I always love going to weddings where I see so many people I’ve met in the past. Many of Jess and Chris’s high school friends were there, and most of those went to school with my eldest daughter.
This was a fast-paced wedding and reception, but the beginning was relaxed and easy-going. It was a change for me and my style, but I loved spending time with the bride and her bridesmaids for some candid photos and a few formals.
Another young bride I’ve known since at least high school… happily marrying a man who adores her. The bond was strong between the bride and her father, as well. He later told me that they couldn’t look at each other before walking down the aisle, for fear they would both burst into tears.
It was truly one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve been a part of.
You know… I’m a big fan of weddings. In the past couple of years, I have specifically focused away from weddings to concentrate on my studio portraiture. It has, for all intents and purposes, worked out pretty well. However, change was inevitable and I took on a LOT more weddings for 2010. This is the first of three straight weekends of very busy weddings.
That said, let’s get on to Milissa (and no, I didn’t misspell it) and Jeff’s wedding. They were married by Reverend Diana (she’s my wife) at the Clarion Hotel Atrium in Hagerstown. One thing I LOVE about that venue is the light streaming in from the skylight over the pool. The disadvantage to the site though is that it is always humid in there. Wasn’t really hot… but it was definitely humid.
Nobody seemed to mind.
Many years ago (I won’t say HOW many) all my portraiture was on-location. Most of the reason was I didn’t want to set up a studio, nor could I accommodate a large crowd in any of the studio settings I had created. Over the last 15 or so years, I’ve had a studio setting with which I can do most portraiture. And more recently, since moving to our Martinsburg studio, we can do thousands more things than ever before.
But I long for location work! The best reason is that I look at all our work and think “it’s not complete enough… there needs to be location work in there.” And so we set out to photograph some of our subjects on-location. We think the results are pretty inspirational. Click on any image to see it bigger. I would love to hear your comments.
Location portraiture is available for seniors, modeling, families, babies and much more. Ask about your special location!
I’m not getting older… I decided to refuse aging long ago. At least in my mind… my body has accepted aging quite readily.
That aside, I have decided this year that I will be giving you a present for my birthday.
Here’s the deal:
That’s it. Sessions can take place in our studio or in our portrait park… we’ll be happy to accommodate any size family or any number of children (with an appropriate number of parental wranglers, of course).
Call or email now… you won’t regret it. Seriously. 🙂
Everyone’s life is interesting.
Kayla’s is just “awesome.” As a 2011 senior from Martinsburg High, she has a whole world to look forward to. 🙂
