Day one, we began the morning with Bob reviewing gear, light modifiers and radio triggers (all the super fun and exciting stuff), then we headed out to photograph Lauren and Justin, engagement session style, out on "The Landing" and in "The Forest" on the Ritz property. It's such a gorgeous backdrop for photos. This is where everyone begins shooting by pushing speedlights to their limits, using high speed sync, and combining speedlights in conjunction with their radio triggers.
One would think having 19 photographers taking your photos would be a little intimidating but for Lauren and Justin having already experienced this with Jenni and Stevn, this was a piece of cake... true pros!
Lauren is a southern belle, fashion & lifestyle blogger, a super sweet Georgia peach who is always dressed to perfection! She wore the cutest
Lilly Pulitzer dress and
Christian Louboutin shoes. And Justin, well he's a Southern gentleman who loves his belle, just look at the way he smiles at her. A match made in heaven!
Later that evening, we all got dolled up and headed off to photograph their rehearsal dinner at the
Sandy Creek Barn, which is so fabulous! I mean... just wait till you see the images! Lauren wore the most fabulous
Diane Von Furstenberg dress and the cutest
Betsy Johnson boots! The guitarist played throughout the evening and their friends gave the best speeches, the love in the room was contagious! A big thank you to Justin's gorgeous mom, Laurie, for making sure we all got to eat. Thank you, thank you... everything was delicious and the day was perfect!
I have to mention, Bob and I had the most amazing group of photographers join us on this adventure. A huge thank you to
Jensen Bell,
Pam Bell,
Whitney Bower,
Marisa Carey,
Christina Corneau,
Melissa Del Vecchio,
Greg & Theresa Favello,
Jasleen Kaur,
Chrissy Kruger-Gruendyke,
Greg Moran,
Sebastian Orr,
Felix Peter,
Shayla Samples, and
Rochelle Wilhelms for joining us in the ever so crazy 3 day weekend. You invested and believed in us and we can't thank you enough. We truly want to see each of you succeed so always know that we are here for you if you ever have any questions.
What would we do without our team? Our Operations Manager, Michele, for being our rock and getting us organized for this workshop. There is so much behind the scenes logistics that is involved when preparing for a workshop, especially a destination one, it just wouldn't be possible without her. We love you girlie so much! Then we have
Tracey Taylor and Dee Green who also assisted us with our workshop. They are talented Nikon shooters who came all the way from Japan to help us. We met them at our 3rd Real Wedding Workshop in Nashville, and these beauties have become dear friends. Without this team, this workshop would not have been successful. Bob and I are forever grateful.
So, this is Day 1. Look for 2 more posts about Day 2 and Day 3 from this Real Wedding Workshop. We hope that you can experience how incredible this adventure was for us all through our photos! Enjoy!
xoxo!!!
~ Dawn and Bob
