Filed under: Weddings
Courtney and Colby got married this past Saturday in New Castle. They had a perfect day for their wedding: blue skies, warm but with a nice breeze. And I couldn’t ask for a cuter couple! Courtney is just adorable, has a great laugh and a beautiful grin. Colby has his talents too – he surprised Courtney with a song during their ceremony that made her tear up (and I think several of the guests did too!)
We were able to do pictures outside before the ceremony. Afterwards, we headed to a nearby park for a few more. I convinced the bride and groom to climb onto the carousel with me after the wedding party had gone on, and we got some neat shots of the two of them while their videographer helped by spinning us around. The reception was held at the Muncie Cornerstone Center for the Arts building downtown, in the great room on the third floor. I’d never been up there before, but I really like the open, airy feeling of the room.
You can take a peep at Courtney and Colby’s pictures online, and here’s a little something to get you started!
Last Sunday, I met with Suzanne and Armand at Minnetrista to photograph some engagement pictures for them. Suzanne has done some modeling in the past and knows how to pose, plus she has a great personality. I loved the interaction between Suzanne and Armand – Suzanne would sass him and Armand would come right back. This session was a hoot… Shooting their wedding in July is going to be a trip.
Suzanne: Show your dentures!
Armand: I’ll show you your momma’s dentures!
Suzanne: Armand, that’s NOT nice! (and to me) My momma doesn’t wear dentures.
My other recent portrait session was with two-week old Sophia H. Mom, Dad, and Grandma came with her and had their pictures taken too. Sophia was a little fussy, but with patience, we got some really cute shots that I hope the family will treasure forever. I didn’t use my peanut crochet this time – this little girl’s already ten pounds! – but I did get to use a wrap (featured here) and a basket, which you can see in her online proofs.
Congratulations, H family, on your beautiful little girl!
Filed under: Weddings
Last Saturday I had the privilege of working with Connie and Jeremy at their wedding. They had just moved to Indiana from Tennessee when Connie met with me last summer to talk about wedding photography. If I remember right, we had a nice conversation and Connie promised me that she’d get back with me soon. She was interviewing for a new job and wanted to see how that went before she signed any contracts. Connie landed the job and was working when an associate of hers mentioned a wedding photographer to her, saying “My wife does weddings, if you’re interested.” Connie looked at the business card and put two and two together: Her new associate was my husband, Mark!
So Connie & Jeremy’s wedding was a pleasure to photograph. Connie had done a lot of work planning everything out to ensure that the guests all had fun. There were lots of little details for me to capture, and a beautiful venue to work with. Everything went very smoothly – except for the weather! We had sprinkles during some of the posed pictures that escalated into a full-blown storm by reception time. Then the tornado sirens went off and next thing we knew, we were all headed down to the lowest level… Well, except for several adventurous party-goers who hung around outside to watch the clouds and collect hail!
Still, everyone had a great time. Good food, delicious cake, and a memorable evening 
Connie and Jeremy have their online album password protected, but here are a few to show you how terrific their day was. And isn’t her dress beautiful!?
Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to work with two models at the Paramount Theatre for SOSN bridal studio in Pendleton. They needed new images for some advertising for an upcoming event. Oddly enough, we didn’t use too much of the theater with its Italianate design – we spent much more time in the alleys and on the fire escapes around the theater.
Oh, you say you want to meet my models?
Here’s Jessy, who I’ve worked with before. We first worked together on her senior pictures. She came to me, unhappy with the work of another photographer and asked me to take some for her. She and I spent three or four hours that day, just walking around and taking pictures. I enjoy working with Jessy, trying new things and cracking up.
Also, meet Whitney! I’ve never worked with Whitney before. She does a great deal of modeling for other local photographers, although she does not have modeling as a career goal. She’s also a lot of fun and apparently addicted to watermelon. Isn’t she fabulous?!
Tangentially related to this shoot and probably all Greek to a lot of you… I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to a new camera, the Canon 5d Mark II. I had been considering it, just couldn’t decide whether or not I really needed the full frame sensor. Or the 21 megapixels. As of this morning, I am experiencing a good deal of buyer’s remorse – I always do – but I’m sure that will all change once I have it in my hands and am shooting with it. How is this related to this shoot, you might wonder. Well, I feel like my images have really improved over the last year and in a way I am rewarding myself by making the move to a more professional camera… Not that the improvement itself isn’t its own reward, because it is… Can you tell I’m trying to okay this purchase with my inner critic? Anyhow, hope to have even more spectacular images to show you soon!
