Josh and Christina are getting married November 2008.  We met at Lake Vesuvius in Ironton, Ohio.  It was a hot but beautiful day with blue skies and fluffy white clouds.  They were naturals in front of the camera.  They laughed and joked and we had fun.  I can’t wait to see what they bring to their wedding portraits.  To view their slide show click here. Here are a few of my favorites.

Kaila and Joe are getting married September 2008.  Kaila is Kamilah’s sister just in case you think you recognize her. We met at Carter Caves for their engagement session.  They even got a little wet at the end.  It was fun.  The water was so cold which was nice on a 90 degree day.  To view their slide show click here.  Here are a few of my favorites.

Jeremy and Maria are getting married May 2009.  We did their engagement session on his family’s property.  It was so nice.  There was lots of land, a pond that his mom landscaped, horses, a sunset and a big rock with a tree growing through it (where he proposed).  Talk about variety. To view their slide show click here.  Here are a few of my favorites.

Katie and Michael are getting married July 2009.  If you folllow my blog you will recognize both of them from a recent wedding.  Michael is Kelsey’s brother.  Kelsey and Kevin were married in June of this year.  Katie was a bridesmaid in Kevin and Kelsey’s wedding.  I love it when this happens.  I get to see them all again next summer.  To see their engagement slide show click here.  Here are a few of my favorites.

Thanks you two.  I had so much fun and can’t wait for your wedding next year.

Drew and Tracey were married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony along the banks of the Ohio River in Huntington, West Virginia.  The ceremony and reception took place at the Huntington YMCA Kennedy Center.  I had the great pleasure of working with the Wedding Team once again.  Krissy and Heather were great from the planning of the wedding to decorating the venue and even making the flowers.  To view their preveiw slide show click here.  Here are a few of my favorites.

Credits:

Wedding and Reception Location:  Huntington YMCA Kennedy Center, Huntington, WV

Wedding Planners: The Wedding Team – Krissy and Heather

Cake: Uniquely Tours

Flowers:  Heather of The Wedding Team

DJ: Travis DJ Entertainment Company

I am a member of ISPWP, The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers.  I entered several photos in the second quarter contest.  The results are in and six of my pictures won in the following categories: Getting Ready, Ceremony, First Dance, Emotional Impact, Kids will be Kids and Bride and Groom Portrait.

Getting Ready 5th Place: Taken at Jennifer and Justin’s wedding

Ceremony 13th Place: Taken at Lalicia and Jerome’s weddig

First Dance 8th Place: Taken and Kim and Jacob’s wedding

Emotional Impact 5th Place: Taken at Josh and Beth’s Wedding

Kids Will Be Kids 11th Place: Taken at Kamilah and Damola’s wedding

and Bride and Groom Portrait 18th Place: Taken at Lalicia and Jerome’s wedding

Thanks to all of the couples and family that made it possible for me to capture these wonderful moments.  Please check out the other amazing photographs that won in this contest by clicking on the ISPWP banner.

Last weekend I photographed Brooke and Brad’s wedding on Saturday in Louisville, KY and since I was spending the night and going to be there, I met Elizabeth and Steven the next morning to photograph their engagement session in Cherokee Park.  What a beautiful park.  If you ever in Louisville, Kentucky and are looking for a place to exercise or just chill in the grass, you have to go to Cherokee Park.  It was a great morning and they are a great couple.  Wow, I had so much fun and to top it all off, they played in the sprinklers at the end.  They actually got pretty wet knowing they had no change of clothing.  That was so cool.  To view their engagement slide show click here.  Here are a few of my favorites.

I entered an international wedding photography competition at Wedcomp.  They had hundreds of entries in four categories.  Getting ready, portraits, ceremony and reception.  The judges selected the top 25 from each category.  I am excited to announce that I won in two of those categories.  To see all of the winners click here.  Here are my winning entries.

This picture taken at Justin and Jennifer’s wedding on July 7, 2007 won “first” place in the getting ready category.

and this picture taken at Jerome and Lalicia’s wedding in May 24, 2008 won 13th place in the ceremony category.

To say I am excited would be an understatement.  I am beyond thrilled.  I have worked really hard to develop my skills and it has taken me four years to get to this point.  I just want to say thank you to the judges who selected these images to reperesent some of the best wedding photography in the world.  And thank you to my wedding clients for allowing me to there on your special days to capture moments like these.

Brad and Brooke were married this past weekend.  What a beautiful location, ceremony and people.  They held their wedding and reception at the Henry Clay in Louisville, Kentucky.  Brooke, her mom and dad decorated the whole room.  Her mom and dad made all of the draperies and their mounts.  Brooke’s dad even rigged the lighted “S” above the altar.  This was a fun and sad wedding for me.  This was the last of a great group of girl friends to get married.  If you have been following my blog for any amount of time, this is the fourth time that you have seen Brooke on my blog and website.  She was a bridesmaid at Kim and Jacob’s wedding in October 2007 and then the maid of honor at Jessica and John’s wedding in June 2008 and of course their engagement session.  So, I was a little sad to know that this is the last wedding. To view their preview slide show click here.  Here are a few of my favorites from that day.

And finally, a shot of me with all of them, Brooke, Brittany, Kim and Jessica.

Credits:

Wedding Location: The Henry Clay — Louisville, Kentucky

Reception Location: The Henry Clay — Louisville, Kentucky

Caterer: Silver Spoon Catering

Cake: Theresa Collins

Videographer: Switzer Film

DJ: Midnight Magic DJ’s

Photobooth: Party Booths