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04 • 07 • 10

Smoky Mountain Memories

As I was driving to Nashville a couple of days ago my cell phone rang. It was Tim calling me to see if we could arrange a photo shoot in the mountains while he and his wife Kristi were in town. They had come to the mountains to celebrate their first anniversary and wanted some fun photos to commemorate the trip. What a fun shoot it turned out to be.

While they were site-seeing, Tim and Kristi already had a good idea of what sort of locations they wanted and just took some notes. So when I met them this morning Tim says, “just follow us.” And I did…

couple on the river PINIMAGE

couple on the river PINIMAGE

couple kissing in the mountains PINIMAGE

couple kissing by the falls

This couple didn't need much coaching on poses...

couple kissing with sun overhead

This site gave me a nice opportunity to experiment with some solar flare on the lens. OK, it's official, I'm a photo geek...

So… we’re going along on this adventure and Tim says to me, “I hope you don’t mind, but there’s a 120 step climb to get to the waterfall in Cherokee.” Do I mind? Nah.. I’m tough.

About half way up this stairway to heaven, I’m huffing and puffing. Tim’s just talking like it’s a stroll in the park. I guess is is for him. Tim’s a US Marine!!! “Oh sorry, I run up things like this every day.” Now I don’t feel so bad, but we still stoped half way up for a little breather. Better that than him having to carry me down, right?

Next to the waterfall I see this incredible rock wall. “Want to climb it?” Before I could grab the camera, he was swinging from the rocks. Kristi and I stayed on the trail…

Spending a few hours taking photos of folks and getting to know them a little bit is just a great way to spend the morning. As we talked I found out a few other reasons these folks have to celebrate aside from their anniversary. Tim gets out of the marine corps in two months! He proudly served his country, ie. all of us, for 4 years and he’s starting a new chapter in his life… their lives.

When I asked if he was going to re-enlist. “No sir. We’ve got a baby on the way.”

With any luck, check back on the blog in a year or two and I hope we’ll have some family shots to show you.

Tim and Kristi, it was a pleasure to meet you and to capture these precious mountain memories for you. Thanks for contacting us and come back anytime.

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Veronica - These pictures ARE BEAUTIFUL!I like the misxture of natural environment with the nature of love.

03 • 29 • 10

Cheryl and Craig’s Key Largo Wedding

Click on the arrow above to play the slide show.

We traveled down to Key Largo this past weekend for a fun time with some great folks. The families of Craig and Cheryl found a great location called Alligator Reef, a secluded group of condos with lots of space for weddings, receptions and just having fun getting to know each other.

Craig

Craig's nephew resting up for the big day.

Beautiful bride on the staircase

Cheryl had that amazing smile all day.

video games

While all the big folks were frantically getting ready for the big event these guys had their own agenda.

bridal party by a palm on the beach

We took the bridal party to a secluded location on the bay side of Islemarada right after the wedding. Although we had permission in advance, we were told when we arrived that another wedding was just about to start and we had 15 minutes! The following several shots were all made in that 15 minutes...

bridal party on the pier

That pelican couldn't have timed it better...

beautiful beach shot

The bridal party looks like they're taking a break, but trust me, they were on the move.

bride and groom by a colorful fence

We ducked behind a building to make sure we weren't seen and found a fun backdrop.

bride and groom enter the reception

Back at Alligator Reef, the party is about to begin.

bride and groom by the ocean kayaks

I borrowed the bride and groom from the reception to get one sunset shot, even though we were on the wrong side of the island to get the real sunset. Cheryl and Craig love to kayak, so I figured we'd get one of their most memorable locations into the photos.

bridal party with fireworks

Hurry, get to the beach! They're shooting off fireworks!!! What a great surprise ending for a great day.

dancing at the reception

Did I mention there was a party???

grand parents dancing

Ma and Pappa get in on the act.

bride and groom kiss on the dance floor

They danced the night away. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful wedding for this beautiful couple and their families.

You may sign up to see all the images from this event by going to the Pictage website at this link http://pictage.com/811464

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Sue McBay - Hi Rick,
We just arrived back in Ontario and raced to our computer in the hope that some pictures might be available. WOW. The photos are breathtaking. What an artist you are! You have created works of art with your camera. Mind you – the bride and groom are good material with which to work! Thank you for sending these out to us so quickly.
Love,
Sue
Veronica - These are the loveliest pics of a wedding I have seen in a long time.
You can see how happy they are and the bride is lovely.
I wish them lots of hapiness.
These are NOT typical wedding shots thaey are REAL.

03 • 22 • 10

Sarah and Johnathan’s Wedding

What a sweet, loving, peaceful, beautiful group of people. Congratulations on this most special occasion. We enjoyed having you here.

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Adam - Those were incredible!!! Great job!!!
Joanne - So beautiful. Thank you!!! You did a great job. You are the best!
The memories that you captured will never be forgotten
Joel Black - That was awesome…what a terrific job. Thank you for the beautiful slide show!

03 • 17 • 10

Sara, Joe and Annie’s Engagement

Typically engagement sessions are limited to two subjects, but this was an exceptional exception to that rule…

PINIMAGEOvercast days like this are perfect for taking some Smoky Mountain shots. Especially with such happy and willing subjects.

PINIMAGEI love this old barn and beat up jeep for sessions like this.

PINIMAGEAnnie loves to watch all the festivities.

PINIMAGEIt was a little cold to actually get in the water, but these guys were sure thinking about it…

PINIMAGEAnnie steals the shot.

PINIMAGEThanks to Sara and Joe for making my day. Sara told me she’d been a fan of our blog before she even got engaged. Well now she’s a beautiful addition.

Joe said he wasn’t much for pictures, but I think we proved him wrong on this one…

Congratulations on your engagement and we look forward to your next visit in June!

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Tonya - I absolutely LOVE the picture of Sarah & Joe near the truck in front of the barn! What a GREAT picture! I also love the one of Annie in the foreground with Sarah & Joe blurred in the background. Just fantastic!

03 • 14 • 10

Jimmy and Jamie’s E-session

These folks traveled all the way from Hattiesburg, MS to the Smoky Mountains this weekend for a meeting about their wedding and to shoot their engagement session. We were all expecting some beautiful weather, but wound up with rain and cold. They were troopers though and we braved the elements to get these fun shots.

We look forward to seeing these folks again in a few months for some sunny day photos!

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