The joy and beauty of the wedding day of Alex + Conor at Berkeley Fieldhouse shared by Giuliamoltisanti Photography.
You talk about the process of how you capture the feelings of a wedding day in the albums you create. What do you attribute to the success of the beautiful range of emotions and beautiful expressions captured in the album of Alex and Conor?
I talk a lot to my couples about really being in the moment and being present with the people around them. In fact, I actually tell them to ignore me haha. Don’t focus on where I am, focus on your person, your people, and the joy of the day instead of what I might be doing. Sure, I can capture beautiful emotions and expressions, but only if they are ACTUALLY happening. I can’t create fake emotions, it’s the couples that have to let themselves be free in those moments, and I’m just there to capture that for them!
What were some of the priorities your couple had for their wedding day and how did you work with them to highlight them in their day?
It was very important for my couple to have candids and photos of their friends and family. They told me it was something they loved to do together, to spend time with friends/family, so I knew that anyone there would be important to capture naturally. They also told me that they appreciated the intimate moments in the candid photos so that was another thing I knew to keep in mind. So I made sure to create a space of comfort and trust, so they could be fully present in the moment and trust that I would be around to capture those moments for them.
“I take more of a documentary approach to weddings, aiming to capture natural and genuine moments so that you can really remember the feeling of a moment when you look back at them.” How did this approach work so dynamically with the personality and tone of the wedding couples day?
Alex + Conor really trusted me the entire day, which honestly lets me do my best work. If I know that my couple believes in me, it opens up a lot more creativity to get my best work. They also wanted more candid shots as opposed to posed shots, so a documentary approach really meshed well with their personalities.
Looking back what stands out to you as an aspect of the album that you were particularly proud of and excited to share?
There are honestly a lot of things I love about this album but what excited me most was actually the pictures of just the two of them. Not because they were perfectly posed, or in a cool spot, but because if you notice in a lot of the photos of the two of them they are focused solely on each other. And you can see the genuine love in their eyes. They weren’t worried about a wrinkle at the bottom of a dress, or a hair not tucked in properly. or a button on a suit being done up or not, they were just focused on each other. I think that’s honestly what it should be about when you’re looking back at the photos. Others aren’t going to notice those tiny things, they are going to notice how your grin reaches ear to ear, how your eyes are speaking to each other with just a glance, how you’re holding each other. It’s THOSE tiny details you should be focused on.
“There’s something strange and powerful about black and white imagery.”
– Stefan Kanfer
What do you think of this quote in relation to making the choice to use the black and white format for an image? I couldn’t agree with that quote more and I truthfully can’t explain what makes me decide to change a photo to black and white. It’s just when the black and white gives me a certain feeling, is when I know it should be shown that way. I tend to put a lot of small details (gentle touch, wiping a tear, hand holding) in black and whites because oftentimes I feel like it draws your attention to that small tiny detail. That detail that everyone can usually relate to and know what it feels like even if they are not the people in the photos themselves. Black and whites can just pull out certain emotions that otherwise might sometimes not come across as strongly in a colour image.
VENDORS
Photographer – Giuliamoltisanti Photography
Officiant – All you need is love
Makeup- Sky Shapiro Beauty
Rings – Jacob Mercari
Florist – Flower by CC
Signage – Designs by Twenty 8
Dress – Mikaella Bridal
