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Kaitlin and Matt’s Fall Columbus Indiana Engagement Photography Session
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011Guatemala Destination Wedding: Happy Anniversary!
Thursday, October 29th, 2009One year ago on Dia De Los Santos in Antigua, Guatemala I married the coolest guy I’ll ever know. Our wedding was in Guatemala as we wanted it to be for us rather than for everyone else. We were able to have the ones closest to us there as well as our Guatemalan families, peace corp volunteers, and even Eddie the driver attended.
Over 5 years ago, I was interning at Print Pack in Bloomington, Indiana. While enjoying the fall weather and colors in Bloomington, I attended the farmers market every Saturday with my new baby chihuahua, Lola, in tow. You are not suppose to bring dogs, but Lola was tiny enough to fit in my shopping bag without sullying the farmers market floor. One saturday, I was roaming as usual and a tall, bearded man walked towards me. Well turns out he wanted to talk with Lola (she is really quite cute, I pale in comparison) and ever since we’ve been together. There have been some tough times (another internship in New Jersey, being at Clemson, and living in Guatemala for 3 months) but we’ve gotten through it.
He proposed two years ago at the same place we’d get married one year later at the Casa Santo Domingo, an old Catholic Church converted into a museum and hotel. The grounds are worn away cathedral walls due to the earthquake in the 1600′s that crumbled and washed away the church and much of Antigua, Guatemala. What remains is this labyrinth of old walls, stunning old fountains, and macaw birds peppered in the trees.
Anyhow here are some photos of our wedding… I love you honey!! 
My fabulous Grandparents were in attendance… my grandpa walked me down the aisle as I had always wanted…
Volcanoes and sunsets… can’t go wrong with that!
Casa Santo Domingo Grounds… our wedding had over 300 candles and a traditional Guatemalan Sawdust aisle… often made during holy week
We’re on our honeymoon now a year later in Italy… photos coming soon… Ciao!
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Columbus Indiana Photography: Jessi + Jeremy’s E-Session
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009On a gorgeous Columbus, Indiana fall day with a brisk 60 degrees and crisp air, I met with the fun couple Jessi and Jeremy at Jeremy’s family farm. Driving through the rows of golden dried corn and red leaves, I knew this session was going to be full of fall flavor and color. On the lawn of their farm was these two HUGE red antique tractors that Jeremy’s family is really proud of and rightfully so. They shined apple red in the fall sun!
We started with some family photos (which I’ll post in a future blog to keep things separate) then moved into the e-session. With Jeremy’s tractors both big and small (they had these two TINY tractors for the kids), the textured barn, some pumpkins, fall colored leaves, and Colt’s jersey’s this e-session was so much fun. I can’t wait until their wedding extravaganza next fall!
LOVE!!!!
battle of the tractors!!!!
Annnddd the re-created the proposal.. aww….
The gallery…
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Clemson, South Carolina Wedding Photography: Mark + Jessie
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Let me start with the back story on this Tiger wedding. Mark and I have known each other since my freshman year at Clemson University in South Carolina. I transferred into Graphic Communications and met him in my first class, which consequently was photography. Ever since then between internships, summers, and everything else that happens during college we have stayed friends. I can’t tell you how much Mark helped me get through those 12+ hour print runs.
Fast forward two years after graduation, through the wonders of facebook I saw he was engaged and of course was ecstatic for him. I offered to help shoot their wedding and next thing I know I was back in Clemson town marveling at all the things that have changed and stayed the same.
Mark met his lovely lady at the cheap seats which is an institution all its own at Clemson. The cheap seats is a bus parked at the baseball game with seating on the roof thereby being “cheap” seating at the baseball games.
Their wedding was unlike any wedding I have been to or photographed and was so Mark and Jessie. Mark started his day by sailing around Lake Hartwell. Jessie started her day with a breakfast brunch with all her bridesmaids. I was fortunate to have been in attendance at both. The groomsman dressed in and around the cheap seats bus. The grooms party was so much fun. They posed on Mark’s sailboat, the dock, and even took a spin on Lake Hartwell to capture the grooms party and Mark complete in their tuxes cruising on the water.
From Clemson students, cheap seat members, sailing club friends, and family the sanctuary was full of people to show love and support for the couple. After the ceremony, The wedding party took the Cheap Seats to Tillman and frolicked on Bowman field. Even though it felt like 100 degrees with the southern humidity, the group jumped, walked, and laughed through their portraits. The wedding party departed on the cheap seats and I was lucky to spend 25 minutes with the newly wedded couple taking photos around Clemson. After their portraits they drove off in a vintage white ford.
The reception was held at the Clemson Ramada Ballroom. The dance floor was packed at capacity. Everything went as planned from the first dance to Bob Marley to the cutting of the cake. There was even a special appearance by none other than the Clemson Tiger who trotted around the ballroom getting everyone into Tiger Spirit. He even caught the garter as the youth group all attempted to avoid coming in contact with it.
So to end my novel of a blog post—Best wishes to you Mark and Jessie! Have fun on your honeymoon in the Caribbean and can’t wait to share these photos with you when you return.
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Indianapolis, Indiana Trash the Dress: Andria
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Finally, a true trash the dress. In an earlier post this year, I explained what trash the dress means. Andria posed beautifully and we found out it’s harder to hear while under the waterfall vs underwater. In shooting this, I kept thinking about the RocknRoll bride blog as if you’ve seen her blog it features the most beautiful photography with focus on creativity and “rocknroll” style.
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Columbus Indiana Trash the Dress
Friday, May 15th, 2009What is Trash the Dress? I get several inquiries as to what is trash the dress and I’ll attempt to explain.
Trash the dress is about showcasing the bride and her gown outside the norm and to have loads of fun. After the wedding day, the bride adorns her gown once more for a final farewell photo session to the gown she spent a fortune to wear for only one day. Only instead of posing in some traditional setting, the picture is shot in a back alley, on a skateboard, riding a horse (or tractor!), or even in a water fountain/lake/beach. Not all sessions end up with ruined wedding gowns. Depending on what the bride has in mind, there may only be a tiny bit of dirt (similar to after the reception) on the hem which a dry cleaner can get out. Whatever the setting or idea is, the trash the dress session is guaranteed to be fun, creative, and the results will be some amazing photos.
These Trash the Dress session have become the hot thing in wedding photography for brides who want to add something creative and unconventional to their wedding albums. If a bride is sentimental about archiving the gown, steps can be taken and creative possibilities discussed prior to minimize wear/dirt on the gown. One example, a bride can get a used gown for the the trash the dress session.
For my brides, if you are interested please let me know as Trash the Dress is my creative project this summer and I’d be thrilled to work on a trash the dress project with you!
Yesterday, I shot with the lovely Brittany and Barret at a creative spot in Indy. You can see her dress didn’t get dirty but we had loads of fun and took have some gorgeous photos. To add some flair I made an impromptu bouquet.. I’m proud of my last minute flower skills.
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Barbet Puppy Photos
Thursday, March 19th, 2009I have been extremely busy these past couple weeks as my barbet puppies born 1/14/09 (www.americanbarbet.com/blog) have been going to their new owners… here are my favorite out takes:
