Early Mornings.
The excitement in the morning is exactmy the reason why I like to shoot during the getting ready.
For people who know me it’s not a big secret. I’m not the champion of early mornings. I love to sleep in, take it easy and if necessary, work late. I often joke about the fact that the only days I wake up early are Saturdays. Because yes, the mornings I get up early are mostly weddingdays. Still no big fan of the early hours but for those special occasions it’s well worth it. This particular Saturday in January was one of them.
And as I say early, I mean it. So we came with this little idea of doing the first look of Saar & Wietse at sunrise. This is almost impossible in the summer but when you’re doing a winter wedding it is not that early. The nice light in the cold season is one of the many reasons I love a nice winter wedding. So Saar and Wietse agreed and we went for it.I had the whole thing planned out in my head, a moody, cold winter morning with fog rolling in, a hint of sun peeking through the haze. Perfect for an intimate first look It doesn’t always have to be a sweet little garden or an epic townhall, does it?
Nothing better than some matching snowboots to complete the look. ;)
The cherry on top? It started snowing that week. It was shaping up to be the ultimate winter wedding backdrop. So the day started as planned with a pretty early morning to get ready in time for that special first look. Everyone was on time, Saar & Wietse looked fabulous (with a nice touch of winter ;) ) so we were ready to go for it!
But as I said before, the best plans are a lot of planning and a little bit of luck.
And that morning? Well, the luck wasn’t quite there. The whole morning was one big misty fuzziness. Not a single ray of sun to see, no vibrant colours just that lovely palette of gray as we get them here in Belgium. But that didn’t stop Saar and Wietse to have a wonderful day. They had a nice little civil wedding followed by a cosy afternoon in a nice winter setting at De Ferme Koer. A perfect recipe for a beautiful wedding.
A classic belgian palette of grey.
Yet after all that the day wasn’t even remotely over. Sometimes, just sometimes you have to believe in a little bit of old fashioned karma. It was like we got our luck got a little later than expected. After the ceremony suddenly the sun started to show off. So as some of you may already have experienced that’s the moment you see me coming from afar with a cheeky smile to ask “if there’s time for a small sunset session?”.
So in the end we got our “sunny” snow shot after all. Top that off with a nice opening dance and an epic party and you have a perfect winter wedding if you ask me.
So if you’re thinking about having your special day on a cold winter’s day, give me a call would you?
Let’s make it happen.
Jakob.
