Ben Vigil Photographers » Peachtree Presbyterian

One of the nice things about being good friends with other fantastic photographers in the industry you can call on each other when you need help or when you just want an extra set of eyes and the other studio is free. This past Saturday was one of those times.

My friends Chris and Katie Torres of 6 of Four and I have shot with each other a number of times. They came down to the beautiful FL Keys with me for Nikki & Johnny’s wedding and helped with Laura & David’s amazing wedding weekend last year. One of the perks of being a 2nd shooter is that you can experiment and there isn’t the same pressure. The bottom line is you have the freedom to be a little more creative.

Oh yeah, and you get to take embarrassing pictures of your friends … that I’m nice enough to keep to myself (for now).

So not much explanation needed on the images… here are a few that I liked:

Ben Vigil, …congratulations to Sarah and Rob!

Date: March 15, 2008
Rehearsal Dinner: Piedmont Driving Club
Ceremony: Peachtree Presbyterian Church
Reception: Cherokee Town & Country Club
Coordination: Kourtney Coleman @ K Coleman Weddings & Events
Music: Del Baroni Orchestra
Video: Jonathan Nye @ Evolution Video Productions

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Wow, what a pleasure!

Having a beautiful bride and groom who are a pleasure to be around on the happiest day of their life is only part of the story. It’s the most important, of course, as a photographer. But behind the scenes making it all happen are all the vendors who help the family and the couple and just let go and enjoy the day. So it’s always great to work with some of the top folks in the industry.

I’ve heard many good things about Kourtney Coleman so it was a pleasure to finally work with her and she did a stellar job! Del Baroni and his full orchestra was fantastic! I have to add this comment: if you are going to hire them, do yourself a favor and go for the full orchestra. It really adds a lot and they are so so versatile in the styles of music they can do. I was really impressed! And Jonathan was a pleasure to work with. As it turns out, we both worked a wedding a couple weeks later too, which I’ll blog in a couple days. And last but not least, Katie Torres, of 6 of Four Creations fame, came and helped me out getting some amazing images while Brian Steele assisted and got some great ceremony images too.

I was chatting on the phone with Stephanie about her wedding images and which ones were her favorites… she mentioned the flower girl and how she looked just like a perfect little doll that they bought at the store for the wedding. Check out this picture of her at the rehearsal dinner. Don’t you agree with Stephanie!

And isn’t Stephanie just the definition of class!

They chose to see each other before the wedding (as you can tell above), and as we arrived at the church, amid the bridal party last minute chatter and chaos that takes place at every wedding, Stephanie stole a quiet moment with her groom to be. You might think this was a “posed” shot but it wasn’t. Just a simple moment that none of us would have remembered…