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May20th

Joanna and JMay {wedding}

Posted in: 02 - Weddings

Joanna and Jason May (JMay) were married at Benjamin Ranch in Kansas City, Missouri on May 1st. May Day. :)

I loved this wedding for so many reasons. Joanna is like a sister to me and I love her so much. To see her so happy, marrying a great man who loves her so much he was in tears before the wedding even started, was a great joy for my heart. Joanna was a STUNNING bride…positively radiant! I also loved the setting – a ranch. We’re both country girls which made it just perfect.

Photographer’s Notes: The biggest challenge for this wedding was that there was very little available light for the ceremony. We knew that ahead of time, so my wonderful husband Tracy, who owns and runs an audio-visual rental company called Fourth Man Productions, rigged up stage lights on clamps, which I attached to wooden posts on either side of the stage at the rehearsal. I often attend wedding rehearsals so I can try to be prepared for tricky lighting situations like this one.

Great moment, right after the kiss!
December3rd

Tammy and Derron {wedding}

Posted in: 02 - Weddings

When Tammy contacted me and told me she was getting married at a place called “The Enchanted Barn” in rural Wisconsin, I SO wanted her to choose me to be her wedding photographer. Not only was the location amazing, but Tammy and Derron were so much fun to photograph and be around on their wedding day.

The weather couldn’t have been more perfect, topped off with a vibrant pink sunset, giving me the opportunity to create one of my favorite photos of all time.

For more photos, visit the SLIDESHOW.

Tammy is a fellow dog lover, and since she couldn’t have her babies with her on their wedding day, she made these cute charms with their photos so they could be with her in spirit.

I totally loved the fiddle player. It really fit the event!

A word of advice to brides having outdoor weddings – skip the runner.

Oh yes, we did remove that twisted mess (with a nod from the MOH). Tammy was grateful too. :)

Yes, this one. :)
November4th

Samuel and Jessica pt. 6 {wedding}

Posted in: 02 - Weddings

If you missed it, here are parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Want to see more form the wedding day? Watching a really great video highlight of the wedding.

Because I was staying on the mountain Sunday to recover from all the craziness of the previous days, we decided that instead of taking time to do portraits on the wedding day, we would do a “Day After” session on Sunday evening, and then Beka could take photos too! The weather was beautiful and Jess and Sam were wonderfully relaxed.

I recently purchased a 1957 Rolleicord Medium Format Twin Lens camera. I took a few photos (above and below) of Sam and Jess with it. :)

The people who care for the horses at the farm brought them back out for our session. It was like a dream for me!

Jess loves horses. They love her too!

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