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Jalen was excited to see himself on the cover of this weeks Kids Trends Weekly. When I showed him the mock up they sent me he said, "Good decision on the hair; it looks cool." Now if only it were as cool to practice his drums everyday! We haven't quite mastered that yet.
When I heard that Ashley & Guy were getting married I had a feeling I've never had before begin to form within me.... desire to shoot a wedding. I had shot one wedding before, kind of. I'd bailed a friend out one time many years back. I was just starting out in photography. My friend had committed to shoot a wedding and then realized she couldn't do it on the scheduled date. I said I'd do it. That was my "first" wedding. It was a good experience, but it still didn't make me want to shoot weddings. Occasionally when I'd look over some blog entries of amazing weddings photographers, I'd think maybe some day. Well, yesterday was that day. Guy and Ashley got married and I was their photographer. She was an amazingly calm bride {the opposite was always one of my fears}. It was beautiful weather {bad weather, another fear}. The day didn't come without its challenges though. Ashley and Guy are a very creative and fashion forward couple {one of the things that attracted me to their wedding}. They knew what they wanted and it wasn't typical. I loved all the details she'd share with me. Only two things I tried to talk her out of. One, she wanted to get married outside, in the dark. Hmm. so my job as the photographer was to "capture the light", but there would be none. Secondly, they didn't want to see each other before the wedding. Two pretty big challenges for my intro. to weddings. Well, it all worked out and made for an amazing event.
Thanks Guy and Ashley for believing in me and trusting me with such an important stepping stone in your journey together. Hope you love how your day was captured. I loved shooting it.
Some of the awesome details from the day.......
Every last one of these girls was B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!
Ashley's maid of honor was Malorie. Love that girl.
And now the ever handsome Guy.....
And a couple more of the oh-so-hot Ashley......
Ashely's creative group-shot idea to avoid seeing her man before the wedding.... opposite corners of the brick wall.
Now for the night wedding.......
The first dance under the stars...
As a finaly, a personal fav. You can feel the love!!
THE END.
.....for me and a few others as well.
More pix to come later this week..... hopefully earlier rather than later because I know I've been slacking in the blog department. I just wanted to let you know that I'm still alive over here.
I feels good to have this first "real wedding" under my belt.
It was such a nice break from all the downtown sessions I've been doing. I still love shooting DT, but oh was this location fun. Then add in a guitar and cowboy boots.... beyond fun!! It was however crazy HOT.
After such a long shoot (multiple locations} on the last frame she still had it in her to give me this steller shot!! One of my favs.
Also, one studio shot because I love her eyelashes in it.
Oh.. this beautiful girl could totally model.
She has a beautiful smile too.
I never shared my sister in law in her "prego" state from earlier this summer. She's a beautiful baby carrier. She's one of those that doesn't even look pregnant and then boom, the baby is born. I had to add a bit to her belly to show she was in fact pregnant in this photo.
Well, adorable baby Lauren has joined her brother's and sister. Of course there's a video to help announce her arrival. Enjoy......
I forgot to tell you. Slacker that I am. My baby sister's engaged. When I go home in Oct. I'll be sure to capture some engagement photos. For now enjoy a quick one I snatched as the sun was setting over the lake this summer.
There are so many beautiful girls in my small little town. Here's another one!
Speaking of my small town..... I keep uncovering amazing doorways and stairwells with each visit downtown. The only trouble is the smells you have to endure to get to the great spots.
