As a wedding photographer, there are a few things that make me want to go above-and-beyond crazy for my clients.

1)Being referred to me.  Alie and Ryan came to know about me from Alie’s friend Devon and Ryan’s brother Corey, both of which I worked with at Chili’s during college.  Thank you, Facebook, for keeping us in touch!  Devon and Corey are awesome, so going into this wedding, I was 100% confident that I would love Alie and Ryan just as much.  Total score.

2)When folks trust me to do what I do best.  Alie and Ryan love my style, and they made it clear from the get-go that they wanted me to be free to do my thing.  It may seem obvious, but when you’re hiring a wedding photographer, you’ll want to find someone whose work speaks to you and someone with whom you naturally click.  If those two things are in place, you can kick back on your wedding day and know that everything is going to be just fine.

3)When I feel like a guest.  Everybody was awesome to be around.  The bride, groom, wedding party, families, friends, vendors—EVERYONE.  From the rehearsal dinner at Sal’s where Ryan and Alie insisted that I sit at their table and have some steak and wine, to the post-reception after-party at Bar Louie where I put my camera down and just chilled with the wedding party, they made me feel like a part of their crew—albeit with a fancy-schmancy camera.

To everyone reading this—Please stay in touch with me!  Add me on Facebook and Twitter, follow my RSS feed, leave comments, message me directly, or whatever.  I love hearing from you all!

To Ryan and Alie…You rock.  Let’s keep in touch!

Here’s a list of the vendors-

Hair: Brittin Tate Hair Studio

Makeup: Hands-down THE BEST make-up artist, Ana Crane

Hotel: Lexington Green Hilton

Ceremony:  Centenary United Methodist (MANY THANKS to Julie Scoggins for coordinating it perfectly!)

Flowers: Stems

Transportation: Gold Shield

Reception: Signature Club

Cake: Linda Mashni

DJ: Tony Wright

Would each of you do me a favor? I’m trying out this new little gallery for a handful of my faves.  See it below?  You can click on each one to see it bigger.  What do you think of it?  Do you like this format, or do you like the big wide images better (like I’ve done for previous weddings)?  Let me know in the comments or message me directly.

Regardless, be sure to check out the highlights slideshow below and pre-register HERE to see all of the images once they’re ready.  Peace out, y’all!  -shaun

Ethan and Mia are former real estate clients of mine.  At the same time we were house hunting in Georgetown earlier this year, we were also making plans for the photography for their October wedding.  I can’t believe they’ve been in their new house for good 6 months now, and that their Bell House wedding is just around the corner.

We had a good time in Georgetown running around for this shoot.  We started off meeting up at Lock & Key, walked through downtown, and then finished up out at the Japanese Friendship Garden.

Here are my faves!

Check out the highlights slideshow below and feel free to leave me comment. Oh, and please-I’d love for you all to stay in touch with me on Facebook and Twitter! 

Many thanks to Laura Triplett at the Lexington Downtown Hotel and Conference Center for referring Melissa and Chris my way. From the moment I sat down with these two, I knew we’d be a perfect fit together. They’re a laid back, cool couple, and they wanted their wedding photography to have that same real, authentic and fresh quality. I’m so glad we hooked up!

Here are a few of my faves:

Melissa’s dad.

Gorgeous.

The ceremony was the very first wedding held at the new Victory Lutheran Church here in Lexington. Thanks to Pastor Zietlow for being so warm and helpful!

Love the lighting and expressions here.

I got sooooo lucky with this shot. The light from the sunroof couldn’t have been any more perfect.

You’re a beautiful bride, Melissa!

My favorite shot from the speeches and toasts. Great moment.

I’m a big fan of Lexington Downtown Hotel’s ballroom. Huge space, tons of drama. Plus, the reception was flawlessly planned and implemented by Laura Triplett and the friendly staff. Things went sooo smoothly. 

I’ve gotta give up some major props to Betsy, one of my second shooters, for capturing this moment.  Love it.

Hahahaha…

Thank you to my long-time friend and second shooter Scott Hicks and to Betsy Whiteman, who has been shooting with us for the last couple years, too.  I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your hard work, and how much I look forward to working more with you two.  We have a blast together!

Check out the highlights slideshow below and feel free to leave me comment if you feel inspired. And please-I’d love for you all to stay in touch with me on Facebook and Twitter!  Last thing?  You can preregister HERE to see all of the images once they’re finished here in 2 or 3 weeks. Bye, y’all!  -shaun

Taylor surprised Anne a few months ago with news that he had booked me for their engagement session.  I hear that it was quite a shock to her, because Taylor isn’t generally into this sort of thing—or so he told me.  Shocker of the year?  He totally IS into this sort of thing. They might just be one of the most natural couples I’ve ever had in front of my camera.  Seriously.  I was ready with great technique and locations, but these two made the session amazing. 

To Taylor and Anne—You are PERFECT together.  The vibe between you is pretty intense.  I love it.  Good luck with the wedding in Vegas, you two!  Remember that I’d be happy to stow away inside your suitcase!

Here are a few of my faves:

Click below on the play button to watch the slideshow.  I’m psyched at how well everything turned out.  Feel free to leave a comment when you’re finished!  Thanks for stopping by my blog, and please keep coming back often.  You can subscribe to the blog, follow me on Twitter, and friend me on Facebook if you’d like to stay in touch.  I really do love hearing from you all!  Bye for now!  -shaun

I was talking with one of my newest wedding couples for 2010 today.  I was telling them about how I feel incredibly lucky that I have THE COOLEST BRIDES AND GROOMS EVER.  That’s no exaggeration, either.  Feel free to call me kooky, but I’m a firm believer that we’re all on paths that tend to join up with the paths of those most similar to us.  Once we all start being totally authentic with ourselves and get out of the way of fate, I really do think that we end up running into and hanging onto to people most perfectly matched to us.

I’m a big goof ball.  Chris and Melissa are a trip to be around.  We work really well together.  This image sums it up best.  Who else busts out a Heisman coming down the aisle?

Chris and Melissa—I hope you’re soaking up that sweet Caribbean sunshine.  I LOVE the Dominican Republic.  Can’t wait to go back.  I had sooooo much fun with you two.

Check back next week!  I’ll have a slideshow up with all of the highlights.  Bye!  -shaun