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Overall images are important photos that "set the scene" in a wedding album. These images put the storytelling photographs in context.

Because overalls are about the space and less about the people in the image, little frozen people in these images often look funny. When in dark settings, you can shoot these images by using the tripod and setting your camera to the lowest ISO setting. Stop your aperture down until your shutter speed is greater than 15 seconds.

The result will be an image that de-emphasizes the people in the photograph and emphasizes the grandeur of the space.

LaCour photographers Mark Adams and Erin Reed were married yesterday on the beach in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. The rain stopped just long enough for the ceremony. Cameras nearly outnumbered the guests, as almost all their friends work with cameras for a living!

Mark and Erin are headed to the Carribean for their honeymoon. Rachel and I split the duties of being unofficial photographers and members of the wedding party. Shooting from the front makes great photos!

Congratulations, Mark and Erin!

Mark and Erin's wedding day has finally arrived. It seems strange to be on the other side of the camera.

Yesterday's rehearsal and rehearsal dinner was a lot of fun. I think there were more photographers in attendance than family. Check out some of the photos, shot by our friends, Eric Larson and Jen Sens:


Rehearsal on the beach
(Photos by Eric Larson and Jen Sens)

Andrew scoops Jen
(Photos by Eric Larson and Jen Sens)

Mark and Erin watch the Rehearsal Dinner Slideshow
(Photos by Eric Larson and Jen Sens)

Erin's Stepfather's "Toast" for Mark and Erin
(Photos by Eric Larson and Jen Sens)

Erin's Mom, left, and Mark's Mom
(Photos by Eric Larson and Jen Sens)

Erin looking beautiful after her makeup and hair trial


Rachel sports the "cowgirl look" at the beach house


Viewing the ocean from our porch


Mark and his future stepfather-in-law, Mark, practice their dance for the wedding reception


Remnant


Lori and Rachel at Gaulart and Maliclet Cafe in Charleston

Mark and Erin's wedding is tomorrow, and the beach house is full of photographers! We're enjoying each other's company, celebrating Mark & Erin. Check back for more updates soon.

I had the privilege of introducing my youngest sister to wedding photography this past weekend. Sudie, who is a rising junior at Miami University (of Ohio), took a break from all her international travel and spent the week with us, to mostly watch us work, which is pretty much all we do.

We shot our first wedding at Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History on Saturday. With the blessings of the bride (who was a paleontologist — the setting was perfect), Sudie hit the dance floor, armed with Mark's Canon EOS Mark II, a flash, and guidance from our assistant.

"That was really, really hard," she said the next morning. "The headsets were pretty cool, though."