Before this crazy week gets off to a start I thought I would share one shot from Liz and Lyle’s wedding this past weekend. It was a beautiful day, perfect for an outdoor wedding, and I can’t wait to go through and edit the rest. Liz and Lyle, I hope you enjoy your honeymoon this week. Thank you for choosing me to be a part of your big day!

Being laid up for 8-10 weeks isn’t so bad. (I say that now…) It means that I will finally get around to some editing that I’ve been saving for “someday”. Like this wedding from last November! Kelly and George’s wedding out at Fasig-Tipton was my final wedding of last year.  It was the first time I’ve photographed a wedding where the bride wore a short dress and I was super exited about it. The dress even had….wait for it…pockets! (Okay, yes, I know I am a dork) Her necklace and shoes were killer as was the amazing vintage Rolls Royce that the groom’s father surprised them with at the end of the night. Many thanks to Angela Shay for having me on as her second shooter and a big hello to Sally from Urbaniste, who I had the pleasure of meeting that night.

Here are a few photos from another wedding that I did with the fabulous Angela Shay. Enjoy!

Earlier this year I had the privilege of working with Angela Shay, a wonderful photographer who also happens to be one of my best friends. We did several weddings together this year (more on those later) the first being Chris and Tara’s wedding in Louisville and Southern Indiana. Here are a few of my favorite shots of the day.

Last year on July 17 I photographed Doug and Meghan’s wedding at the Hilary J. Boone Center on campus. Doug was a classmate of mine and a truly nice person. Meeting Meghan and the rest of their friends and family was very, very fun. Here are a few of my favorites from the day.

I am a huge sucker for a pretty dress. Majorly huge. If I were about a hundred pounds lighter I would be modeling wedding (and other) dresses as well as photographing brides in them. I’m also a sucker for a vintage dress. There is just something about not only the styles but also the craftsmanship that was put into making them. And because apparently I am spending too much time on the internet I found this website called The Frock (love the name) that sells vintage dresses. Here are some from their wedding collection but they also have styles from the Victorian era, the 20′s and WWII. If you have time check them out.

WAY back in October I was able to do some work as a second shooter for my friend Shaun Ring. Angie and John were a very cool couple from Tennessee who came back to get married in Lexington. They had a large group of friends  who all came together (for the first time in a long time) to help Angie and John celebrate. It was great to be able to spend time with fun people!

I love when the bride and groom sing during the first dance. It’s so sweet!

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Emilie Duncan, a wedding planner from Columbus, Ohio (formerly of Lexington) has a new series on her blog called “What vendors wish you knew!” Check it out if you get the chance, it’s very informative.

Here are some of my favorite images of 2009.

The first two are from Lori and Bryan’s wedding shoot from the last post. First of all, I am totally in love with this mural by Waseem Touma, I just love it’s colors and lines. For this shot there just happened to be a pile of leaves there and I asked Lori and Bryan to just  start tossing them at each other. Lori was really into it and I just love the huge smile on her face as she whips the leaves unexpectedly into Bryan’s face.

For this shot we were very near to Gratz Park. We ran into 3 other photographers in the area who were with other couples and it was no wonder, the lighting was so perfect. Again, Lori looks so happy!

This shot was near the end of my 1-year photo shoot with Elena. I think she was trying to tell us that she’d have enough of the camera and that she was ready to go home.

Chelsea and Ben’s engagement session. Ben dipped Chelsea and they both came up laughing. It was great.

From Christia and Kris’s wedding. It’s great when a couple is so oblivious to everything else and they are in their own little world.

From Ashley and Andy’s wedding where I was a second shooter for Kara Leigh, A great exit photo.

From Robin and Ryan’s wedding. During dinner I caught this bridesmaid with her husband being so very sweet. One of my favorite moments of the day, I was so so glad that I was able to catch this moment without them noticing the camera.

From Tara and Ron’s wedding. I was on stage with the DJ taking pics of the crowd when I got this shot. The lights from the DJ’s booth helped illuminate them as they danced and created the cool red color.

Another from Robin and Ryan’s wedding. Getting back to the hotel room 2 hours late from her hair appointment to get ready for her wedding didn’t stress Robin out as she laughs amongst all the hustle and bustle in her room. I think this was probably the most people I’ve ever seen in a single room. There are about 6 others outside the frame of this photo, not including myself. Everyone was great and I found myself really wanting to hang out with them after the wedding.

In August I flew up to Minneapolis to attend the {enjoy} wedding photography workshop. Erin Johnson, the photographer, brought in a couple for all of the attendees to photograph in the afternoon. I want this orange door for my house!

Although people have said to me that they think this is a little creepy I just love this photo from Tiffany and Josh’s engagement session in downtown Frankfort.

One from my personal collection. Being so far away from my family, I pretty much miss all of the major events in my neice and nephews life. For Will’s first haircut my sister waited until I was home for a visit. The deed is almost done in this picture but you can see that Will still isn’t to keen on the scissors in my sister-in-laws hands.

2010 looks to be another exiting year. I look forward to sharing it with you!

Here are a few more pictures from Lori and Bryan’s photo shoot this past October. Lori and Bryan were married in Las Vegas but asked me to take some family portraits and some informal portraits of them in their wedding gear. I know this is a little belated but now that the holidays are pretty much over things should get pretty much back to normal in blog land. I hope everyone out there has a very safe and happy new year!