Wedding - Kate and Alan

I get asked often, what it's like to be a wedding photographer. 'Wow, what an amazing job," they say, and I wholeheartedly agree. There are still days though where everything that can go wrong, does. Kate and Alan's wedding was one such day for me.





It started with me getting horribly lost on the way to Kate's hotel. I knew that I wanted to be on King's way in Albert Park, but kept getting stuck around the Arts Centre. I called my GPS every name under the sun, threatened to throw it off the Bolte Bridge, and ended up having to get Amba to direct me over the phone. Somehow I managed to still get to Kate on time.





Then it was off to the ceremony. I was wearing different shoes than I usually wear, and they were giving me grief. Severe grief. I'd done a bit of walking that morning, and when I glanced down at my heel I saw I had a ferocious blister that was oozing blood. I rummaged through the car and made a band aid with the only materials available: cotton wool and sticky tape. It lasted as long as it took me to walk from my car to the Royal Botanical Gardens. I ditched it, and mashed the back of my shoe down so that it didn't touch my blister. I'd worry about having a broken shoe later.





Right before the ceremony, my favourite lens packed it in. It wouldn't focus. Not even manually. By this stage guests were gathering and Alan was getting prepared. I threw it into my bag, grabbed my assistant Nathan's, and kept going. It wasn't a problem, more a minor inconvenience. There was no use whinging about it right before Kate walked down the aisle. Instead I whinged about it when I got home. A lot, and loudly.





My thoughts exactly, Alan. It was still a brilliant wedding. As soon as the ceremony started all my previous woes flew out of my head. It was all about the two wonderful people standing in front of their family and friends getting married.



I love shooting the weddings of people I know. I knew Kate from high school, so knew many other people there as well. I've had the pleasure of sharing a hockey field with two of the bridesmaids. It was great to see them again, hear what they're up to and how they are both completely kicking goals. Their dresses where a welcome change from the shin pads and ill fitting shorts of years ago.











At some stage God must have decided he'd had enough fun with me, and sent me down some wonderful warm light for me to shoot in.









Kate and Alan are the sort of couple that you want to be around. They say kind things about each other. They are loving without being lovey-dovey. They giggle. They know that life is there to be enjoyed.







I still loved every minute of photographing Kate and Alan's wedding. So while it was a tough day at the office, it was still a brilliant day. Because really, being a wedding photographer is not like normal work, it's better. So even days when my equipment fails me, my feet get blisters and I get horribly lost, I don't mind so much. I still get to be there to capture a wedding of wonderful people like Kate and Alan.

You can view Alan and Kate's slideshow HERE

* Meaghan


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