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Kathryn & Ryan’s Ahwahnee Wedding Slideshow | Yosemite National Park

Noah Hawthorne — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:04:08 +0000

Here’s the final slideshow from Katheryn and Ryan’s beautiful Ahwahnee wedding in Yosemite National Park. It was such a pleasure to be part of their day, and I really got to appreciate firsthand why Yosemite is such a fantastic destination wedding location.

Plus a few more photos as well…

Leaving the ceremony with a bit of rain, but a big smile (and an umbrella).

Just outside the Ahwahnee there was a great stone bridge and some great fall color.

I love this natural light shot or Ryan and his mom dancing.

There are some more really nice photojournalistic photos that didn’t make their way into the preview blog post I put up earlier, and a quick look at some of the full range of wonderful events that took place throughout the day. This was a really fun one! You can see the full screen version of the wedding slideshow HERE.

Kathryn and Ryan’s full wedding gallery is also now available online.
Enjoy!

Kathryn & Ryan | Yosemite Wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel

Noah Hawthorne — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:08:32 +0000

Here are a few of the many highlights from Kathryn and Ryan’s wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. This great couple from New York City came all the way out to California for the celebration. It was fun to see just how excited all of the guests were to be out in Yosemite, with the beautiful fall colors and the imposing natural beauty all around. I would meet guests in before and after the wedding chatting about what hikes they had been on, showing each other photos, and having a wonderful time.

This was simply a spectacular destination wedding location, a great time of year, a perfectly planned wedding, and an amazing couple. I couldn’t have asked for much more. We did have a bit of rain that moved the ceremony indoors, but it made for some great umbrella photos afterwards. The dusky low light and rain for the ceremony and photos afterwards was challenging, but it added a wonderful moody feel to the images. Check out some of my favorites below!

How cute are these?

Kathryn’s brother walking her down the isle.

I’ve been wondering how to work in an umbrella into wedding pictures. I like how this turned out. Rain during the wedding day can be a wonderful thing! It did let up and let us get some other shots a few minutes later though.

I’ve traveled to Yosemite many times, with the Ahwahnee being one of my favorite places to visit while down in the valley. It was great to put the two together for this amazing wedding. Congratulations to Katheryn and Ryan!

Yosemite Landscape Photos

Noah Hawthorne — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:37:45 +0000

I’ve just arrived into Yosemite for Kathryn and Ryan’s wedding at the Ahwahnee Hotel tomorrow. Very exciting! The fall color here is spectacular, and I’m just in awe of this beautiful place. While I’m technically a full time wedding photographer, that sure didn’t stop me from getting to Yosemite early so that I could run all over the place indulging in a little bit of landscape photography. I was even crazy enough to wake up at dawn so that I could get some of the mist rising off the valley floor.

This is one of the things that I really love about photography. For me it provides a different perspective to the world, and also a bit of extra encouragement to get out and experience things more fully (ie put up with a chilly, early morning for a bit of good light). I’m only in Yosemite for a moment, shooting the wedding and then heading out on Sunday, but here are a few favorites that I’ve come up with so far. Half Dome was looking great today, so I had to give it a little extra attention. Enjoy!