Monamie +Sam: coming soon!

My very first Indian (Hindu) ceremony a couple weeks ago and still no blog post. This morning I finally found a moment to mark my favorites and will post as soon as I can and talk about this most amazing experience. It was truly a joy to the eye!


For now just the one tease.

Have a great Sunday!

art

A friend and I were talking recently and realized we viewed artistic photography completely different. To me, this first look picture from Gwynne and John's reception is artistic:

I happen to think it's cool. I think it's unique in that it's not technically correct. It's kind of eerie, and I'm into eerie sometimes. It definately shows motion, it shows me thinking outside the box (aah, how refreshing).

I never did discern what art is to her-- what she views as artistic was typical to me. How odd.

I won't say art is subjective because it's said too often.

Anyway, congratulations to Gwynne, John, all the other John's and Gwynne's at the wedding, Ben the (dreaded) soulful singer, and the ghost girl in this picture. More coming next week.

first looks: Lori-Jean and Brian

For people who profess to hate pictures, you two sure are photogenic.

Just wanted to show that it does not have to be Carolina blue skies to be a beautiful photo. I always love some clouds mixed in, and a full onslaught of overcast can really mean-- DRAMA! Add rain in, and still want to work and we are really in for some spectacularly amazing photos. It's all good... and I mean all of it. :)

Full blog post coming next week...

I heart Charleston.

For those looking for Alex and Shelley's **amazing** wedding, a tease:

Shelley and Alex hired us for their 'destination wedding' in Charleston. We decided to make a weekend of it...because my best friend, Mary, thought it was marvelous as her family lives there (her sister being the most wonderful singer/song writer Milani Estrada, whose wedding I shot last year, and who is soon to dominate the airwaves... I digress). Mary said 'bring the kids! I'll meet you there, watch them while you and John work'. Mary lives 5 hours from me in Asheville, and with our busy lives as working Mom's-- and opposite schedules as I am working on weekends, when she is off-- we don't see each other nearly enough.

This was obviously an amazing idea. Mary is sweet and wise, and therefore my best friend forever. :)

Our trip starts with us snatching the kids from school just before their spelling quiz's. Strike one. Strike 2, the pouring rain slows us for a long while when... our car decides it's tired of all this shifting and throws itself into 2nd gear, while we were propelling forward at 75 or 80mph. Not so comfortable.

John limps the car into the one mile away Florence car shop while semi's thunder by and my babies don't realize the possible doom coming from behind. 2 hours and $157 bucks later we're on the road again.

But wait! Now the FAN that cools the engine... isn't working. Then we run into stand still traffic... I should mention here how lucky John is that there was a fabulous oldies station with the Beatles playing so I could serenade him. Once traffic began moving again... everything is peachy keen jelly bean. We were 5 hours behind schedule and unable to visit with my friend for Friday... but we'd made it to Charleston and the car was working as God intended.

[this is the most excellent explanation for why I come to town early for destination weddings. actually, this is true for me at just about any meeting, I am 30 mins early or more so that I am not late, I cannot stand to be late]

Saturday, all things were good to go! The wedding was really, really wonderful, and my visit with my friend was SO great. If you were at Embassy Suites, you may have seen us giggling uncontrollably over Cosmo's in the lounge downstairs Saturday night. I'm not so picky about where I find my fun, and besides, the bar made some yummy drinks.

We finished the weekend with a trip to an aquarium and a booking (knock wood) for another wedding in SC this year. Yippy! Who is more blessed then me?

Shelley and Alex's wedding pictures coming soon!!!!