First sight.
Posted by: Ali Walker Photography | September 6th, 2010
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Whoo boy, this was a busy weekend! First a wedding in Othello on Saturday at this really amazing Lodge overlooking Central Washington. Then yesterday I photographed my first Jewish wedding here in Walla Walla. Oh my goodness do Jewish people know how to party. I ponied up to the Rabbi’s wife to admire how full the dance floor was and she said, with a dismissive wave of her hand, “Oh, Jewish weddings are always like this.”
Who knew?
Anyhow, is it awful I wanted to run home and convert to Judaism because everything about the wedding was so awesome and beautiful? I mean, what’s not to love about a wedding where the bride and groom get bounced around in the air on chairs while people run wildly around them?
Okay, that part looked sort of scary.
But the Hebrew, the ketubah, the larger-than-life challah, the joyful people…it was all very, very beautiful.
97.9% of the attendees at yesterday’s wedding were not from Eastern, WA. In fact, half the wedding was from Boston, Philly, and Russia. This became evident when, at sunset, all of the guests walked out into the wheat field next to the venue and wandered. It was rather surreal seeing 150 well-dressed people wandering, aimlessly, a giant field of cut wheat. We Eastern WA folks tend to take things like wheat fields for granted and are not at all inclined to wander them.
I was amused.
Anyhow, here’s one from yesterday. Caitlin was going to fetch her groom for pictures. This moment when they see each other for the first time is pretty special and I loved how we had amazing light and puffy clouds.
Now it’s Monday morning. Labor day! Happy Labor Day! I labored all weekend so I’m looking forward to some rest. My parents are coming into town today and I’m starting to panic because have you seen my house? Not pretty.
How fast can I clean the house? Anybody placing bets?
