It was Oct. 14th, 2006, and our wedding was in Fresno, California at the Fig Garden Swim And Racquet Club. The Fig Garden Swim And Racquet Club is a very homy, pleasant place to have both your wedding ceremony and reception. They also offer catering.It was Jennifer and John's wedding day. I met Jennifer and John for the first time on their special day. My husband Marvin usually does all of the meeting prior to the wedding day. It's always exciting for me to get to meet the couple, and read their personality.
I met John first along with his adorable Pug who was going to be in the wedding. John's personality was warm and friendly, and I immediately knew that he would be easy to work with. I took some shots of John and his little buddy, and then moved indoors to see how Jennifer's hair and makeup was going.
My first handshake with Jennifer was while she had her eyes closed due to having makeup put on her lashes. She seemed to be at ease with the events of the day, and I could tell I would enjoy working with her as well. While Jennifer's hair and makeup was being finished, I took a quick tour of the grounds and facility to look for some ideas for photos. I knew that once I saw Jennifer all dressed and made up, the inspiration would come.
The moment arrived when it was time to see Jennifer in her dress. It was lovely, and very flattering to her already great figure. We started with some close ups, and pictures of little things like the bouquet, and other special mementos to the day, we did some shots of Jennifer in the grassy lawn area, etc., but somehow I was not satisfied with what I had.
We finally decided to move indoors at the Fig Garden Swim And Racquet Club, which is a beautiful historical home with hard wood flooring, and a special warm homy feel. They have a nice fire place and mantle that would be wonderful for smaller family type gatherings in the winter.While my husband was doing some natural window light photographs of Jennifer, I was sitting on the staircase watching. Suddenly, Jennifer struck a pose that I just had to capture, so I asked her to redo it but with different angle. I could see it in my mind, her curvy sillhouette, between the two doors that lead to the ceremony area. It was so exciting (humor me), but I pictured her grand entrance to the ceremony as if she were to say, "here I am, you may all stand now." I guess I've seen too many movies, but I just had to capture this on camera, , , so I did.
Charish Hoover - Emotion Media Services
