RETREAT 2019 | A WEDDING WORKSHOP

Stephanie and I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to photograph several hundred weddings over the last 10 years. We have each had the honor and pressure of being the primary photographer at hundreds of weddings as well. The experience and confidence that we have gained from getting to photograph so many amazing weddings has been invaluable. But, this wasn’t always the case. I remember standing at my very first wedding and being SO nervous. I remember being afraid that I would constantly get in the way. What should I even be taking pictures of? I was honestly terrified that I might be in the wrong place at the wrong time and miss something amazing happening. Even worse, what if I didn’t get a good shot of an important event like the first kiss? Wedding days are often fast paced, constantly moving and ever changing events. For many of us when we first begin our careers, photographing a wedding can feel a bit like drinking through a fire hose. It can feel like organized chaos. Photographing a wedding can also be intimidating if you haven’t had much experience. One day Stephanie had an idea; what if we could help other photographers by sharing all of the knowledge we have gained over the years? We’ve had so many aspiring photographers reach out and contact us and ask about wedding photography. That really helped us realize that many people want to learn. Many people truly do care about improving their individual photography skills and learning how to photograph a wedding. People care about getting better. there just aren’t many resources to help with that…until now. Introducing, RETREAT 2019.

RETREAT 2019 is a Two Day Wedding Workshop taking place on Saturday, May 25th and Sunday, May 26th at Snowy Mountain Lodge in the beautiful Snowy Range mountains in Centennial, Wyoming. Stephanie and I will be sharing everything we have learned over the past decade as we deconstruct an entire wedding day and work closely with our students, step by step, as we navigate through every aspect of the wedding photography process. Day One of RETREAT 2019 will begin with an intense and incredibly important classroom session as we deconstruct a wedding day on paper. After deconstructing the wedding in the classroom, Stephanie and I will ask students to grab their camera gear as we take a hands-on teaching approach and lead our students through photographing a recreated, real life wedding day with a bride and groom. We will all spend the entire afternoon and early evening of Day One photographing the following wedding day events:

GETTING READY

WEDDING DETAILS

CEREMONY

CREATIVE BRIDAL SHOTS

RECEPTION