...

Tonight I'm not takin' no calls,
'cause I'll be dancin'.

Eat, relax, reload, dance.  That's the standard M.O. for the reception.  That's also why I love shooting receptions.  You never know exactly what kind of stuff you'll see on the dance floor.  There's also that one guy at every wedding who dominates the dance floor.  Every.  Time.  Guaranteed.

If you haven't seen my other Best Of photos from 2010, here are some links below...

Now, here are my favorite reception pictures from 2010.

]]> http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/24/best-of-2010-the-reception/feed/ 0 Best of 2010 :: Details http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/17/best-of-2010-details/ http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/17/best-of-2010-details/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:29:35 +0000 DRock http://www.drockphoto.com/?p=1419 I'm back with my next series of favorite shots: the details.  Dresses, cakes, rings, shoes, rings in delicious candies--all of that stuff is everywhere at a wedding and often times is the result of months and months of planning.  I'll find myself taking these throughout the day and they often become some of my favorite shots from the entire wedding.

If you like what you see below, check out my other favorite wedding shots from 2010...

And now for some of my favorite detail shots this year...

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]]> http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/14/best-of-2010-the-ceremony/feed/ 2 Best of 2010 :: Bride & Groom http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/05/best-of-2010-bride-groom/ http://www.drockphoto.com/2011/01/05/best-of-2010-bride-groom/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:53:30 +0000 DRock http://www.drockphoto.com/?p=1384 Over the next couple weeks, I'm going to feature some of my favorite images from the many weddings I shot in 2010.  I couldn't have asked for a better year or better couples to work with.  I learned a lot this year and can't wait to use that knowledge in 2011.  To kick things off, here are my favorite images that feature the bride and groom from 2010.  These don't include ceremony shots as those will come in a later post.  Enjoy!!

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