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BB Photography

  “We were starving artists!” Brian Charrette admits. “We were aspiring photographers shooting a very broad spectrum of work from Fine Art, Landscape, Portraits and just about anything else you can imagine starving artists would shoot.”

The “we” in his comment includes Brady, now his wife, with whom Brian’s professional goals once were in conflict. Brian recalls, “Brady and I were not married yet, and we had different interests in photography. We were really unsure if our professional goals would allow us to live in the same city. I wanted to pursue commercial photography and Brady wanted to do portrait photography.” Fortunately for them, (and for our Your Wedding Day readers), in 2002, friends of Brady and Brian asked them to photograph their wedding. They did, and decided they had found their common niche...then the journey, BB Photography, officially began.

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ywd_bbphoto_brian.jpgBrady and Brian find many sources of inspiration for their work. Brian says, “I love people and I love tapping into people’s souls. I get a lot out of people. I’m inspired by the thought of capturing the next amazing image”

Brian says he is also inspired by the couples’s expressive gratification of his and Brady’s work when the pictures are delivered. “People are amazed at how we are able to get so many images when our presence went so unnoticed.”

BB Photography serves hundreds of gratified brides and grooms each year, and Brian believes he and Brady receive so many calls in part because of the way they express their craft. “It is important for couples to have chemistry with their photographers because we will be working so close to family and friends.”

We have heard about this great chemistry too, and that in addition to their skills -- which Brian highlights as lighting, camera control, and computer techniques -- Brian and Brady are very easy to work with, and their personal warmth and connection with their couples just enhances their skills and ability to create warm images that have emotion and life. Brian says he thinks couples especially like the BB Photography type of energy. “Ours is a warm, true, and honest nature. We are family people and I wear my heart on my sleeve. We are blessed, and we love all of our clients.”

“Love” seems to be the operative word and philosophy with Brian and Brady, and when asked by Your Wedding Day what they love most about their work, Brian was exuberant. “I LOVE TAKING PICTURES!” he wrote on his initial interview form, using big bold letters to emphasize his feelings, and as if those feelings didn’t already read clearly, he writes again, “I LOVE TAKING PICTURES!!” He also says he and Brady feel honored and more as members of the couple’s family, rather than hired help. “I build relationships and become friends with my clients,” he says. “I have the best job of all the wedding vendors; I freeze the wedding in time.”

Just to let you know a little more about what a remarkable man Brian really is, during the interview he went on to add not only, “I love cameras, and all the neat toys available to photographers, and the progress of digital technology,” but to say, “I love my wife and my baby, Jack the most.”

He does wear his heart on his sleeve, and be glad, because there is no doubt about the outcome of your wedding photos with Brian and Brady and BB Photography. Summarizing their beliefs Brian says, “I’m willing to try anything for our couples. My goal is not to sell, but to have the opportunity to capture their special day through their eyes, by using ours.”

By Susan Hart Hellman, Executive Editor  


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Tips
  • #21 LA FLEUR TABLE
    Cover your entire table top with a single bold color of petals. Not just a scattering, but the entire top of the table with a thick layer of petals! You can purchase them at a farmers market or order them through your florist. Place your chargers, place settings, glassware and centerpieces in a contrasting color and lots of candles directly onto the petals for a stunning, romantic look!
    Jill La Fleur, The Wedding Planner

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  • # 6  RECIPES FOR FAVORS
    Gather together the favorite recipes that you remember as a child. They could be special family recipes, holiday menus, etc.  Have them bound in small books, affix a wedding label on the front with your monogram and date that you were married. And there you have it, a unique favor that your guests will use again and again. Also, it is a wonderful way to acknowledge grandmothers and mothers.
    Melissa Lee, Events of Santa Barbara   

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  • #31 FLORAL DECOR
    No wedding is complete without flowers. Try updating the traditional centerpiece by using masses of your favorite flowers in a variety of complementary tones for added texture and interest. For instance, if your bloom-of-choice is the gerbera daisy, try one centerpiece with dozens of red gerberas, another with orange, and another with fuchsia-colored bunches. Let your imagination run wild!
    Ariel Yve, Ariel Yve Design

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