Amber and Adams Wedding Day

About two weeks before this wedding I received a call from the bride’s mom because she was looking for a photographer. I was a little hesitant at first since I usually like to get to know the bride and groom through their regular sessions, which include the engagement and bridal portraits. (That gives us an opportunity to have good “bonding experience” prior to the wedding day.) But I have an opportunity to actually meet with Amber and Adam for a short visit a week before the wedding. That way we got to go over everything they were looking for in the shoot of the wedding. The day was here before you knew it! The wedding was perfect and Amber was such a beautiful bride. They got a surprise as they left the wedding… a horse drawn buggy, just like in a fairytale. The reception, which was held at the Farmville Country Club, was an entertaining evening filled with dancing and laughter. Through all the wedding pictures with the groom and bride, I left that special day with two new friends. Amber and Adam, I had an awesome time and wish you the very best! I truly hope you enjoy the pictures of this special day. Click on the pictures for a larger view.

Barron Philip McConnel - 6 Months Old

Dana and Randy

I've been friends with Dana for close to two years now and she has been following my work. She has been married for over 6 years but never had engagement photos with Randy before they got married because he doesn’t really like getting his picture taken. I met Dana and Randy for a fun couples shoot-but they told me up front they didn't want only 'traditional' kind of shots. They wanted to include something a little edgy and artsy; something with a more serious overtone because that’s more Randy’s style. We also decided to throw in a few fashion style modeling types of shots-like what you would see in a magazine: posed, serious. We finally decided on a city streets mood- part of the time Randy dressed up with sorta a mobster look with a coat, tie and hat (the hat did it, he LOVES that hat); it all just worked for the shot...very cool (all we needed was a Tommy gun and a 1920 Cadillac… joking!). So we spent about two hours running around the town taking some fun pictures and had a blast. During a few shots Dana had to tell Randy “stop posing like a mobster, we’re in love”... lol. That was too funny. So we ended up with a shoot that had an urban, industrial twist… right up their “alley”, ha-ha. Definitely non-traditional. Click on the images for a larger view.