Sneak Peek from 08.08.08

Sneak Peek from 08.08.08

Chris and Diana's wedding

Diana and Chris' wedding

We headed up to Columbus for Chris and Diana's wedding. I have to say ... those Macedonians sure know how to throw a party! From the time we arrived at the bride's parent's house, our day was packed full of things to do - every time I turned around there was something else that I wanted to photograph ... so, needless to say, I couldn't possibly put up all of the photos that I liked. You'll just have to watch the slideshow to see more.

Diana's dress ...

Reading a card ...

I just liked this shot of the flowergirl pulling on her bracelet.

Diana getting hair AND makeup done at the same time ...

a shot of one of the girls getting into her dress ...

Love this shot ... mom, daughter and son ... he looks thrilled!

Now a Macedonian wedding is chock full of traditions. The shaving ceremony is one of these. The groom gets shaved by the family. You put money in his towel and then you get one swipe at him :)

Good thing his new 'father-in-law' likes him ...

the guys joking around ...

Diana got her dress on upstairs ...

She looked fabulous!

Just loved the light on this one ...

Then it was off to the church ...

Chris seeing Diana for the first time that day ...

Diana seeing Chris ...

Yes, in most ceremonies, I am barely allowed to leave the back row of the church because of the church rules ... but in a Macedonian ceremony ... you are EXPECTED to be up on the alter during the ceremony. So, I get some great shots!

Coming out of the church ...

a great shot of the couple at a park we stopped at ...

the cake ...

First dance ... I loved the chandeliers in this hall ...

a dance with his mother ...

a dance with her father ...

there was this fabulous light pouring through the windows ...

Then things got crazy ... the receptions at these weddings are unbelievably active. Everyone is up dancing ...

Diana's mom during the bread dance ...

Ok ... that's it for the blog ... click the slideshow below for more photos ...

Diana and Chris, I thoroughly enjoyed the wedding! It was a great day. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness!

SLIDESHOW

and a huge thank you to Karen for helping me out!!

Photo from our recent trip

A quick pic of my daughter and her friend from our recent trip ...

Sneak Peek from 08.02.08

Sneak Peek from 8.2.08

Tunnel pic

Tunnel pic ...

Congratulations to Colerain and Walnut Hills

I just wanted to take a minute to congratulate two of our high school football teams:

Colerain beat the number 1 football team in the U.S. (St. X). Congratulations!

And Walnut Hills won their first game after a 36 game losing streak! So, a big congratulations to those boys! Thier coach is a friend of ours and this game marked his debut as thier head football coach! Go George!!!

No new pics for a couple of days

So, after having been gone and then spending last night and today moving my daughter into college, I haven't had time to put together any photos for the blog.

It may be a couple of days ... I have a wedding tomorrow and Saturday this weekend. I will try and put up a more interesting post for Saturday .. but for now .. you will just have to be patient with me.

2009 Wedding dates

2009 Wedding Dates

April 25 - Jamie and Steve

May 2 - Jocelyn and Joey

May 9 - Chrissy and Jason

May 16 - Jamie and Matthew

May 23 - Amanda and Nick

May 24 - Jessica and Landen

May 30 - Ron and Jessica

June 6 - Rachel and Jonathan

June 13 - Katie and Marshall

June 19-20 - Alisha and Brian

June 27 - Robin and Jay

July 10 - Sarah and Mike

August 1 - Becky and Mark

August 15 - Susan and Grant

August 22 - Leslie and Brad

August 29 - Becca and Ben

September 5 - Amy and Collin

September 6 - Reena & Michael

September 12 - Katie and Dave

September 26 - Lauer & Stephen

October 2 - Liz and Ben

October 4 - Laura and Josh

October 17 - Jenn and Tim

October 24 - Crystal and David

October 31 - Leisa and Christian

November 7 - Janelle and Brian

November 14 - Jen and Lance

November 21 - Lauren and Michael

December 12 - Jackie and Adam

December 18 - Holly and Jon

December 19 - Christy and Rob

Back in town ..

Today I am back in town and working hard to get all of my emails and phone calls returned. So, please be patient with me.

Random Pics

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Random Pics

Quote of the Day

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"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?"

- George Eliot

Picture of the Day

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Picture of the day ...

Sarah and Mike's engagement

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Sarah and Mike's engagement

Sarah and Mike are such a cute couple! Sarah is so sweet and while she lives out of town, I still get to chat with her every so often in email. I enjoyed meeting Mike for the first time at the engagement session. They are just so sweet together ...

We had some great rim light for these shots!

I love this shot! Such an infectious smile!

Beautiful!

Sarah and Mike, congratulations on your engagement! I had such a good time with you two! I can't wait for the wedding!