Ritz-Carlton Beaver Creek Wedding
I had a fantastic opportunity to be a second shooter to Glen Johnson of Aperture Photographics for a wedding at the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch in Beaver Creek, CO. Glen is a destination Wedding Photographer out of Eugene, OR that has published a great book essential for any aspiring Wedding Photographer. I have a copy of his book that I keep as a reference and to read through at the beginning of each wedding season. Long story short Glen booked Megan & Steven's wedding, our calendars jived and I finally got to meet and shoot with Glen at a place that I am familiar with: Beaver Creek - Bachelor Gulch - Vail. It was a great learning experience hanging out with Glen, learning from him and to be the proverbial "fly on the wall" second shooter / artistic director / assistant. I recommend to any Photographer that shoots weddings using an assistant or second shooter to take the opportunity to sit in the co-pilot seat with another successful guru like Glen.
That is just part of the story. Megan & Steven selected one of the most beautiful locations to tie the knot there is, Vail - Beaver Creek and the Ritz-Carlton / Bachelor Gulch. Steven is an accomplished photographer himself; he and Megan absolutely made the day. Wedding Photographers sometimes get to make comments about how they wish all their weddings could be like this and this was one of them. Megan & Steven are very real down to earth people that showed the least amount of stress on their big day as I've ever seen. They welcomed their guests warmly and embraced all of us contracted artisans whole heartedly. They and their families were an absolute delight to be around. Add their great attitudes and endless energy to the service provided by any Ritz-Carlton and Cuisine from Wolfgang Puck's Spago made for a little working vacation for me.
Of course Megan & Steven had experienced help to pull off such a splendid party... Heather Allen, President of Table 6 Productions. Often Brides will assume that since they are not having a large wedding they do not need a Wedding Planner and endure copious amounts of stress doing everything themselves. I'm here to tell you that this was not a large wedding, Heather had a large part in making it an enjoyable low stress affair for everyone involved. Money spent on Heather would result in money (not to mention headaches) saved. I would recommend at least a consult with her early in your wedding planning process.
To Glen: It was great to finally meet and work with you! Countless Thanks!
To Steven & Megan: Thank You for a wonderful assignment!
To Heather: It was a pleasure to see you in action and what you helped create!
Please enjoy my Second Shooter perspective...
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