If your fiance is a football fan, here’s a tip: don’t schedule your engagement session during game time! Travis was a good sport – I told him he should get a free pass the next time Jennifer wanted to go do something that he didn’t want to do. Jennifer said, “Noooooo, don’t give him any ideas!!!”.jpg "auburnweddingphotographer01")
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Travis is a fire fighter, so I asked if he could throw Jennifer over his shoulder. I think he liked the idea. 🙂.jpg "auburnweddingphotographer07")
When you see Lindsey and Michael together, it’s immediately obvious that their connection runs deep. It’s not just an “I-love-you-with-all-of-my-heart” kind of thing. It’s more of an “I-love-you-with-all-of-my-heart-plus-every-other-part-of-my-being-that-I-can’t-even-quantify” kind of thing. It was also obvious that they both feel the importance of family – you’ll see what I mean about Michael later, but the first example could be found in Lindsey’s bouquet, which was adorned with her great grandmother’s handkerchief:.jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer01")
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Bar none, Lindsey has the best laugh on the planet. It’s never timid. It’s always as if containing her happiness is impossible and it all comes out at once. .jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer04")
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So what do you do if you’re a group of guys waiting around for a wedding to start? You play cards of course..jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer06")
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Before they were set to see each other for the first time, Lindsey asked me to deliver a letter to her groom:.jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer08")
A crowd started to gather for the big moment. And the result was….jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer09")
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Remember what I said about the importance of family? Michael had his grandfather’s pocket watch safely tucked away, and in his cufflinks – pictures of his mother and grandfather..jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer13")
Love is grand, but I say a little smart spending never hurts in marriage either – can you believe Lindsey found her Priscilla of Boston gown at a sample sale for $100??? (That’s not a typo. 100 bucks!).jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer14")
Family is important, but so are your friends – don’t settle for the usual “stand there together and smile” picture. These are a lot more memorable. 🙂.jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer15")
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After a heartfelt ceremony at First Baptist Church, we headed to the Union Station Train Shed for the reception:.jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer17")
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What could be better than tower of cupcakes for a wedding cake (created by Icing Illusions)?.jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer21")
How about a replica of Auburn’s Samford Hall for a groom’s cake (created by Doris Patterson)?.jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer22")
Time to rock out to the sounds of The Deep V’s:.jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer23")
I love this picture so much, I want to marry it. What makes it so special? That guy in the band – that’s Lindsey’s baby brother. 🙂.jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer24")
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Brides, be warned – if you change in a retro glam going-away dress, I’m going to swoon and attempt to steal you away for pictures with the vintage Bentley before you go..jpg "birminghamweddingphotographer27")
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Lindsey and Michael, thank you for letting me take a peek into your story – I hope Jamaica was fantastic and I will always remember Michael’s little saying: spectacles, tes… well, you get the picture!
Sometimes when I meet people, ideas for shoots pop into my head. That’s exactly what happened when I met my friend Scott. So when I was making a trip to Toronto earlier this year, Scott drove in from his place in London, Ontario so we could make it happen. Unfortunately, we weren’t expecting to deal with snow, and freezing winds blowing said snow completely sideways. Kind of hard to do an outdoor shoot when your eyes are watering from the wind and your hands are practically numb from the cold, you know? So we had to abandon my original vision, but we decided to try and see what we could come up with..jpg "atlantaphotographer01")
When I first met Scott, I thought he looked like a certain celebrity, but I couldn’t put my finger on which one. He says people tell him he looks like Edward Norton. He definitely has some expressions that look just like Edward, but I think his smile has a little Dennis Quaid in it:.jpg "atlantaphotographer02")
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Scott, you’re a doll – thanks for hanging in there and waiting oh so patiently for me to finally get to these pictures!
Ah, Cassidy – also known as the baby with the big blue eyes and the perfectly round head. When I’ve been shooting with the same baby over several sessions, It’s always a little bittersweet for me to see how grown up they get – I can only imagine how their parents feel! Maybe it’s just more shocking to me how different they look from one session to the next because I don’t see them every day. On the day of Cassidy’s session, it was hot enough outside to make her cheeks rosy – but she didn’t let the heat keep her from being her friendly self, greeting the people and the dogs passing by..jpg "montgomerybabyphotographer01")
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This picture makes me think of Holly Hobbie:.jpg "montgomerybabyphotographer04")
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Big print competitions are crazy things – you’ve got nothing to lose by entering, but it’s intimidating to be thrown in the mix with some of the best photographers in the world. Maybe I’m a glutton for punishment. But I do it because I want to constantly be pushed to create something better. Because I want YOU to have something showstopping. So I’m excited that in this year’s WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) First Half 8×10 Print Competition, I had three images that took home awards!
“The Simple Life” – 3rd Place Overall, Wedding Division – Engagements.jpg "wppiawardwinner3")
“Driven” – Accolade of Excellence, Wedding Division – Engagements.jpg "wppiawardwinner1")
“May I Go?” – Accolade of Excellence, Portrait Division – Children.jpg "wppiawardwinner2")
