Last week, as millions of people watched and waited for American singer and actress Selena Gomez to share photographs from her wedding, one person was quietly, anxiously anticipating it more than any of them.

For months, Albany-raised photographer Samm Blake had been keeping the biggest secret of her career.

She had been handpicked to capture the celebrity wedding of the year; the lavish Santa Barbara nuptials of Gomez and music producer Benny Blanco, attended by the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Steve Martin.

The celebration, held under a floral arch inside a white-draped tent, featured autumnal colors and dahlia arrangements throughout the candle-lit tables, along with velvet rust-colored lounge seating. Credit: Samm Blake @phoebejtonkin

Blake’s stunning images from the Se

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