After nearly three weeks on the road, it’s back to the computer and all the excitement of downloading files onto my big computer and off of the laptop. The monitor sure makes a difference, unless you’re as disabled by jetlag as I seem to be. I think I’ve lost several days’ worth of files, including ALL of the 400 wedding shots in England, which I dragged into Lightroom but seemingly failed to back up. All that I have left are about eight shots that I emailed to Sage, and all of them in my Lightroom “Library”, which indicates that the files are offline or missing! It sure is a good thing that I’m not a wedding photographer!
Fiona, the bride
Champagne reception
Mum with her large hat
The wedding was beautiful, held in a castle in Penshurst, Kent, England. The bride is gorgeous, the groom is handsome, and the bridal party spectacular. The English folks we met were warm and humorous. The wedding began at 2:30 in an ancient church, and when we left at 11:30, the band was cranked up and was still very loud. There was no sign that the wedding would ever end. Perhaps it hasn’t! We agreed that it was the most memorable wedding ever (good thing, since my files aren’t included in my computer’s memory!).
A Fascinator (aka Terminator)
Perhaps the most fun part of my phantom photography was photographing women’s hats, particularly fascinators. Instead of everyone wearing a huge hat, the new trend is toward a frothy creation worn on top of one’s head, usually held by a headband kind of thing. I even RENTED one myself at a store just across the street from our hotel. My heart is broken that I can only show you, my faithful reader, one, rather than the collage I was going to create for these pages. Most fascinators have some sort of feather or spiky effect, many are translucent and have bows or fruit or other embellishment
There were several kilts at the ceremony
and they made me laugh for hours and hours. I certainly hope that they become a trend here in the United States, because we could use some frivolity these days.
Move over, Gatsby
If EVER you have the excuse to travel to England for such a celebration, for heaven’s sake go! And if you take shots, and use Lightroom, be certain that you’ve backed up to your external hard drive. I’d do it all over again, even without the shots.
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