Brad & Jamie Wedding

Starting off wedding season with a wedding the first weekend in May. Jamie and Brad got married, and what a fun fun wedding! :) I have seriously never seen a bride more excited and gitty than Jamie. Not saying that others aren't excited, because I'm sure they very much are, but Jamie had such an incredible excitement about her. Her and Brad even almost jumped the gun on the kiss, which led to some laughs (and good pictures).

Even though it was cloudy, very cold (yes in May), and windy, it was definitely sunny and very fun inside! :)

Danielle & Shaun Engagement

This was definitely a fun and interesting engagement session. The shoot took place at Red Hill State Park up by Olney. Shaun's relation at one time owned a lot of where the park is until they sold it to the state, and the foundation of the original cabin where his relation lived was still their. So, at least to them, those pictures will mean something. And I'm definitely a fan of that. :)

They also brought their little dog with them too, and I think we were walking way too much for her liking, because as the session when on, her little feet just couldn't keep up with us anymore. I even think she got to the point where she just gave up, and wanted someone to carry her along. And then to top it off, we finished with some pictures by the lake at sunset. As I was finding an angle to shoot from, we noticed the geese were circling above, making lots of noise. Didn't understand this, till I looked down and realized I was about a foot away from the nest. Maybe next time, I'll try to be a little more aware of my surroundings. lol I get too concerned about finding the right angle, I don't even thing to look.

Finally on our way back up to the vehicle, to top the evening off, a lady was taking some pictures of plants. She then proceeds to ask if she can take a picture of us walking on the sidewalk. Seeing that the reason I take pictures is because I like to be behind the camera, I opted out, and Danielle and Shaun were kind of confused as to why this lady would want a picture of them. The moment definitely tops the creepy chart, for sure. lol

Ramsey High School Prom

This was a fun opportunity that came up for me. I actually never expected to be doing a prom session, until this year when I got an email for my prom rates. After the class voted, I was selected to do their prom pictures. So back to the ol' stomping grounds I went, and it's just pretty cool how somethings never change, from the looks to the smells, so many memories flashed back walking into that gym. But one memory that I would want to forget is how hot that gym got, especially on humid days. It had just rained the before the prom, and humidity was UP!

The backdrop was set on the stage, and to keep the lights from being a nuisance to the dancing, they shut the stage curtains, so the temperature rose almost immediately. At one point, all the seniors present wanted a big group picture. That made for a nice warm moment for everyone as sweat beads started to fall. :)

All in all, it was a great time. I hope that I can continue to shoot for my old school, but either way, it was definitely an awesome opportunity.

Heather & Nick Engagement

This was definitely one of the most confusing engagement sessions I had done. I was definitely not all there mentally this day. When I told Heather and Nick to meet me at the courthouse in Effingham, I waited for them at the government building downtown (with the columns), some reason thinking that was the courthouse. After 15 minutes of waiting, I thought I would drive around the block, and then it hit me that the building I was waiting at was definitely not the courthouse. :)

That was instance number 1, number 2; driving to our second location, I wasn't paying attention to the stop sign coming up, ended up stopping halfway out in the intersection...oops.

Other than that, it was a great session. Lots of fun, and laughs (mostly at my expense), and the sun was very friendly that day. I prefer warmer pictures, I don't know why, I just find something calming about warm pictures. And the evening sun was casting an orange glow on the trees and the sky, it was perfect!