I often have couples ask me if they really need a second photographer on their wedding day and in my opinion even the smallest micro-wedding will benefit from having a second wedding photographer on hand. With the exception of the getting ready photos, where one photographer photographs one person and another photographer photographs the other person, a second photographer can be like a "voyeur" moving about your wedding, finding interesting angles and looking for emotional and fun moments to capture.

Their wedding photographs are usually more documentary and candid, but they can also be photographing your wedding details or the cocktail hour while the main photographer is photographing the formals. However my main reason for encouraging my couples to have a second photographer is the idea of capturing your wedding day from a completely different perspective.

I've had this blog on my mind for ages and when Gael Cantlin, Garren Poirer and Idena Beach all asked me to be their second photographer at Mt. Top Resort in Chittenden,VT which is just down the road from me, I was super excited as I had never "second shot" before.

Just think, if there had not been a second photographer on these days the couples would not have received any of the following photos.