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!