I am writing this review without having seen any pictures yet – but I can honestly say that I have no doubt in my mind that I will be more than pleased with the results. Leigh Miller was my photographer, and her second shooter was Matt Blum. Both Leigh and Matt came to the Welcome Dinner at Dreams the night before the wedding to get some pictures before dinner. On the wedding day, Leigh came over to Las Caletas with me and the girls early, so she was with us all day. Matt came over with Paul and the guests later in the afternoon, and spent time with Paul and the guys right before the ceremony. He also captured Paul’s reaction to getting my b-pics book – and from what I hear, those should be some fun pictures. Oh, and as Kelley came to tell me what Paul’s reaction was to the pictures – Leigh was capturing my reaction to Paul’s reaction. Too funny.

Both Leigh and Matt were going to do the Trash the Dress session the following day, but Paul and I were just too tired, and still not feeling well. Part of me regrets canceling that – but I think it would have been too painful for either of us to manage that day. I promise to hook up with Leigh in the near future – I want those “day after” shots!

I don’t think this will come as a surprise to any of you, but Leigh was great. She was a trooper and made the trip over to Las Caletas early with the rest of the ladies, and lounged around with us all day. I did have to promise her a nap though – which I am pretty sure she was able to squeeze in before all of the fun began. Not only is she an amazing photographer to work with, she’s also a great makeup artist and bodyguard to the bride. We had a couple curious “fence-hoppers” that tried to get into the bridal casita, but Leigh made sure they kept walking. And as I mentioned earlier, the original plan for my makeup was to have a friend do it. When that fell through, Leigh and my friend Marti stepped up to get my all prettied up! While Anja (sp?) from L’occoco did the actual application, most of the makeup used was Leigh or Marti’s! Thanks, ladies! Not many brides can say they’re worn their photographers underwear (see b-pics!) AND makeup.

In all seriousness, I really did feel like Leigh was just a friend of mine attending my wedding that just happened to be a great photographer. She was great to work with, and made both Paul and I feel at ease. But she was also able to deal with our crazy families to get them to pay attention when she needed to do the formal group pics – she kept them in line!

Here are some links ...

http://www.leighmillerphotography.com/

Our Caletas Wedding Slideshow (by Leigh Miller)