Location, Location, Location

I have a wedding coming up on March 3rd.  The reception is going to be at the Oakville Conference Centre.  I have been there before, but I always visit the site prior to the shoot to ensure that nothing major has changed.  Sometimes you can get in the venue beforehand to scope everything out.  The OCC is a pretty good venue, but the outside leaves a lot to be desired.

One of the shots I try to always give my couple is a venue shot outside.  So this evening, when I went to scope out the location I noticed the night sky.  Since I am almost never without my camera, on went the wide angle Tokina lens and I snapped a couple of shots.  I love the way the clouds show up against the purple sky.  This is 9pm, well past sunset - yet the sky is purple. 

So if I don't get a useful shot on the wedding night - because of weather or other circumstances, I have this in my back pocket.  I will let the couple know that this was not shot on their wedding night -as I am not about to try to deceive anyone.  If I do get a shot of the venue, I will let them pick which one they want to use.

Oakville Conference Centre - Bronte and QEW in Oakville Ontario, Canada