JEFF+ALISE
Oh man, where to even begin with this wedding?! First of all, my good friend Jay Eads was actually contracted to shoot this wedding and called me up to be his second shooter. Jay and I are good friends, chat often and I wasn’t booked, so I was glad to work with him and even offered to have him stay with us on his trip up from Eugene, Oregon.
On the way to Seattle that morning, Jay started having some major pains in his stomach and after a few calls and chats with emergency medical personnel, we rushed him to Harborview Medical Center thinking his appendix had burst. He was in a great deal of pain, but still incredibly concerned about his clients. When I dropped him off at the ER and I watched him literally run through the doors in pain, I took a deep breath, said a prayer for him and drove his SUV down to Safeco Field to take photos of Jeff and his guys. No pressure, right? On the bright side, I know Jeff and Alise pretty well and they were totally fine with having me be there to capture their wedding. Jeff is a local photographer as well, so there is already pressure to perform with a little extra bit of awesomeness, but now their primary photographer is in the hospital and his hired second is shooting the entire thing. Good thing this wasn’t my first wedding and it’s a good thing that Jeff and Alise had insisted on 2 photographers in the first place! Jay ended up actually coming back after a few hours after my wife Maddie came and picked him up. Turns out that Jay had a really intense kidney stone and was able to pass it after a few hours. Despite the morphine and obvious pain earlier, Jay was able to make it back just in time for the family portraits before the ceremony. The guy is a trooper!
When I arrived at Safeco Field to meet the guys and then at the Arctic Club Hotel to meet up with the girls, everyone was amazing and totally more concerned with Jay’s well-being than the fact that he couldn’t be there to take the photos. That is just the kind of people Jeff and Alise are. Thanks for having us!
Here are a few of my shots from the day.
My good friends in the band Roman Holiday jammed during cocktail hour. So fun to have them there!
And of course, I had to grab a quick portrait of the guys as well.
Jeff, Alise, and everyone involved, thanks again for be so patient and treating me so well when you found out Jay was probably going to be gone all day.
Jay, thanks for having me shoot with you. So glad you made it out ok, man!
Photographed in Seattle, WA
I’ve been waiting to see these. Well worth it. These are tremendous Benj. That’s some Kirk Gibson quality pinch hitting you pulled off.
Killer job! Sucks about the main, hope nothing was permanently damaged….but dude! that’s some gumption right there!!!!!
Love all of it!
dude, this post is so freaking good, love it bro!
these are incredibly beautiful. I LOVE the exit shot!
I love every single one of these, REALLY great work! How lucky were they to have you?!
Wow! What a story and what an incredible post! You really killed this one, really enjoyed looking through all the photos!
Great job Benj! love them all!!
Great job, they got lucky for such a quality backup. I rarely say this, but I love the T/S work here. Rocked.
Awesomeness !
Love your style, Benj, always looks fresh and exciting. What a great looking wedding!
Benj, I just bookmarked this wedding. It’s that good, man.
OMG! that was aaawsome Dude, congrats :)
really good my friend, really good…
Man, love your style!
Great post.
Man, these are awesome. I love the look of your photos. The exit shots are killer. Jeff and Alise, your wedding looks amazing.
Beautiful job Benj, love them all!
you have _got_ to be kidding me. you are a superstar!! fantasia!! every detail, every expression, every petal ;-) (how lovely that you lined up her bouquet with the exquisite aisle arrangements) Benj saves the day!
You outdid yourself on this one Benj! Awesome! Best T/S shots ever!
OMG.
Gorgeous!!! Jay was a smart guy to have hired someone as talented as he is for a back up, in this case i am sure everyone involved was super glad he did!
Love photographer weddings too, they always seem to have that extra bit of visual styling :)
This is insanely good. I’m totally blown away. And to do this under the circumstances makes me believe you really are superhuman! Just…wow
Looks like you saved the day! Good thing you were there to cover in this emergency… this is one reason why I always have a second photographer… we bring back-up gear why not back-up people? Great job on the wedding!
masterful work! I’ve scrolled up and down a bunch of times. So glad that your friend is ok – seriously, what a trooper to make it back.
Love the tilt shift. Great series of photos :)
Oh my holy crap. Jeff + Alise– every last detail is stunningly beautiful. Benj, you captured their wedding day flawlessly. High five. Can we go back in time and have a redo for my wedding?! I only wish.
You are gonna set a single day comment record i think.
Thank you a ton for hanging with us. You and Jay were miracle workers and we are so happy with our images. We will always remember this day with incredible photos to view.
Wow! You actually did nail that wedding. Your photographs sure do tell a good story and the photography and editing throughout are concise. Top marks!
Amazing work here. So creative!
Way to save the day! Love the shots and I’m particularly impressed with your mad shoe balancing skills.
What an amazing wedding set! The locations and details are just fantastic, but the way you’ve captured them has an incredible timeless quality to it. That shot with the sparklers in particular is just wonderfully captured… fantastic work :)
Benj, these are fantastic! Love the TS. Processing is pitch perfect!
What can I say that already hasn’t been Benj?? You rock!
oh wow! love lovely wedding and beautifully shot!
Mr. Haisch, you’ve done it again. Your sense of storytelling is incredible.
Great portraits of the bride..!
Wow, that’s so baller.
Now *that* is how you use a Tilt Shift lens. LOVE IT. Great shots, seriously great work. I’d have you cover my stomach pains any day. :)
WHOA. I remember this being tweeted. These shots are incredible. Alise is absolutely stunning, she’s got a beautiful profile.
These are incredible. The stadium shots, the bw headshots of her, the blueness of the entry to the vehicle, the flower shot, the detail shots, the ceremony shots, reception shots, the venue. I could go on. Love, love, love it. I especially love the 3rd one down.
Such drama! Great GREAT shots all-around. Loving the portraits especially. What luck for the couple that you were the backup, huh?
These are awesome shots! I love them all. Inspiring, Benj!
KILLLLLED ITTTTT!!!!
Dope son.
44 comments?!? DUDE. I’m bound to repeat one of them but it can’t be said enough. You are one rad guy, Benj. Great work here.
Great stuff, man.
Holy crap these are amazing, Benj!!! What a beautiful location and the bride is so pretty! You really rocked the heck out of this wedding. Great job.
wow! great shots… and crazy story
Really good. Love the variety of poses.
Hello!
Your amazing work is on my brasiliam blog:
http://iamgonnagetmarried.blogspot.com/2011/09/o-casamento-de-alise-e-jeff.html
I hope so that´s ok to you.
Best Regards,
Luiza do Valle