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Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Cake

I realized recently that I'd yet to finish posting about my brother-in-law Shogo's wedding to Namiko. My flow had been interrupted by the sudden idea to make a photo book for them, and I neglected to pick it up even after posting the candid bride portrait last month. This post continues from “Reception, Part V: Entertainment”, and completes the story.

And what comes after the entertainment? Dessert.

Of course, the main feature is the wedding cake.

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 2800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Sliced and Ready

The bride and groom stood by the table and handed out cake as the guests filed by, after which the guest could add additional tasty treats from the ample spread on the next tables...

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 3200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Special Delivery

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 48 mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.8, ISO 2800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Always a Photo Op

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — ¹/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO 1800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Anthony's Favorite Part of the Whole Event

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Brothers in Law “Dessert”
Fumie's dad (left) shares a beer with his sister's husband

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 5000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Stuffed Bears at the Table of Honor

After dessert, Shogo and Namiko made some speeches of appreciation to their folks, and presented the mothers with Teddy bears embroidered with their (the now newly-wed child's) name, birth date, and weight; each bear was made to weigh exactly what the child weighed at birth.

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Ready to Present the Bears

(They felt much heavier than a newborn, though, because you see a Teddy bear and expect it to weigh accordingly.)

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Bearing Gifts
is much easier than bearing the child they're meant to represent

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 5000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Proud Papa?

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Father-of-the-Groom
Thank-you-for-Coming Speech

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 52 mm — ¹/125 sec, f/2.8, ISO 1800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Shogo Exits With His Bride
I think this ranks up there with the candid bride portrait as the best picture of the event
because Shogo's radiating confidence is so full of awesome

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/160 sec, f/2.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
End of Event “Receiving Line”
guests are bid farewell on the way out
(“seeing-off line”?)

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/125 sec, f/2.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Almost Done

Dawdling with the camera, as I tend to do, I was the last one to leave.