Kara&Michael ~ August 19, 2008

Kara&Michaels wedding was the first wedding for me in a while. I always take off part off the summer.. 1 to recuperate from the crazy spring season and 2 to spend some time with my family. It was great to be shooting again… I do love weddings! Kara looked amazing and even though she came across a couple of snags she took it all in stride. One of the easiest going brides I have ever met. Michael made me laugh… he’s pretty funny and I love his crazy eyes! Kara&Micheal decided to see each other before the ceremony and we got some really cool shots! I love the sweet look Kara has on her face right before she sees Michael but nothing tops Michael’s expression. The ceremony was amazing… I don’t usually get to take many behind the scenes shots but since it was full mass I had some wiggle room so I got to play around and find those perfect moments. It was a great wedding… and the best Grand March I have ever seen. EVERYONE participated! Thanks to Roger Wallace for being so amazing! He’s the man behind the music on my website!

On a side note… I slipped on my way out the hotel yesterday and broke one of cameras. Glad I have insurance! I was ok… just a little frazzled!

I just got this from Kara

You are so awesome! I'm sorry you missed the fire alarm going off at midnight and the entire hotel being evacuated to the parking lot. There were barefoot bridesmaids, hotel guests in bathrobes, cops, fire trucks ... We partied in the Players parking lot for an hour -- we bought 2 kegs, I shot gunned a beer with my maidens, we danced in the streets, then the cops let us back in and announced "Congratulations, Ma'am" over their cop car PA. It would ONLY happen to Michael and me. It made for a memorable adventure to say the least.

Thanks again and can't wait to see the rest! Kara

The Knot!

Check it out! One of my bouquet photos on the front page of the KNOT website, www.theknot.com

Kristi is preggos!

I love Kristi! Should I count the ways...
1. She is beautiful
2. She is kind
3. She is bad ASS ... I was lucky enough to photograph Kristi&Cole's wedding in 2005 and even more fortunate to have stayed part of her life. This makes me feel so lucky! Last year Kristi called me up to see if I would take some photos of her with a bald head... yes, bald head. Most of us would hide in the closet but Kristi who was diagnosed with cancer in her 30's thought it was important to remember what she was going through. I truly admire her for that. I was touched by her request and more than happy to be a part of it. One year later Kristi called me up again to ask me if this time I would photograph her and her baby bump!
Kristi... you inspire me... keep rocking it! She thinks she can't smile so I posted some of the photos to remind her that she does have a beautiful smile.... inside and out. I can't wait to meet the baby! I think it's a girl...
If you want to see more of Kristi click here!

Kristen&Chris

It was really nice to finally meet Kristen&Chris. We've been trying to schedule their engagement session for what seems like an eternity .Chris has this really bad habit of going to fabulous places for work... poor guy. We finally made it work... unfortunately it was 100 degrees outside. We braved the heat (I felt sorry for Chris in his cowboys boots) and got some cool shots. I'm really looking forward to photographing their wedding next year. Thanks guys!