Monday, August 15, 2011

Kendall & Joci Wedding Preview

Kendall and Joci got married this weekend in Bloomington, IL.  It was such a fun and beautiful wedding!!!  They are actually jr. high sweethearts that survived together through highschool, college, the Airforce and everything else life has thrown at them since then.

It was so awesome to be a part of their day...you could really tell they know each other SO well...and their families do as well.   I don't know that I've ever had the opportunity to photograph a couple getting married that has been together for that long!

We had a little hiccup with a little rain, but it didn't stop the fun.  We discovered that in some cultures rain is good luck and can represent cleansing or stronger unity in the marriage.   The idea is that a wet knot is harder to untie and since marriage is often referred to as tying the knot....bingo!!  The mothers of both the bride and groom were quick to point out that rain was also a symbol of fertility to agricultural societies...I'll just say that the rainbow was awesome and the cooler temps after at the zoo were perfect! ;-)

Congratulations and best of luck to you both, Joci & Kendall!












Thursday, August 11, 2011

The Dominguez Family

What a fun and oh-so-nice family!!!  Robert, Bertha, Olivia and Jayden were so much fun.  I took pictures last year of Olivia at Revolution Dance Studio's Recital Shoot.  She was such a little doll then, and a year later, she still is!!!  I also loved that I had an opportunity to practice some of my rusty Spanish on Jayden.  ;-)

They were my first family I was able to photograph after my photography workshop, so I was able to try out some of my new techniques as well as play with a brand new lens.  It was awesome!













Monday, August 8, 2011

Lindsey & Nick


Nick and Lindsey Davids.

What an awesome couple, with awesome families, in an absolutely idyllic location.

I had the wonderful opportunity to shoot Nick's sister's wedding about 2 years ago in Michigan.  It was so fun to get to know Lindsey a little bit there and then to be able to get to know her even better on her own wedding day!  Lindsey and Nick decided to get married on the Riviera Maya in Mexico.   It was a stunning location to photograph a gorgeous wedding.  In the weeks prior to the wedding, quite a few hiccups were presented...but I can honestly say that despite the hiccups and difficulties that were there, it was one of the least stressful weddings I have had the honor to photograph.

Lindsey was calm and gracious, and Nick was well...Nick was himself which was awesome!!  It was so incredible to see Nick so in love with the woman he had chosen to be his wife.  We grew up together, and I have to admit I wasn't sure he'd settle down, but he sure picked himself the perfect woman to spend his life with.

Congratulations Nick and Lindsey!!!  ;-)