Setting the scene:
I'm shooting the "formal" portraits that almost obligatory after the wedding. People are starting to get a little stiff, forced, and bored with the whole process. So, I'm trying to figure out what I can do to get a little life back into the session. I have before me these six people, thb B&G, the brides parent, and the grooms parents. No divorces in the group, so I figure it's safe to provide the following direction, "OK, everyone, kiss someone!"
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The couple on the left look at each other. Bride looks to groom. Groom looks to his mother. FOG looks ... somewhere
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Couple on left kiss. Groom kisses mother. FOG still not with the program. Bride is figuring out something is not quite right!
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Now the bride has it figured out and is wondering what's happening here!
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Bride still has a look of surprise. Couple on left are still in their own little world. FOG has it figured out and is looking at groom and MOG.
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Everyone comes up for air, figures out what the groom's been doing. Groom looks to his brand new wife, looking for forgiveness? And the bride and MOG are starting to die laughing!
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Couldn't have been better if I had planned it! I'm just glad that I took a moment to make sure that the couples were evenly matched and "belonged to each other". I could have gotten into some real hot water other-wise. As it turned out, this really livened up the rest of the formals and the wedding coordinator approached me right after this pose asking if she could have one of my cards as her daughter was getting married Jun '08. Yeah, it worked out pretty well.
