My Portland Photographer http://www.myportlandphotographer.com A collaborative blog by Portland's finest wedding photographers Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:07:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 All the emotions http://www.myportlandphotographer.com/2010/03/10/emotions/ http://www.myportlandphotographer.com/2010/03/10/emotions/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:52:53 +0000 Alexis http://www.myportlandphotographer.com/?p=7678 1240 x laughbride All the emotions One of the best parts of my job is being there to capture a moment like this.

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The garter tradition originated back to the 14th century. In parts of Europe the guests of the bride and groom believed having a piece of the bride’s clothing was thought to bring good luck. They would actually destroy the brides dress by ripping off pieces of fabric. Obviously, this tradition did not sit well with the bride, so she began throwing various items to the guests – the garter being one of them. It became customary for the bride to toss the garter to the men. But this also caused a great problem for the bride….sometimes the men would get drunk, become impatient and try to remove the garter ahead of time. Therefore, the custom derived at having the groom remove and toss the garter to the men. With this change, the bride began to toss the bridal boutique to the unwed girls who were eligible for marriage.

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I LOVE Jayson’s reaction to seeing his beautiful bride Sarah for the first time on their wedding day! Many couples opt to take care of formal portraits before the wedding, so we set up a “First Look” which results in priceless images such as this one. To see more of this gorgeous couple, have a look at Sarah and Jayson’s Wedding Day Slideshow.

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