Kris and Katie Get Married!

Photo credit for the image above goes to my husband, Nathan (my occasional assistant and regular 2nd shooter, when a client wants the extra service). I'm thrilled that Nathan could capture this while I was waiting at the front of the sanctuary for them to make their entrance. Seeing moments like this reminds me of my own wedding and my relationship with my dad.

Can you tell they're happy to be married???

This (above) was shot just a few moments after walking out of the church

The reception was at the clubhouse of the totally cool Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, where Kris works.

It's a Saturday afternoon in November and I am sitting here working on Kris and Katie's wedding, enjoying some college football on TV with Nathan. It's appropriate considering that Kris is a former UK football player and when he and Katie set their wedding for a Saturday in the autumn, it was with the promise to their friends that it wouldn't fall on the same weekend as a UK home game.

And what a Saturday they picked! If you were in Central KY last Saturday, then you wouldn't be surprised to hear that the doors of the church were propped open allowing warm breezes to flow through. The ceremony was held at Mt. Horeb which boasts quintessential Kentucky views in any direction and the small sanctuary which gives an intimate feeling available at few other venues. It was full of family and friends who had traveled as far as Washington state and Scotland to support and celebrate Kris and Katie as they joined their lives together.

We traveled east to Frankfort for the reception, a fun party at Buffalo Trace Distillery where Kris works. Some of my favorite moments included some humorous and personal toasts and watching Katie, her mom, dad, and brother enjoy a couple of dances together (check back for some fun and touching images in the slideshow).

What a wonderful way to end my 2008 wedding season! Congratulations, Katie and Kris! It's been a pleasure!

DeShaun & Lindsey's Wedding Slideshow

Kelly and Dustin

Fall at Ashland provided a beautiful backdrop for Kelly and Dustin's engagement session. It was hard to stop shooting given the wonderful colors and a couple who were willing to try anything I asked! I think they are one most consistent couples I've shot -- which made editing their photos even more difficult (no blinking, great smiles every time)! I'm looking forward to their wedding next summer as they've selected some great venues (Central Christian and The Carrick House). And given what they gave me during their engagement session, I can only imagine how easy they'll make my job at their wedding. Congratulations, guys, on your engagement! July will be here before you know it!

The N Family

It was my pleasure to take some family photos with the N family this week! Last month Charley and Jackie traveled to Taiwan to bring little John home and officially into their family. They are smitten with their son, and though John does have a serious face much of the time (he is working on some bottom teeth, after all), he showed me that not only does he like to have fun he also adores his mommy and daddy. It was a chilly day so we started out indoors and then decided to see how long we could brave it and snap a few outside before our time was up. I'm so glad we did!

I told Jackie, "Only a mother would let a boy kiss her this way..."

John thinks his mom is hilarious!

There's those teeth!

Congratulations, DeShaun and Lindsey!

Quick note: it was a joy to have my childhood friend, Kelly, come down from Illinois to shoot with me this weekend. The 'zipper' image in the collage above is one of hers. This is probably the last event we'll shoot together for a while -- she's having her first baby in January and will start to shoot her own weddings next year. I wish her much success!

Yay! I've been so anxious to share these images from DeShaun and Lindsey's wedding! What a beautiful day -- in so many ways. Lindsey planned a beautiful wedding with so many wonderful details, beginning with the location which afforded some gorgeous photo opportunities. She also gave me lots of time before the wedding to shoot all of the portraits so we could experiment with locations (and wait for the clouds to blow over the sun -- which given the breeziness of the day, happened a LOT). Even the gorgeous deep blue sky echoed her color scheme and served as the final element to tie everything together.

DeShaun and Lindsey -- thank you for having me photograph your wedding! I hope these images bring you wonderful memories the rest of your lives!

(Check back for a list of vendors who made this day so beautiful!)

The B Family

This week I had a chance to spend some time with the B family by photographing their family to celebrate the addition of Miss Journey who joined them early last month from Ethiopia. The kids were very cooperative, but poor Simeon (like any two year old) just wanted to play on the swings. Though he's not looking at me in this pic above, I do love this particular image for Journey's smile.
The image below shows life between the shutter snaps. While I am not the mother to a little boy, I can't help but think Simeon perfectly typifies a little boy here. I wonder what's going through his mind...

Abbi is such a great big sister. And you can see how Journey is thriving in her new family. She's inquisitive and active!

(Above) I adore this photo of Katie with her girlies.
(Below) The guys, though outnumbered now, hanging tough below.

I love how Simeon's best smile is where he wanted to be all along -- the swings.

Trevor and Shannon's Wedding Slideshow