Andrea & Jay's wedding - part 1

So here it is: my little sister's wedding! I'm dividing this into two posts - today's - which is the hair, makeup and busride; and tomorrow (or soon thereafter), which will be the actual wedding. The getting ready is the most fun to shoot anyway, and I wasn't as drunk on chocolate vodka, so these are probably my best pics of the beautiful bride. Please click on the pics to make them bigger if you need to, blogger shows them so small...

The chaos of getting ready. This is one of my favorites, since everyone is so perfectly placed. I cheated just a little because Ange was facing away from me. I saw it all coming together and called out to her so she would turn. It worked beautifully and I don't regret it one little bit (sorry purists). It's my sister's wedding, not a photojournalism project. Plus, I was part of the wedding party, so I figured by her looking at me I'm 'in' the picture. That's my logic and I'm sticking to it.

Ahhh the mirror pic. Such a cheap trick, but a great one. Never gets old!

What we (and the environment) must suffer for beauty...

Beautiful bride-to-be on the bus. This was one of my few opportunities for a quick portrait session without stepping on the real photographer's toes (or time), since he wasn't with us as he'd hopped over to the boys. She's so beautiful isn't she?!

Ange's lovely ladies. Coolest busload of women ever!