You may remember Jon and Jess from an engagement session on the beach back in December. They said their nuptials last weekend. I had my hunky husband helping me catch the special moments.
First of all, the groomsmen were a BLAST!
The single guys made fun of the groom.
Gotta love these fun-loving guys.
Rings on a half shell!
What’s love got to do with it?
Are you kidding me with those eyes?
She read a precious letter to her father, thanking her for his Godly leadership and returned her purity ring to him as a sign that she met her end of the purity ring contract. He cried, of course. Love! Love! Love!
They poured sand as their unity symbol:
He sang a precious song to her.
This is always my favorite moment of the day–call me crazy. Just after they leave the ceremony, their eyes light up because they are finally husband and wife.
I also love details of the wedding day:
This guy is so excited to be announced as her husband. So precious!
Maybe you don’t know what Ale-8 is, but the wedding party had an Ale-8 toast. YUM!
I was able to snap a few pics while the guests ate:
It was a crazy, fabulous, crazy day! I was able to snap a quick pic with the bride amongst the chaos:
Enjoy your honeymoon, you two!
Here’s hoping your marriage is healthy, happy, and harmonious!
With joyous blessings,
A photography friend asked me to help her photograph an engagement session and wedding. Blog friends, meet Haleigh and Andrew.
Haleigh and Andrew are getting hitched in September.
We met on Sunday at the Antrim Park in Worthington, Ohio to celebrate their promises to wed. I caught these sweet images.
This was one of the only requests the couple had: a jumping picture. What a fabulously fun picture!
The two are athletes. They bike frequently. We took a trip with the bikes down the bike trail at the park. Some of the cyclists didn’t like that we were taking pictures. Well, we managed to squeeze in a shot between the speeding cyclists.
This was a pretty sweet nook under an overpass. Andrew was surprised I didn’t need flash for this image. What can I say? I’m skilled! The lighting was perfect!
Bicycle lovin’.
Ever driven north on Ohio 315? This is that funky bridge on the right past the Bethel Road exit. Very cool.
I love snuggle pictures. Andrew, you do a great job snuggling your woman.
I’m looking forward to September, you two! Have fun planning!
To see these and a few more of their shots, click here.
Graciously,
It’s been a long weekend. In a good way. I mean, I got an extra day to hold me off until the school year ends. I have rested a lot.
And I met my friend and colleague at a nearby park to help her understand her new camera as she is planning to go on a fabulously exciting storm chasing trip. As I was showing her the sweet features on her new equipment, I snapped a few pictures. I caught this muted image as the sun was setting.
I love magic hour. The lighting is fabulous. I even used manual focus on this baby. I’d like more experience using manual focus and manual settings in general. Some day.
Some day.
Until then,
Stress is, well, stressful. And, sometimes, intense despite excellent managing. Stress sucks the energy from me and I’m sure you feel the same way.
We had some time with The Hunk’s family this weekend to celebrate three or four birthdays and an anniversary or two. After dinner, we spent some time blowing bubbles. I love how bubbles can destress a person–however temporary.
This picture relaxes me. Recharges me. Makes me smile.
And, sometimes, that’s all the energy I need.
With energy,
I won’t admit to being a perfectionist. Especially since I’m sure there is an error (or a few) in each of my posts, despite my best efforts.
However, I can spot imperfections pretty easily. One of the things that it seems no one can perfect is family. I’ve a fabulous family. For sure. But none are perfect, including mine. For Mother’s Day weekend, I joined my mother, my youngest sister, my aunt and two of her daughters for a wonderful trip to Wilderness at the Smokies. It was delightful!
We enjoyed a nice night out and, before heading out, snapped some pictures. I, of course, could not take our own, really, but I did get a few shots of my aunt and her daughters.
Lovely, aren’t they? They’d readily admit that they are imperfect. Yet still loved and made righteous (perfect!) by the blood of Christ!
With love,
Okay, seriously? It is already week 18 of this project? Awesome! I’m looking forward to participating in shorter projects next year. I know that I don’t have an iPhone, but iPhoneography is really taking off. I can do my own version of this with my Android smart phone. :)
Anyway, I have exciting news.
Today, for the very first time in the history of my life, I experienced the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine. Amazing. I was at the Red Robin BurgerWorks right off OSU’s campus. It was awesome. I loved the strawberry Sprite! If every restaurant had one of these, their soda sales would quadruple. Just because of me!
Seriously, you must experience this!
Seriously.
Seriously,
PS: I just discovered that there’s a Freestyle machine just over a mile from my home! Wowzah!
