Unfortunately, I didn’t really get the chance to know Ian and Nelly before August 26th. We met the day of the wedding in fact, but I adored them instantly. They are two of the most sincere people I’ve yet to work with. There was a very sweet solemnity to the entire day that was just very peaceful and sacred and I’m thankful to have had the opportunity to spend this day with them.

Ian and Nelly asked me to photograph their wedding in a very raw, journalistic way–and they also asked me to shoot a lot of black and white film—they certainly came to the right photographer! I had been looking forward to photographing this wedding all summer… I felt like I was completely in my element. Thank you, Ian and Nelly for trusting me with this beautiful day. Congratulations!

I wanted to give Ian and Nelly a chance to see each other for the first time and kind of “revel” in the moment before we started with all the wedding hoopla. Right when Ian walked in to see Nelly for the first time, his cell phone rang. It was a pretty funny moment, but at the same time somewhat serendipitous. Both of them were a little camera shy, not to mention that most of the bridal party was watching this “first moment” from the other room. I think the cell phone really took the edgy off, and made for a sweet shot.

I loved this moment between Ian and Nelly’s mothers…

This is totally not a “wedding shot”, but it is a “Julie Harris” shot and I loved it. I had to put it in…

Ian had his friend from New York city come and perform at the reception… It was a really nice touch. It was like a free concert for me—I even bought one of her CDs!

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