The Wedding of Dennis and Sarah

What a day! Dennis and Sarah’s wedding was a whirlwind. It was small but fun, not serious, but not zany. It reminded me of the weddings I’ve heard about from my parents and grandparents. You know the immediate family and a few close friends.

There were two little boys there that were just having so much fun. One was the ring bearer. He did his job; he got the pillow from the back of the church to the front. For family pictures I had him throw things to me. He smiled, was happy and I got the shot so the family is happy. Oh, to be a kid again.

I pray God blesses Dennis and Sarah with a wonderful marriage filled with love and life.

Check out the slideshow below.

Dennis and Sarah's Wedding Slideshow

Learning the family business

I think my daughter still has a lot to learn about the photography business. I don't think this is the proper usage according to the manual.

The Wedding of Doug & Cheryl

This was a beautiful wedding. I have known Cheryl since she was a little girl. I have to admit, between teaching her in Sunday School and in Youth Group, it was a little hard to see her get married. I met Doug about a year and a half ago. They make a great couple.

The day started with rain but cleared out to be gorgeous. They say that rain on your wedding day is good luck. My wife and I have been married 18 ½ years, it snowed on our wedding day, does that count? Everything went great except for the normal few glitches in every wedding, but they’re the memories.

Rush, rush, rush! The bride left the salon so beautiful, rushing to grab a bite before getting into her dress. Every little girl dreams of the day they can put on their own dress to meet their prince. We took a few extra minutes to take some photographs of Cheryl with her Daddy’s picture. Cheryl lost her Father 8 years ago. I still remember her sitting on her Daddy’s knee in church. She carried a locket with a picture of him on his Wedding Day, on her flowers. Even though her brother walked her down the isle, her Daddy was still there.

The ceremony was perfect. I think it took Doug & Cheryl four tries to finally light the Unity Candle. It was a very hot, humid day so the a/c and ceiling fans were both on and it kept blowing out. They took it all in stride and laughed with the crowd.

We had to hurry with family portraits because the storm clouds were gathering. Everyone was so cooperative, so it went well. I kept checking the radar on my cell phone and it was coming fast. Off to a park for some pictures.

There is a beautiful park on the way to the reception hall. There was a lot to work with; gazebo, bridge, ponds, fountains, flowers… The rain never did come.

I pray God’s blessing on their marriage, may they live in His will forever.

Check out their slideshow below.

Doug & Cheryl's SlideShow

The More the Merrier

I had a great session with a family last week. They have six kids that are involved in a lot. This made things a little hard to schedule but we kept calling one another until we both had an open day. I think the geese and their leftovers were actually the biggest problem of the day. We still had a fun time.
I love large families. My wife and I are both one of four, and we have five of our own.

"Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one's youth.
Happy is the man who has a quiver full of them."
Psalm 127:4-5a (NKJV)

Family Portrait

I had a great session with a young family the other day. They have two little girls that are just beautiful. The mother's brother owns a feed store and that made the perfect backdrop for a casual family session. What made it even easier for me was a large park right down the street. Once we did what we could at the store we jumped down the street to play in the park. The girls were nice, relaxed and just played. When kids can just run around they just have so much more fun and much more willing to cooperate in family portraits.
Enjoy the slideshow below.

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