Angela gets ready

I wrote about Angela and Steve's wedding just last week, but I really wanted to come back and show you more of her getting ready. I love being invited in to photograph the bride getting ready. It's such an intimate part of the day to witness.

I'm sure Angela will never forget the number of her room the night before her wedding, but I got a shot of it anyway. Every little detail is important!



The dresses waiting patiently for their time in the spotlight to arrive.



Would you check out those fingers peeping through?



Angela had great bridesmaids. They made sure every little detail, every adjustment, was perfect.





And she in turn helped them with their dresses.



A look of relief from Ange as the dress is finally on, and as she put it, ''it's all finally happening."



What? A fella in the makeup chair? Yep! That's Steve, getting a light brush from make-up artist Kasey. Steve has a tendency to go really white in photos. Like he's ill kind of white. But it was all easily avoided with a touch of foundation. Steve was a champ about it. "I'm more worried about fogetting my lines", he said.



There's no doubt that every bride is different. So the way they handle the pre-wedding nerves is going to be different. I love every response, whether it be lots of laughs, or lots of tears. Every emotion a bride goes through is always so raw, so real. Angela was a teary bride. Happy teary. Every little glistening eye was accompanied by a huge smile. It was contagious and she kept setting off her bridesmaids and her mum. The tears just made them laugh more.



This photo sums up the whole getting ready process. It's all about the anticipation of what's about to happen. The looking forward to the ceremony, and to the future. By the time her veil was in place Angela was incredibly serene. If she had nerves, she didn't show it. It was like she knew all her hard work planning the wedding for months had been worth it, because she was about to marry the man of her dreams.



Click on the image below to see a larger collection photos from Angela and Steve's wedding. Careful, it'll tug on your heartstrings. I nearly cry every time I watch it.



*Meaghan