Ahhh, to be young and in love!
A week ago Saturday, I was invited to attend and capture the memories from the engagement party for Shirley & Chris (check out the details from the engagement shoot). As I mentioned in a previous post, I met Shirley and Chris through Suman (someone I used to work with). Referrals are the best!
The party was set for 9pm – 2am in NYC. I arrived at the parking garage and the guy says to me, “Hey, I just need to let you know that the elevator for the cars hasn’t been that reliable but ‘if you’ll take care of us’, we can park your car on the main level and it won’t be a problem to get the car out”. So typical NYC. Uh – what do I say to that? I’m pretty sure I’m being scammed but there are cars behind me at this point so I gave the guy $10 and he seemed happy enough with that. They parked it on the main level and I left feeling somewhat confident that I could get my car out when I needed. :-)
I walked across a few blocks to get to the party and as I enter I see that the space is pretty nice, open, and ….wait, do I see a white seamless (something like this, minus the dude in the middle of the picture) area in the back!? Oh, that could be fun! I said hello to Shirley & Chris, then proceeded to scope out the place for some ideas and setup for the night.
I’ve photographed parties before so I had some idea what to expect however, each situation is different so I was ready for anything. As it turned out, people were seeking me out for pictures. Everyone was very friendly and as the night wore on, and people were drinking, they were more and more animated and willing to pose in groups that were sometimes quite large. The white seamless area was a hit. For a good 45 minutes, one group after another made it over to make their mark. Some of my favorites are below.
For more images, check out what’s posted on Facebook and if you’re in one of these photos, be sure to tag yourself and anyone else you know. Congratulations Shirley & Chris! You had a lot of love in the room that night. Oh, one more thing...a quick video for a fun way to experience the evening in about 4 minutes.
Shirley & Chris' Engagement Party from Darrin Estep on Vimeo.