I loved this road trip!  We started off Friday driving up to Pretty Place, an open-air chapel in the mountains above Brevard, North Carolina.  We arrived early for the rehearsal so everyone could take in the views.  Breathtaking views.

The wedding day brought with it clouds and rain that removed any chance of a view from Pretty Place, but what happened halfway into the ceremony floored us all.  Right before the exchange of rings, the clouds that had been just outside the chapel moved right into the area where we were.  No kidding.  We were inside the clouds.  The resulting images are pretty dang cool, but nothing compared to being there.  Amazing.

After a yummy meal at Grammy’s Restaurant, we all headed back for Lexington where the reception was being held Sunday.  For all the images, you can go HERE and pre-register.  In the meantime, please check out the highlights slideshow below.  There are nearly 300 images, so buckle in for 10 minute show.  It’s totally worth it, though.  This was a GREAT weekend.

Thank you, Kenny and Erin, for letting me be a part of your lives!  You rock! 

Yesterday was so much fun!  There are lots of great images and things I want to explain about this particular wedding, so I hope you’ll stop by here in a few days to see the complete highlights slideshow.  In the meantime, here are a few of my faves.  Have a nice Sunday! 

We turned Carson loose with my camera for the first time Sunday.  I went ahead and set the exposure and focus for him so that he could just fire away at will.  He loved it.  Seriously!  He grabbed nearly 100 shots of Katie and me in a few short moments.  Awesome.  Here’s one of my faves.

My boy at work!  Not too shabby for a 2 year old!

Pretty cool, eh?  If you’d like to see the whole set, I’d love for you to click on the slideshow below.  Thanks for stopping by! 

One of my favorite things about being a photographer is that, through sharing my art with others, my life ends up being enriched by the wide variety of interesting and talented people I get to meet.  Through a wedding I shot last year, I came to know Richard and Jane Leake.  Jane is the owner of Ivy Downs Interiors.  She is an amazing interior designer, and Katie and I can’t wait to see what she does with our new home.  So stoked! 

Jane had seen my work and felt that I would be a good fit for her son Damon’s and his beautiful bride Leah’s wedding.  They’re so nice!  Damon and Leah flew in from Park City, Utah early for the wedding weekend, so we got to sit out on the Leake patio and get to know one another.  We talked about music, babies, real estate, their big day…the works.  This family is precious, and I’m so happy to have met them.

The wedding was at St. Peter Church, and their reception was trackside at Keeneland’s clubhouse.  Most of the guests came in from out-of-town, so these venues were a perfect way to show off Lexington.  Makes me proud!  :)  Enjoy the slideshow, and please also click HERE to pre-register to see all of the final images here in a few weeks.  Thanks!

Hey!  I’m on my way out the door to start hair and makeup with the girls, but I wanted to post a few shots from our arrival yesterday in Brevard, NC, where Kenny and Erin are getting married at a mountain-top chapel known as Pretty Place.  I can’t even tell you how gorgeous it is.  Check back soon!  Gotta run! 

 After the rehearsal dinner, we all made a late night run to the local Irish Pub.  Here are Erin and Kenny enjoying some time outside.  What you can’t hear is the whistling and hooting from passersby and the wedding party standing at the door.  Good stuff! 

Tadd is graduating from Montgomery County High School in Mt. Sterling (my hometown, btw) here in a few days.  Driving around Lexington, we got to talk about music, prom, graduation, college, career choices and weightlifting (though, admittedly, he’s better versed in that department than I am right now…LOL).  I shot Tadd’s session the day after his prom and after-prom festivities, so I’ve got to give it up to him for making it out of bed and over to Lexington by 7PM.  We had a good time, and I’m really pleased with how everything turned out.

Big thanks to my buddy Logan who’s the drummer for The Stationary Set, an AMAZING band based in NYC. He’s letting me borrow one of their tunes for Tadd’s slideshow. Very cool. Feel free to download their free EP HERE

Thank you, Tadd, for being so fun to work with this weekend.  You’re going to do great in college, and I’ll look forward to staying in touch!