Abbey and Adam were married at the First Methodist in uptown Charlotte and held their wedding reception at the Mint Museum just across the street from there. The couple has a great group of friends and as soon as the music hit the dancing was non stop throughout the night.

Entertainment was provided by Lavar from Split Second Sound, Makeup by Kym from Who’s the Fairest, and videography by Keith from KAStudios.

Here are just a few of my personal faves of the day…

Jessica and Oteil were held a fantastic multicultural ceremony and reception at the Graylyn in Winston Salem, NC. Their wedding was planned by the dynamic duo at Carolina Wedding Design. The ceremony included traditions from Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism to celebrate their diverse ethnicity. Many of my clients are artists themselves and give me full artistic license in return, which I am always appreciative of!

Split Second Sound provided the music and the dancing went late into the evening.

Here are just a few of my favorites of the day…

…and here is the bridal portrait Jessica chose to display at her reception, also taken at the Graylyn.

Rachael and Drew were married at the Westside Chapel and held there reception at George K’s in Greensboro, NC. Thay are an awesome couple with a great group of friends and family that are sure to give them plenty of support in the years to come.

Here are just a few of my faves of the day….

Abby and Matt were married at the Stowe Manor in Belmont, NC. The venue is a Victorian style house that fit perfectly for their steampunk themed wedding. Many of the guests wore appropriate costumes themed from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s. Music was provided by the Davenport Sisters who also host a weekly steampunk radio show in Chapel Hill.

Here are just a few of my faves from the day….

Alison and Austin were married on the beach in Negril, Jamaica. The weather was 86 degrees and sunny, a very welcome sight for this Charlotte resident. Alison found me through the WPJA and was particularly interested in the photojournalism aspect of my work. We had a great time with them and their entire wedding party.

The wedding was planned by Michelle Sandy Thurston of www.YTCNaples.com and amazing ceremony music was played by Shyam Moses of www.shyammoses.com . These two were top notch.

Here are just a few of my faves of the day…

Recently Jessica, Oteil, myself, and Heather Bryson of Carolina Wedding Design set off on a chilly afternoon to conduct an engagement session. Being artists themselves, they were up for anything and everything, a blank photography canvas. I am lucky enough to be shooting their wedding later this year!

Engagement photography sessions are a great idea for any couple. Not only do you get fantastic images, it helps to build a familiarity with your photographer. This typically will make the wedding day sessions much more relaxed and comfortable. Engagement sessions are customized to the couple’s personality, and can take place anywhere and everywhere.

Here are just a few of my favorites of the afternoon.

Another year come and gone, another thirty weddings I had the pleasure of documenting. Thirty couples gave me the privilege of peaking in on one of the most special days of their lives, and for that I am truly grateful.

Here are just some of my favorite 2009 shots, there are far to many to post them all.

Getting Ready

Ceremony

Reception

Pictures with ankles…(how is this a category?)

Portraits

Favorite photo with random shirtless guy wanting to be in said photo…(you won’t find that on another blog)

All in all 2009 was a fantastic year and I can say I truly enjoyed spending time with every one of my couples. My gratitude goes out to all of them.

My wedding season starts again in early February in Negril, Jamaica. Until then!