Yep…that’s right, it’s time for Lorin and Jeremy’s wedding and I could not be more excited!  They invited me out to the rehearsal dinner tonight and the location is beautiful!  I cannot wait to shoot there tomorrow…their wedding is going to be so amazing.;-)  Of course I’ll share images, don’t you worry!;-)

We’re also back from a much needed family vacation at the beach my friends and I’m ready to roll.  Relaxing was good and it was much needed, that’s for sure.  But of course it’s back to work and as a result of taking a few days off, I’ll definitely be working overtime to finish editing all of the sessions I packed in prior to vacation. 

Hope everyone had an awesome summer and is now enjoying their FALL!!!

 

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Just wanted to hop on really quickly and let everyone know my schedule for this Holiday season.  Yes…it’s approaching rapidly!  And yes, it can be chaotic if not planned properly, so this year I will have a definite deadline for sessions.  If you are wanting portraits from your session as gifts or if you would like to send out Holiday cards, the absolute very latest date that you can book a session to ensure you receive these items in time is November 9th.   So be sure to contact me as soon as possible to book your session date!

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Yes, I just had to do it.  As soon as I realized that today was Nikki and Jeff’s one month anniversary from their wedding day, I just had to post about their wedding.  And wow, what a beautiful wedding it was.  I was so excited when I first spoke with Nikki about shooting her wedding because all of her plans for the day sounded incredible.  She is a beach lover so it’s only appropriate that she get married in that type of setting.  The location was breathtaking…they were married in a waterfront ceremony on the beach of the river about an hour outside of Richmond.  Gorgeous.  And I’m convinced that the day could not have been any more beautiful.  All of the guests stood nearby while watching the ceremony, and then near the end, each guest took a shell (that had Nikki and Jeff’s initials and the date written on them) and tossed them into the water so that days, months, and even years from now they would wash back ashore.   Of course after the ceremony the reception took place, and while Tisha (my guest photographer…www.tishamccuiston.com) and I stayed for most of it I’m sure the wedding party and guests “celebrated” long after we were there.;-) 

I have yet to finish proofing all of the images from the day so I quickly pulled just a few of my favorites that I love.  There will be more to come when the editing is finished.  But for now, check these out!

Her bouquet kept with the “beach” theme by including some starfish tucked inside.

A detail shot of her dress…

The shells that were thrown in by the wedding party and guests…

You may remember that Jeff is a firefighter.  The day of their engagement session I saw his tattoo and had big plans for the wedding day to incorporate it into the portraits.  I love it…not only is it awesome, the meaning behind it is what makes it really special.  It reads, “Resurrected from the ashes to protect the brotherhood”.  Way cool…

And as Tisha will tell you, I’m a sucker for the detail shots…especially the ring shots!  I had this idea way before the wedding and could NOT wait to try it.  I love how it not only incorporates the rings, but the date and the setting as well.

And while I had the idea above for a while, it’s sometimes the unexpected things that turn up at weddings that work together for awesome images.  On the way to do the shot above, I noticed the lock below and knew immediately that I had to incorporate it into a shot.  I love the symbolization involved…to me, the lock represents the commitment that they each had just made to each other through marriage.

As mentioned previously, there are many more posts ahead, so keep checking back or even subscribe in the right hand column of the blog to receive email notifications each time I post!  Thanks for stopping by!

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i have to apologize for the long stretch inbetween posts here!  I’ve been so busy between work, traveling and every day life that I haven’t posted, but at least that means there’s much to see coming up here in the near future!  So stay tuned faithful viewers…I won’t leave ya hangin’.;-)

I’m going to start out by posting images from an incredible family session I did not too long ago.  These guys were AWESOME and then some.   They were such a genuinely sweet family and it was truly a joy to be able to spend the short time with them that I did during their session.  We met at a beautiful location in Ashland that mom had been raving about since we first discussed locations, and as soon as I arrived I totally saw why.  This place was so perfect for a family session.  There were so many interesting surroundings that made for gorgeous and interesting backdrops.  Of course I WISH I could show you all of the portraits from the session that boast the amazing surroundings, but I can’t…..I CAN however show you a lot of them!

His expression says it all.;-)

This one I fell in love with the second I snapped the shutter.   I adore her precious face!

The entire session, he was so entertained by these little things he called “pigs noses”.  It’s amazing how much they actually did resemble a pigs nose.  I love being able to see the world through kids eyes…if only through their thoughts.

There was so much history surrounding this house.  This was on the front porch so we used it for a few pics.  I can’t recall what this is used for back in the day…Marcy or Becca, you’ll have to refresh my memory!  I just thought it was so cool looking.

And this was an old chicken coop.  I don’t usually see too many of those so of course we had to incorporate that into the shoot.

As I said before, I’ve been busy!  My girlfriend Marta (www.martalocklear.com) and I even managed to squeeze in a seminar in D.C. with David Jay featuring Becker as a guest speaker.  It was so much fun and definitely informative as well as motivational.  It was just what I needed right then.   So if you’re a photog and you missed the tour, make sure you pick up the dvd’s.

Alright…I’m off for now….must get back to work.

See ya soon!;-)

 

 

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