Wedding: Patty.Clint

Patty & Clint were married at her family's home in Evergreen, Alabama. A beautiful old home with gorgeous grounds, it was the perfect setting for a wedding.

Inside the house was a little...warm. Here is what Patty looked like most of the time before the ceremony:



The ceremony was on the front porch of the house. The family sat on either side of the altar, and the other guests sat in chairs in the yard. It was unique, and fit the surroundings perfectly.





The girls all wore the same dress, but in different colors. The guys wore seersucker. It was so so pretty, and fit the season wonderfully.





This piano was a wedding gift for Patty's great-great-grandmother. To keep the wedding tradition for this instrument going, it provided the music for Patty's ceremony.



A couple more favorites from the day:





Patty & Clint - I had a marvelous time at your wedding. Your wedding party, your families, your guests, your whole day...it was all amazing. Thank you so much for letting me be there for the beginning of your life together! Many happy years to you!

Wedding: Emily.Chase

Emily & Chase kicked off my wedding season with a blast last week. I met up with the two of them at Emily's hotel room, and the three of us got in Chase's car and went to UA campus for pictures.











As we were leaving campus to go to the ceremony, we got stopped at every block by a red light. Photo op!!! *going to the chapel and we're...gonna...get ma-a-a-rried* teehee :) Seriously, this turned out to be one of my favorite shots of the day.



There ceremony was held in the back yard of The Cypress Inn by the river - very intimate, with the guests standing while they watched the couple tie the knot. (Which, by the way, I absolutely love for outdoor weddings...really, ceremony is an average of 15-20 minutes long. Unless you have guests who physically aren't able to stand for that long, then why not save yourself the hassle, not to mention the rental expense, of setting up all those chairs? I've seen ceremonies done this way several times, and it always lends such a relaxed atmostphere to the service.)





At the end of the ceremony, the guests celebrated the new Mr. & Mrs. with bubbles as they were walking back down the aisle. Love!



The reception was held in The Crow's Nest, upstairs at the Cypress Inn. Perfect location for the reception, and with a gorgeous view of the water! But let me tell ya - those stairs are steep! I was majorly impressed with how easily Emily climbed them in her wedding gown!



Emily & Chase, thank you for a wonderful start to the 2009 wedding season. I wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!

Bridals: Katie

It's very rare that I get to post bridals here on the blog, for fear of the groom seeing the bride in her gown before the wedding. However, Katie gave me the go-ahead to share some photos of her, saying that there was no chance whatsoever of Jason running across them. Enjoy!

Thanks Whitney!

Saturday evening, I handed my niece Whitney my camera in the hopes that we could get an updated family photograph. Whitney is a freshman in high school, and takes photography classes in her magnet program. I think she did a great job!

Engagement: Shea & Justin

Sunday morning I left Millbrook in the middle of a thunderstorm heading to Birmingham to meet Shea & Justin for their engagement session. It rained on me off and on the whole way there, but thankfully cleared up about 5 miles out from my destination. It was wet...very wet...everywhere we went, but we made the best of it, and got some super great shots! I actually love the feel that a recent rain gives to images. It just makes everything... more...if that makes sense to anyone but me. ;)





You know, Old Town Helena really has everything you could ask for. A park, water, railroads, great buildings. If any of you Birmingham brides are still looking for a great place for photos, Helena definitely deserves consideration.













Shea & Justin's wedding is coming up in June - can't wait!

Milestone: 3 Months Old

What a precious baby boy! Ridge just gets cuter every time I see him, and he always lets me snuggle him...which I absolutely love! (Don't you guys know that's the whole reason I love shooting baby pictures? Snuggle time!)

Ridge was fighting sleep just about our entire session, poor guy. But he held out pretty good, and gave us a lot of great pictures.





What makes Ridge happiest? The same as all kids - playing with Mom!



I can't wait to see the changes that 6 Months brings to this little man!

Curtain Call: Jordan & Michael

I worked with Jordan & Michael for the first time back in November for their engagement pictures. These two were wonderful then, and they were wonderful again this past Saturday at their Curtain Call Session!

Now, Jordan & Michael did Curtain Call a little differently than most couples...they chose to do it before the wedding...reason being, Jordan wants to use the images at the wedding, instead of your traditional bridal portraits. Love it! (Before you start cringing, this is not Jordan's actual wedding dress. That dress is in fact, being kept nice and clean until the wedding day.)

A little history in this picture: the luggage was Jordan's grandmother's, and the hat is Michael's mother's.



Rusted out school bus? Perfect!







While shooting this, a guy slowed his truck and yelled out "Hey! Is there gonna be a reception afterward?" To which we replied: "Heck yeah! With moonshine & potato salad!" It was great. I tell ya; only in Alabama.





I simply could not choose between these two, so here they both are:





Across the street from the bus was an old gas station. We intended to use the front of the station for photos, but circumstances beyond our control vetoed that idea. Turned out that the side of the building was even better. I absolutely love the colors in this shot, and think that Michael's red tie sets the whole thing off. Also love that he's holding his dad's guitar.



After leaving there, we headed for Hicks Automotive. Basically, a car junkyard. The guys at Hicks were amazing! Laughed with us, couldn't believe what we were doing, but opened up their whole place for us, told us where the best cars were, and even let us borrow a shovel. (More on that in a minute.)

One great picture; three awesome looks. If this were my photograph, I'd have all three printed on canvas wraps, then hang them together, museum style. What an impact that would have!







Again, amazing colors. Can you believe I've said that twice now in one post? Me? The lover of black & white? :)





Jordan, like most brides, loves to look at photographs of other brides on the internet. When she ran across this infamous Trash The Dress photo on the internet, she wanted to use it as inspiration. A little morbid, sure, but such great fun!





Being big baseball fans, Jordan & Michael wanted to use the Biscuits Stadium somehow in their pictures. We figured we'd just be out in front of it, but we lucked out, and the fabulous people working there at the Stadium actually let us on.the.field. (!)



After leaving the Stadium, we went to the tunnell leading to the Riverfront.





We had hoped for photos at the splash pad, but the Riverfront was closed for the day. Thanks to the recent downpour, we easily found an alternate source of water.



Jordan & Michael - Thanks for the most fun I've had in quite a while! Can't wait for the wedding!