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Tonight is Conan O’Brien’s last night as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show. No one would begrudge him some bitterness over his being forced out, but he’s taking it and having some fun with it.

I don’t know if you have been following the Conan O’Brien and NBC saga but on Wednesday night  Conan got  back at NBC by spending more than $1 million of NBC’s cash before he leaves the show. Conan O’Brien’s unveiled his show’s newest character, the “Bugatti Veyron Mouse,” a $2 million Bugatti Veyron, which claims to be the world’s most expensive car.

“The good news is, until NBC yanks us off the air, we can pretty much do whatever we want,” O’Brien told the audience. “And here’s the beautiful part: We do whatever we want, and they have to pay for it.”

Interesting enough, since word got out about Conan’s departure the ratings for his show are up more than 50%.

Conan O’Brien’s Wedding Photo – Liza and Conan walk down the aisle at St. James Cathedral

You may be interested to learn that on Saturday January 12th, 2002, I was Conan O’Brien’s wedding photographer when he married Seattle native, Liza Powel, at St. James Cathedral, during a downpour. The ceremony was private and was attended by close friends and family. Here is the one photo that they agreed to release to the press.
The bride, daughter of Seattle Dixieland band-leader Jake Powel, wore a Vera Wang white, empire-waisted gown which was covered by a lace floor length coat. She carried a matching purse and red roses. O’Brien wore a dark suit, white shirt and cream tie. Conan is abut 6′6″ and Liza is almost as tall.
It was a really fun wedding to photograph. Conan was kind of camera shy for the first part of the day. I found it hard to understand at first but then I realized that he works around cameras and is very conscious of them and it was hard for him to relax and be his true self. My camera must have made him feel like he was working and he did not want to feel that way on his wedding day. He did relax later on at the reception at Union Station, and he seemed to be unaware of me making the pictures there. He even got up at one point and played guitar with his house band from the show, The Max Weinberg 7. It was really great.

Ezra got hoisted up onto a chair as his friends dance to the music and raised and lowered him up and down.

During this section of the dancing it’s also traditional for the guests to dance together in a big circle, with the newly married couple hoisted into the air on chairs .

Laura has her turn being hoisted into the air.

Ezra and Laura’s Wedding at The Seattle Tennis Club. First Look

Here is Ezra getting the first look of his bride to be Laura from all angles at the entrance to the Seattle Tennis Club on a extremely rare rainy Sunday in mid August. What a beautiful dress.
Laura and Ezra’s spirits remained high all day despite the fact that the wedding which was supposed to take place outside on the grass, got moved indoors due to the constant rain. We were hoping it would blow away but it never did. The chance of a sunny day for their date was supposed to be 99.7%.

Laura and Ezra’s spirits remained high all day despite the fact that the wedding which was supposed to take place outside on the grass, got moved indoors due to the rain all day.

Ezra waits and watches as his bride Laura comes walking down the aisle at the start of the ceremony at the Seattle Tennis Club

Laura get walked down the aisle with her father and mother at the Seattle Tennis Club.

Laura and Ezra exchange vows in a Jewish wedding ceremony in a Sunday wedding at the Seattle Tennis Club.

Laura and Ezra Kiss near the end of the ceremony at the Seattle Tennis Club.

As the rabbi looks on, the traditional breaking of the glass marks the end of the Jewish wedding ceremony of Laura and Ezra.

Ezra and Laura during their first dance out on the dance floor just after they made their appearance at the reception. they look so great together out there.

Laura dances her first dance with her Dad, Steve as a married daughter.

Another wonderful photo of Laura dancing with her dad Steve surrounded by their family and friends all dancing.Wedding photography by wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels everywhere to shoot weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive. Daniel was named among the best Seattle wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.

All photographs on this website are by Daniel Sheehan © 2010. All Rights Reserved. Please inquire for permission before using.

Jody and Mike at WAKE, in the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park.

Although Michael Zawacki and Judith Sanders were married  at St. Benedict Church in Wallingford,  in September and had their wedding reception at the Edgewater Hotel, we and their entire wedding party took a limo down to the Olympic Sculpture Park to make some bridal portraits and and photos of the wedding party using the sculptures fro a background. The photo above was one of my favorite wedding pictures from last year. The light was very nice just before sunset. It  had been raining earlier but we had the usual sun breaks at just the right time for pictures. I have always loved the sculptures of Richard Serra the piece of his they have there, WAKE is one of my favorites. Wake, 2004, consists of 10 plates, 5 sets of locked toroid forms made of weatherproof steel. Back in the days when I was on staff at New York Newsday in the 1990’s, I was assigned to photograph Richard at the Museum of Modern Art and found him to be a wonderful person as well as an artist. There was an installation there that was interesting but I think seeing WAKE out in the open, under Seattle skies, it surpasses that presentation.
Anyway I made a number of portraits of Jody and Mike and the wedding party around WAKE and then we were breaking up and moving on to another location in the Garden when I noticed Jody and Mike stealing a kiss. Everyone one else appears in their own world by they are together in one of their own.
It was a great moment and seems like a good example of a wedding photograph that tells the story of their day in one moment.  I had a call recently asking me if I had shot a wedding there so I wanted to put these up to show them off. Here are some of the other photos from our photo session at the park.

Wedding  photography by Seattle wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels everywhere to shoot weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive. Daniel was named among the best wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.

All photographs on this website are by Daniel Sheehan © 2010. All Rights Reserved. Please inquire for permission before using.

Connie Wong and Alex Wang were married on Sunday Dec 27th a little more than a week ago. The wedding and reception took place at a venerable old San Francisco institution called the Town Hall Restaurant. Towards the end of the evening we cleared out some tables and chairs and got everyone in attendance together for a large group wedding picture right there in the center of the restaurant. I shot a number of frames but these two seem to be the best as far as exposure and best number of people looking good.

This one above one is cropped a little too tight on the here, but the original has all the details. Which one looks best to you?

You are welcome to leave comments below. Some time over the coming weeks when the editing and processing is done,  I will post a gallery of the highlights of this fun San Francisco wedding here on the blog. This picture reminds me how fantastic the food at the Town Hall Restaurant tasted. Check it out next time you are in San Francisci. It is at 342 Howard Street,  S.F. CA 415.908.3611.  Panoramic photography by San Francisco wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels everywhere to shoot weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive. Available in Seattle, WA, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA. Daniel was named among the best wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.

All photographs on this website are by Seattle photographer Daniel Sheehan © 2010. All Rights Reserved. Please inquire for permission before using.

A Halloween Wedding panoramic photo from Annette and Monte’s Halloween Wedding

Annette Barniville and Monte Whitbeck celebrated their wedding by throwing a Black and White Masquerade Wedding party on Halloween at the Tibbetts Creek Manor. Here we got everyone outside behind the manor for a large group wedding panorama. The actual 12 x 36″ print is fantastic to see. Wedding photography by Seattle wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan. SEATTLE PHOTOGRAPHER Daniel Sheehan also specializes in people and portraits and shoots assignments in a photojournalistic style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive.

A Beautiful Day Photography, Daniel, Jana, Ema and Claire, wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We were lucky to get our picture taken by a photographer’s photographer Michael Craft. Photos for this holiday’s posting are from the Studio of Michael Craft.

A projection on the ceiling of a room at Tibbetts Creek Manor

Monte Whitbeck  and Annette Barniville celebrated their wedding by throwing  a Black and White Masquerade Wedding  party on Halloween at the Tibbetts Creek Manor.  I just finished the final edit and I wish to present a selection of highlights here before we get into the total swing of  celebrating Christmas. It was a rocking good celebration of Monte and Annettes wedding which actually took place not long before in Fiji and they just wanted to celebrate it with all of their close family and friends and Halloween was a great time for a party. DJ Leslie of Seattle Parties was on hand to spin the music and everyone had a ball. Something about a masquerade ball that makes people feel free to express themselves on teh dance floor. This was one great party to photograph as the dance floor was full of pictures to be made. As wedding photography goes it was a very different and special celebration to photograph compared to shooting regular wedding photography.

Annette after sh first put on her mask.

In one room slides of the actual wedding were projected onto a wall for guests to see.

Annette and Monte in the studio we set up for all the guests to be photographed.

Wedding portrait of the bride and groom with their family in the studio.

The bride and her ladies in waiting.

Aside from a smally white cake on the top, the rest of the wedding cake consisted of cupcakes with fresh strawberries on top. The whole cake can be seen below.

Making toasts  and cutting the cake.

Annette and Monte were on the dance floor for a good part of the evening.

Getting ready to say goodnight.

Below is a more extensive  gallery of more highlights from the evening. Wedding photography by Seattle wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan. SEATTLE PHOTOGRAPHER Daniel Sheehan also specializes in people and portraits and shoots assignments in a photojournalistic style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive.

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This first wedding picture is of the moment just before Judah gets his first look at his bride to be Sarah.

The wedding pictures from Sarah Hess and Judah Stevenson wedding at the Tyee Yacht Club took some tough editing. There were a lot of good ones to choose from but these are the ones I have come down to for posting here. There are ten wedding pictures below and  a web gallery at the bottom with a score or more. This was such a wonderful wedding to be a witness and to document. Sarah and Judah are such a creative, thoughtful and beautiful couple. The getaway at the end of their wedding was a special event in itself, a cruise to the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland via the “Seneca”, a 38 foot, 1958 Chris Craft,

Their wedding cake sat atop a multi tier of cupcakes in different flavors.

Sarah’s Dad walking her down the aisle.

Twisting the night away.

Making their escape to the boat dock.

A Bon Voyage from the dock of the Tyee Yacht Club to the wedding couple on board the Seneca.

Crusing Lake Union with the Seattle Skyline and Space Needle in the background.

Judah carries Sarah over the threshold to their room at the Woodmark Hotel for their wedding night.

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