Rachel & Anthony's Wedding @ Chesapeake Boat House

I'm feeling just a little bit spoiled today. After last weekend's awesome Seaside wedding, we had another cool venue for a local wedding: The Chesapeake Boat House! I've shot another event or two there, but they were evening events and so I didn't expect the really awesome natural lighting inside the main rooms and the changing rooms. The designers did a awesome job of using glass to use as much natural light inside as possible.

While the bride and bridesmaids were slipping into their dresses, I stole the bride's shoes for some fun shots. I've often heard people say you can judge a wedding by the bride's shoes and when I saw these beauties, I knew we were in for a great wedding. =)


I should also clarify, these are not OSU orange, but tangerine. Rachel is an OU grad and wanted to be sure it was not mistaken for orange. =)

Getting laced into her dress. The B&W was so simple and elegant!

Here's a detail shot of the back.

Rachel & Anthony didn't want to see each other ahead of time, but they did want a fun shot of holding hands around a corner, so we found a cool spot to do that. =)

What a charmer!

I was totally loving this hand-made veil by Melody Ginn at Bird Cage Veils out of Red Oak, Texas.



The happy couple leaving the ceremony!


And a more artistic shot with the couple as the background. =)


They escaped to the boat house where I caught a few moments of pure delight. More than 1000 words are being spoken right here, I think. =)


A stolen moment outside of the boat house. I am still loving those shoes!


Then the clouds moved in for some amazing, dramatic colors.



The hours flew by and before we knew it, it was time for the big sendoff! I absolutely love sparklers for sendoffs because they make for dramatic pictures and they help light the bride & groom in a cool way.


Plus, after they leave, if there are any sparklers left, you can do fun things like write and draw with them! =)


Thanks to Brandi, Devin and Benj for being our artists in the image above. You guys do great work! I'm sure, for a fee, they can come to your wedding, and do this for you, too! =)

Wes & Serena: The Funny One... =)

Okay, we saw Wes & Serena yesterday and they said we have to post that funny one, so here goes! =)


More coming soon from yesterday's beautiful wedding at the Chesapeake Boat House. We dodged the rain storms luckily, and had some really beautiful weather and clouds. We even got to meet one of our self-proclaimed blog stalkers, Brandi J. who is also getting married sometime before too long! Good to see you again, Devin, and really nice to finally meet you, Brandi! =) Now that you've commented a couple of times, Brandi, I don't think you really qualify as a blog stalker any more, do you?

Wes & Serena's Seaside Wedding

Wes & Serena married last weekend in Seaside, FL and it was one of the most beautiful places for a wedding ever! I couldn't help but go through and pick out a few favorites to share with you.

The Seaside cottages were decorated nicely to complement the detail shots we love to get!


The beautiful silk dress! It was heavy and warm, but the photos will prove it was worth it. =)



I found this long covered boardwalk the day before when I had a couple of hours to scout out the little town. It's in front of the old school there in Seaside. I was loving the beautiful, soft light there...


Time for a little Arc d'Triumph background!


It's always nice when we have enough time to take our time and not rush through every step of the day. Everyone relaxes and enjoys themselves more and there are better moments to be captured!


After the ceremony, we had planned to walk down to the beach for a few minutes and although it was warm, the scenery was absolutely breathtaking. I was SO excited to be finally shooting on the beach. We've done the occasional family session on the beach, but I've been longing some wedding photos on the beach for a long time now. Man, I wish we lived closer to a beach! =)





I got a really funny shot of Wes acting like he can't hold Serena... It's a good thing Serena is used to Wes's sense of humor. I really wanted to post it, but Holly wouldn't let me. Maybe if I get enough requests Holly would change her mind? Serena, let me know if you're game. =) The expressions are priceless.

This one may be my favorite from the day...


This is harder than it looks... Have you ever tried dipping someone? I tried it the other day and I'm impressed at how many people can do this and make it look graceful. Nicely done, guys!


Wes & Serena - hope you guys are having a wonderful time honeymooning in Costa Rica! Thanks for bringing us all the way out from here in Oklahoma to shoot your beautiful wedding! Destination weddings are awesome! We're definitely going to start offering our services for more destination weddings. Traveling with all of the gear is a bit stressful, but I love the new locations and the unbelievable scenery that we just don't have in Oklahoma.

Back from a Wedding in Seaside, FL

I can hardly believe that it's been weeks since we last posted! So much has been happening and so much more has been piling up that it's been hard to justify taking the time to blog. Hope y'all haven't forgotten about us! =)

This weekend we photographed a beautiful wedding in Seaside, Florida (located between Destin and Panama City) for Wes & Serena. Apparently, one of my favorite movies - The Truman Show - was filmed there, although I didn't really recognize much from the movie. Photos from that will be posted soon, so check back later this week once I've had time to unpack and work on a few faves in between other weddings and portrait sessions.

Let's see... any other news as of late...

I'm loving audio books! I spend so much time at the computer working on our images, and it works out really well to be able to listen to podcasts and books. I've really been enjoying the Dave Ramsey radio show on 1000AM most weeknights, so I started Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover" audio book earlier today and I'm halfway through it already. It's a pretty amazing book, considering how irresponsible we have become as individuals and a nation with our finances. I am so grateful to my parents for giving us a good financial foundation from childhood, but still it's been a really interesting read (or should I say "listen?" =) and I've been learning a lot, too.

Holly got some great shots of our girls the other day and you should be able to see them soon on our personal blog here. She's been retouching them for a few days and there are some really cute shots. We have an old original Coca-Cola cooler that she used and the girls were only too excited to get a bottle of coke to share, too. =)

Well, it's midnight and tomorrow will be here too soon, so I'm off to bed. Sorry for the boring post (no photos!) - I promise to post some soon!