Photography has filled me with purpose and joy, and taken me places I never thought I'd go. I have covered three U.S. presidents, been blessed by the Pope, and been stared down by Muhammad Ali. I've shared a laugh with Smokey Robinson, and had a picture I took of him used when he received a lifetime achievement award. I've photographed a 110-year-old woman as she told me what it was like to climb onto the torch of the Statue of Liberty. I was chosen as the only independent photographer allowed near Obama and McCain in their last meeting before the 2008 election. I'm the only photographer in the world to have been officially represented by the three largest photographic retailers in the Western hemipshere. Heck, I've even had a photographic technique named after me (which is crazy).
But I have never felt so blessed by photography as when I am photographing a wedding. At weddings, we are most visibly ourselves -- the walls we walk around with come tumbling down under the forces of joy, anxiety (and sometimes a bit of alcohol). To document that experience, the relationship of friends, families, and a couple launching a new stage in their life, is an incredible feeling. When a client says "This is the first picture I've seen of my parents that actually looks like them!" I feel like I've done something with lasting value. After years of shooting and more than 225 weddings under my belt, I still find each one to be more exciting than the last, and try to make each one the best one that I've ever photographed.
In addition to a staff of photo assistants, I am so happy to have my partner Wendy as a full-time studio manager to make sure that our clients' needs are met at every stage from the first inquiry until years after the wedding. Wendy is the hardest worker I have ever known, and she makes my clients' experience as stress-free as possible.
mike - Love those dance shots.
Dacia Rolando - What a fun wedding! I love the shadow of the bride on the wall in the reception image with the groom getting a hug. Great timing. Congrats to the couple!
heather nan - The blossom portrait is perfection… and the Groom’s shot sequence is hilarious. Stellar work Ryan.
Kelsie Taylor - These are awesome! Love the first wedding dress and the shot with the veil movement is gorgeous!
Tee - you do amazing work with the reception photos. The picture with the pink blossoms is very stunning!
Brandyn Fidel - The shoe photo was VERY clever!
Paul Rowland - Like a boss. http://www.ryanbrenizer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/storyboard-12.jpg Yes.
Tyler - the shot of them in the reflection of the car. amaze.
Anni - What a beautiful wedding – the third photo down (silhouette) is especially breathtaking.
Fotograf nunta Iasi - I’m me or spring also brings a note of these wonderful photos?
JPanda - As always, great series of photos. I learn something new from your shots every time :)
Thanks again for posting and sharing these wonderful moments with us!
kong wai - The shoes and ring shots are very special. Love it
Seba - Great work as usual. Love the 3rd one, my favorite by far.
Matt Stanton - Stunning ceremony room, the black and white shot of it shows it’s beauty and grandeur well. Excellent coverage, creative and well captured as ever.
Janet Palmer - oh that cherry blossom shot is divine..
amazing work as always Ryan
Nick - you sir are so frickin’ good!
Bryan C - omg that one where they are taking shots haha! really great work!
David Childers - Those two shots of the bride twirling her dress are out of this world. I also love all of your “getting ready” shots from this wedding, great stuff as always Ryan.
Martin Hambleton - Those two silhouettes during the bridal prep are awesome. Especially with the hairspray mist. And what a ceremony room! Love the black and white shot from the back of the room.
Tracey Robinson - Stunning Work – just stunning : )
Deidra Photo - How awesome is that one shot with the MUA and the mist? So cool, great shots!
Craig Cacchioli - Can you please stop being so annoyingly good :)
Lots of shots that I love here. It would be unfair to pick some and not all of them!
marcusa - Awesome work this – some of the most entertaining and interesting wedding photography I have seen in quite a while.
As a genre it is prone to repetitiveness and lack of imagination but this work is fresh and artistically vibrant.
I like it!
Eric Kotara - The shoe shot wins!!! Amazing work as always Ryan.
Derek Martinez - Love your eye for details Ryan, and your portraits as always are stunning!