While cold and blustery weather lingers, I'm dreaming and knowing this too will come, No. 6

I took this photo on June 26, 2009, at 5:07 p.m. Look at the wedding party, carefully crossing the sunny street on their way no doubt to a wedding photo site. The woman in the brown pants has a camera and a bag full of stuff. The woman behind her in the black pants also has a camera. As best as I can tell from the first photo in the series, the woman in the short-sleeved red top and the blue jeans just happened to be on the corner waiting for the light to change when the wedding party joined her. Likewise the woman in the black skirt and the flip-flops. It cracks me up how indifferent the two of them see, there in the midst of that colorful, youthful group. I have to wonder whether or not the two of them gave their chance encounter enough thought to have related it to someone when they reached their destinations. From the look of them, I doubt it. And, to me, that's a doggone shame. What is your opinion? Would you strike up a conversation in a situation like this? Would you tell all about it later on?

Winter Opposites - No. 11, In the forefront, the ladies of the wedding party, the photographer and her helpers. Toward the back, the men of the wedding party.

While I couldn't figure out from yesterday's photo just which man is the groom, in the photo the bride is readily recognizable in her beautiful white wedding gown. I like the shiny black and silver dresses for the bridesmaids--I can tell from another photo that the black dress is worn by the flower girl, at least I think that's what she is because she's holding a small silver bucket. Their dresses go very well with what the men of the wedding party are wearing. The bouquets look very pretty, too.
    

Here's the photo that shows the girl with the bucket. Do you think she's the flower girl? Naturally I took the photo just as the bride blinked. Do you like it that everyone has a similar hairstyle? Is that a trend?

Winter Opposites - No. 10, The men of the wedding party

Downtown Portland's South Park Blocks often provide a backdrop for wedding photos--I've seen several. Just I lucked out with this photo on August 1, 2009. Just north of the statue of Abraham Lincoln, these fellows relax in the shade and sun, waiting patiently for their time in front of the wedding photographer's camera.

Candid #4, in multiple pix

Believe it or not, this wedding party's walking by actually drew my attention away from the Ratty Caddy at Cars in the Park.


Here comes the bride and groom along with their two photographers, loaded with equipment.


Bridesmaids, maid of honor and the groomsmen.


I imagine once the photographer got everyone to look up and smile at the same time that this shot turned out very well. I like the perspective choses to photograph these young people.

Pedestrians engulfed by a wedding party

I took this photo on Friday, June 26, after work. Naturally as I clicked the button on the Nikon D50, I noticed the red wedding gown, the white bridesmaid dresses, the man in white who must be the groom and the men in black, the groomsmen.

It wasn't until I had downloaded the photo to Honk that I noticed the two lady pedestrians waiting on the corner for the light to change.

I would love to know what they were thinking as they joined the entourage in the crosswalk.