Weddingbee Blog

Yesterday Mr Peony and I had our engagement photo session at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I got there a bit early and while waiting on the steps, I noticed a big commotion on the other side of the front stairway - it turns out that they were filming an episode of Gossip Girl. Whenever the director yelled “cut!” and the actors were able to take a break, a gaggle of giggling, screaming fans (mostly teenagers…. why weren’t they at school?) would rush over to take pictures with the stars. I think I’ll try to catch an episode to see what the big fuss is all about.

Based on the comments from my e-pic location post, I knew that there was a chance that we’d get kicked out. I had called twice (making sure I spoke with different people) beforehand to double-check their photography policy. Both people told me that we should be fine just as long as we don’t use flash. However, the second person said that it’s really up to the security guard(s) in charge of the galleries where we’d be shooting.

I admit that I was a bit nervous. Aside from school portraits from way back in the day, I had never posed for a professional photographer before. However, our photographer Danny was awesome. He made sure we were relaxed and kept us laughing. I never knew how much movement was involved in being a photographer - there were times when Danny was literally crawling on the ground in order to try to get the best angle.

We almost got kicked out of the Temple of Dendur and after the first couple of verbal warnings guard continued to watch us like a hawk. We continued on to the Astor Court, some photography galleries, and 20th Century Art. By this time the sun was just starting to set, which Danny told us is his favorite time of day to shoot. So we headed outside to Central Park and continued shooting with the amazing setting sun in the backdrop.

I think the funniest part of the day was when some foreign tourists started taking our pictures too. I think they thought we were celebrities since we had a photographer following us around. There was another moment when we were on the sidewalks of Fifth Ave, and a driver in a car that was passing by yelled out, “That will make a great photo!”

Unfortunately, we have to wait another week or so for the proofs, then another for the final package. Danny showed us a couple of shots on the LCD of his camera and they were amazing. Both Mr Peony and I are already going crazy waiting to see the pictures!

On a sadder note, I think I’m starting to get tension headaches (or even migraines?) from all the stress I’ve been under lately… I could hardly function this morning. Can anyone give me any tips or advice?