{"id":7878,"date":"2020-01-22T11:19:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T11:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travisharris.com\/blog\/?p=7878"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:12:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:12:04","slug":"breakers-west-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travisharris.com\/blog\/breakers-west-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKERS WEST WEDDING | Tara & Steven"},"content":{"rendered":"

BREAKERS WEST WEDDING<\/h2>\n

[dropcap]E[\/dropcap]veryone knows (or should know, and if not I am telling you..) that the Breakers in Palm Beach has to be one of the most Iconic places in the world to get married.\u00a0 As of today (10 years full-time as a wedding pro) I have not had a wedding there, but I did have a Breakers West Wedding (this is a sister property a few miles away) and I am going to show you that here in this post.<\/p>\n

Now while I have never shot a wedding at The Breakers in Palm Beach, I have shot a pretty amazing sweet 16 shoot and party there<\/a>.\u00a0 You should check that out in one of my other blog posts, and you can even watch a BTS video of all that went on!<\/p>\n

[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]So, a Breakers West Wedding here in South Florida!\u00a0 My expectations were high as this is connected to the big name iconic hotel[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\n

and I have to say that.. well..\u00a0 it was nothing special (at least when thinking it would be considering the name and association with The Breakers)\u00a0 You have to understand that I have shot a lot of weddings, in a lot of Country Clubs so I was fully expecting to see full white glove service both from the staff and in the amenities of the property.\u00a0 \u00a0As it turned out, this Breakers West Wedding was still amazing with lots of very nice creative options.\u00a0 However, if you are searching for a country club for your wedding in South Florida I dont think this place<\/a> would be worth any premium over any others just because of the “name”.\u00a0 \u00a0With that said, lets get into this beautiful Breakers West Wedding!<\/p>\n

\"Breakers Starting with the girls getting ready!\u00a0 For this Breakers West Wedding they gave them a large, well lit room in the front of the country club to get ready in.\u00a0 I was delighted to see this as it makes for plenty of space for photography and prevented too much clutter from taking over the landscape.\u00a0 Here we have a nicely lit shot made by the huge windows in the front, which worked out nicely.\"Breakers For this wedding we did not do a lot of getting ready of the groom (was not in the plan) but I did manage to get some nice shots of all the guys together.\u00a0 Here we see them standing outside the Breakers West holding some of the gifts given to them by the groom (Steven) on the wedding day.\"Breakers Brides shots of the ring, bangles, and necklaces.\u00a0 For once I am not showing detail items just sitting on a table (something I really dont like, and think looks silly in most cases) instead here, I have shot the detail items in a more meaningful way by incorporating the bride into the shot as well.\u00a0 Static shots of details alone.. really remind me of marketing shots for the manufacture, and I would argue that if that the expectation on the wedding day.. then photographers could just copy the photos of the shoes, rings, etc.. from the manufacture website vs. bother taking that shot on the wedding day \ud83d\ude42\"Breakers<\/p>\n

Again, here we see Tara with the earrings… and it looks SO much better vs. a static shot of that same detail.\u00a0 Frankly, I think this is a great shot of her period.\u00a0 earring or not \ud83d\ude42\"Breakers More details.\u00a0 You get the idea now..\u00a0\"Breakers The one thing I did love about this Breakers West Wedding was that they had some nice photo options out on the golf course.\u00a0 In this case we used this little bridge for the firstlook.\u00a0 It was a little tricky to setup, but in the end was well worth the effort and time it took.\"Breakers Some people think that the photographer must be close by during the firstlook.\u00a0 This is not the case.\u00a0 I am so far away you can barely see me.\u00a0 Ever watch a football game?\u00a0 Ever notice the photographers out on the sidelines.\u00a0 Yeah, thats me here.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\"Breakers \"Breakers This was my favorite shot (above)\u00a0 that look she gave him.. was priceless and said it all.\"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers Like the bridge before, this Breakers West Wedding had other trick locations avail.\u00a0 Such as this nice backdrop that I found on my little golf cart tour moments before hand.\"Breakers We noticed the sun going down and had to take advantage!\u00a0 Absolutely love the natural glow here in the above two shots.\"Breakers I wanted to show just a few of the formal shots.\u00a0 I feel like I always forget to showcase that in most of my posts because I figure brides are trained and programmed to only pay attention to the fancy ones with lighting etc..\u00a0 LOL, at least this is what Social Media has done to me.\u00a0 But, I know this is super important for people.. so here ya go.\u00a0 Of course I get more traditional ones as well, but you get the idea.\"Breakers This (above) was not my idea.\u00a0 It was his.\u00a0 I just rolled with it.\u00a0 If it were up to me, I would have seen how many girls HE could have carried.. but, ya know.\u00a0 Only so much I can do.. \ud83d\ude09\"Breakers The ceremony at this Breakers West Wedding took place outside, just behind the club house.\"Breakers I almost showed a tear myself when I saw the emotion between son and dad here.\"Breakers \"Breakers I just want to mention, that just because Steven has seen Tara during the firstlook… there is STILL a powerful moment that happens during the ceremony too.\u00a0 Most couples worry that this is lost, and ruined if they choose to do a firstlook and this is 100% not the case.\u00a0 You only gain more.\u00a0 More emotion, more photos, and more time with one another on the wedding day.\u00a0 A firstlook makes so much more sense than not.\u00a0 Trust me.\"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers Here is the iconic shot that made this Breakers West Wedding really stand out.\u00a0 Mainly because it was taken at night, is well lit and you can clearly see the Breakers West Country Club in the background.\u00a0 The winding lines of the bridge also really help draw you in to this shot and I really love that.\"Breakers Here was just a close up of that same shot.\"Breakers \"Breakers Here you can see the full reception room at this Breakers West Wedding\u00a0 and you can decide what you think.\u00a0 Overall I thought it was very nice, seemed to have enough space (for this wedding) the only drawback was all of the mirrors on the wall.\u00a0 This made it a big challenge when it came to photos.. it prevented many shots because of the reflection.\"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers I am always looking and watching for reactions…\u00a0\u00a0\"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers \"Breakers My girl here in the green dress (above) was one of my other previous brides!\u00a0 It was her in fact that referred this couple to me and I am so thankful that she did!\"Breakers A bad hair day..\u00a0 or a lucky shot?\u00a0 What’s your guess?\"Breakers \"Breakers<\/p>\n

I have a love \/ hate relationship with most wedding DJ’s that use this funky colored lighting.\u00a0 In same cases its cool, but in others it can really ruin the shot.\u00a0 It this case it did not, but only because the formal shots had passed (first dance).\u00a0 But, in some cases the DJ has this type of lighting on during the WHOLE wedding and that can really effect things in a negative way.\u00a0 For me, its all the same so you can decide what you want for your wedding.<\/p>\n

All in all this Breakers West Wedding was great!\u00a0 Lots of options and plenty of space.\u00a0 The food was good too, I ordered a BLT at the bar during the afternoon and its a sandwich I wont forget anytime soon.<\/p>\n

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