There’s something that happens when a girl puts on the dress. I’m talking about The Dress, the one that makes her into The Bride. How many brides have stood looking at themselves in the mirror in that dress for the first time and thought, in a marvelous way, “is that really me? I’m a bride?!” Lindsey and I met at the Thomas Gilcrease home on a lovely spring night a couple of weeks before she and Isaac were married. She emerged in her strapless gown with the happy incredulity of someone seeing themselves as The Bride for the first time. Lindsey was just so wonderfully sweet and down-to-earth and taking her bridal portrait was incredibly fun. We walked all over the garden, which was blooming with pink and purple hydrangeas, salvia, petunias and host of other flowers.
A bridal portrait session is a great way to spend some time getting quality portraits. But even more importantly, it’s a time to find out how your dress is going to fit and feel on your wedding day. We schedule these sessions in plenty of time to make any needed alterations. You can also test your makeup and hair and work out any kinks. As a photographer, one of the great things about a bridal session is that I get to know the bride outside of the busy rush of the wedding day itself. It’s important to me to get photos of a bride looking like the person she really is in all that stunning packaging. What I learned about Lindsey that night: She’s got a smile that truly reveals her fun and warm and genuine personality. I think her smile outshined pretty much every flower in that garden! _ Kelly
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