I met Allen and Anna several years ago at my P/T job, and they are a hoot! Anna is sweet and quite and Allen is just crazy. In fact, they are just like a reversed version of Lyndon and myself, so I'd say they make a fabulous couple! We can't wait to shoot Anna's bridals in a few weeks, because they're taking us out on their boat when we're finished! I'll be sure to take the camera :) Thanks guys for being so great Friday, and the next time you talk to Lyndon, ask him what he ate for supper that night ;) 
Shooting Seniors is one of our favorites! We love being able flex our creative muscles, and try new and cool things. Plus, in keeps in touch with our inner teenagers..lol :) Our newest coolest senior graduates this year from Asheboro high school and she was ever patient and sweet. The heat was already stickin' too us at 10am and it just got worse as the shoot went on, but she never once complained! We had so much fun...maybe a little too much as the local police kept circling. She did a beautiful job and I think the proofs speak for themselves:
Okay, so I'm straying ever so slightly from photography, BUT... we really wanted the purpose of our blog to be and insight to us and what makes us who we are. So, every Friday and Saturday night, whether we're proofing images or playing cards with our BFF's Robert and Holly, Youtube is always on in the background. Whether it's Robert (our future roadie) and myself going through classic and 90's country, or Lyndon pounding his fist and demanding some Hank Sr...it's blaring from the couch. It never fails every night I listen to this song, either Bon Jovi or Rufus Wainright (no idea how to spell that). Ever so often, you hear a song that just sends chills down your spine, and this is it for me. The most beautiful song I've ever heard and a gorgeous version of it :
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I promise my next post will have pictures...lol. And to prove it another teaser:
Woohoo! It so just happens that our favorite band is the best band in the WORLD!!! And.....they have a new album coming out 9-23-08 (just in time for our anniversary!), which tickles us to pieces. If you've never heard of Old Crow Medicine Show, you simply MUST check them out here: http://www.crowmedicine.com/ You can even preview the first single on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/oldcrowmedicineshow 'Caroline' and she is so simply stunning, it almost brought tears to my eyes! We've seen these guys several times live and actually got the chance to meet them once or twice. They are the most genuinely down-to-earth good 'ol boys you'll ever meet. The type of people you just want to succeed...so go check them out now!
Sooo, we should be technologically up and running~ e-mail is hopping again. Now if I could just sop being SO behind. The good news is that we've been really busy...the great news is we only have 2 open wedding dates for the 2008 season, the bad news is you'll have to act fast if you're looking to book your wedding!! Drumroll... even though we're swamped I actually finished working on some picture to share (you know, to prove we actually DO take them, not just talk about them). Back to the super fabulous wedding of our dear friends Lee & Tori. Can I just say that these two got engaged at Valentine's Day and planned their wedding in like three months? Talk about planning! You would never have known that it came together so quickly, it was just amazing! We can't begin to tell you how beautiful these two are, and how perfect they are together. Lyndon has known Lee all of his life, and we were thrilled to shoot their big day! Tori had the worst time with her gown, and ended up walking down the aisle in a back-up. Bless her heart, I don't think it could have turned out any better though. Even Lyndon said he teared up when he saw her walk into the sanctuary. Plus, the reception was FABULOUS!!! There was an awesome pasta salad, and (don't tell Tori) I almost stole borrowed a huge crystal bowl of feta cheese ~YUM-MY~ I died and went to salty cheese heaven. My faves:
It seems the mail servers have been down since early Friday. Nothing has gone in or out, so we apologize for any messages we may not have received. We have contacted the hosting company and hope to have a resolution by tomorrow afternoon. Also, all problematic galleries have been rehosted, and should be working properly. ~fingers crossed~
Lyndon and I just wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy Independence Day! This holiday is so much more than firework and barbecues. My favorite quote and something to ponder:
Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. ~Louis D. Brandeis
We spent our day doing two shoots and now processing the images, but our real celebration will take place tomorrow. :) One of a handful of annual occasions when my entire family gathers, it's one of my favorites (behind Christmas of course!). Yummy food and boat rides on the lake! We're going to attempt to get shots of the fireworks that top off the day, but I can't make any promises...lol. In the meantime you'll have to settle for red white and blue flowers. I can really only claim the white one, the red and blue come compliments of my Mom! Seriously, my mom's flower pictures rule, I opened these and thought 'holy crap!'...they were that good, and it just so happened that the perfect colors for today. We (Lyndon, my dad and I) bought her a DSL for Christmas, and she's really rockin' the semi-manual modes! How to work the buttons? Well, we'll stil working on that one, but I'm really proud of the way she's already understand depth of field and composition! :) More people pictures to come!
She did great right?
WOOHOO I have another new product to showcase for you all!!! First let me clarify that when I said in the previous post I'd have some images up by the weeks end, I REALLY meant to say by the weekend...you believe that right...right? ;) Now, back to the super duper uber cool product. Many of you have heard us go on and on about our custom coffee-table books, and how fabulous they are. Welllll...now we have a new unique spin on your basic boring guest sign-in (which one bride cutely compared to the registers used by funeral homes...lol). These adorable (or manly...depending on your gender) books are the only registers you'll be eager to showcase in your new love nest! Beautiful images from you love shoot grace the left side pages, placed in unique collages. On the right a single black and white image provides more than enough space for your guest signatures. ~BEAUTIFUL!~ We're delivering the album tomorrow afternoon, but I couldn't resist snapping a few before I had to let it go. Ignore my exquisitely wrinkled tablemate!
No need to send out the search parties just yet. We haven't purposely been MIA! We just never thought we'd be so busy in our first full wedding season :) Lots-o shoot lately, most of them bridal, so you can't see them just yet; and one sick baby (Harvey...but he's all better now) have kept us one our toes the last 4-5 weeks!
We're finishing the images from our last wedding, which also happens to have been of the two of the most wonderful people we know. I hereby promise to do EVERYthing in my power to have the images up for you to see by the weeks end :) We LLOOOVVEEE you guys (mean it!)!!! And to prove, I have one sneak peak for you of Tori's gorgeous gown:
Beautimous right???
I am a dork my mothers' daughter...lol. My mom has ALWAYS taken pictures of food. Flowers, food, furry critters and family and I guess I'm not much different. If she made a pretty sandwhich...she has a picture of it. Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners? Yup we have them all in print. Even salads etc. Seriously!
So...when I was unloading groceries this weekend I got to thinking about how glad I was to have yummy fresh springy fruits and veggies again. Then, I saw how pretty the sunlight was coming through the skylights and into the kitchen. That's when my 'mom-moment' began. :) I unpack everything in the fridge semi-arrange it in the sun and start snapping away. Fruit+veggies=happy pictures for me!!!
Hopefully, everyone enjoyed themselves over a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend! We had two wonderful shoots this weekend, got pretty spoiled sleeping late, went out to eat at our our new favorite restaurant with my mom and dad, had burgers and hot dogs with my family and both g-ma's, and yelled at the television (sorry Kyle Bush fans) both Saturday and Sunday nights. Whew...so we've had a GREAT holiday weekend! We had a bridal session Saturday at Bicentennial Gardens (our new favorite location). Ashley was GORGEOUS in her gown (everyone in the park said so) and is going to make the most beautiful bride!!! We super excited to shoot the wedding in September...I just know it will be stunning! You'll have to wait until then to sneak a peak at her portraits (just-in-case her fiance happens upon our blog). As Lyndon was shooting, I was walking ahead scouting out our next location and saw the cutest little guy asleep in his stroller. He was just SO cute with his must-pinch cheeks :) Luckily, as we were wrapping up our session he woke up and mom and dad let us snap a few images. Ohmygosh they turned out great just to be quick snaps!
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