Sneak Peek from 5.24.08

A sneak peek from my wedding on Saturday ...

Heather and Josh

Heather and Josh

I have the wonderful opportunity to second shoot a couple of weddings this year with Karen. I really enjoy doing this from time to time because I get to photograph different events at the wedding. The first one was a couple of weeks ago in KY. I was responsible for covering the guys and I thought I would post a lot of their photos since you never get to see that from me. Obviously there is not a complete story in this post - to see the rest of it, check out Karen's blog (link above).

A still life from the church ...

the ring bearer was so excited, he could barely contain himself :) (or it could be that he just woke up from his nap)

the groom arriving at the church ...

and heading down to get dressed ...

some of Josh's 'getting ready' shots ... NOTE: Josh had already done his hair when he arrived at the church ... so there aren't any photos :)

the couple's colors were orange and blue ... so I had to get one or two color shots of the orange ties!

seriously ... how CUTE is this?

please note the SHOE flying through the air. They were being hurled from one side to the other. MEN!

Love this shot ...

also LOVE this shot ...

here we have the groom getting his boutonniere ... but I was able to grab a quick 'safe' shot and then get a different one along with another groomsman ...

the 'guy' shot ...

the adorable flower girl ...

I did a quick photo of the groom with his groomsman's iPhone ...

then the guys started looking through all of the other photos on the phone ... and apparently Josh's brother found a good one!

a side shot of the bride during the formals ...

the flower girl's basket ... I love her little arm and bracelet ...

I have no words ...

a little flare ...

You can see the groomsmen in the tip of the shoe!

I loved how dad put his hand on his daughter's hand just before going down the aisle ... a sweet moment ...

Mr. and Mrs!!!

again ... no words ...

I loved this first dance shot ... it just makes my heart smile ... this is what it is all about :)

Heather and Josh, if you read this, I would like to wish you a lifetime of happiness. Thank you both for allowing me to assist in capturing your wonderful day!

Karen, thank you SO much for letting me tag along. I had SUCH a good time - a really fun group!

Zoo pics!

I know I mentioned the other day that I got to go to the zoo with Sophia last Thursday ... I had so much fun! I got to watch the animals as long as I wanted and she never once told me to hurry up! Here are just a few of my photos from our big zoo day!

First we have Moe, a two toed sloth, who was definitely one of my favorites.

I just liked these little ribbon snakes ... great coloring ...

I couldn't resist one flowering tree shot ...

I never realized how noisy Gibbons are! These little guys 'whooped' the whole DAY!

Here are a couple of their acrobatic shots ...

tightrope walking ...

This is Beatrice ... SO CUTE! Sophia took me 'behind the scenes' where she works. I got to meet a lot of the animals that she works with!

The polar bears are always fun to watch. They swam and played the whole time we were there.

Sophia had a surprise for me at the zoo! We got a private showing of the Bird Show - it was awesome! The only problem was that I didn't realize how many pictures I was going to take and (silly me) only brought one CF card for my camera. So, it was filled up by the time the show started! The good news is, I got to sit back and enjoy the show instead of thinking about getting a great shot.

Then we headed over to the manatee springs ... to get some underwater shots ...

I loved how the light filtered through the water ...

Sophia, you are AWESOME! I had a great day with you! Next time, I'm bringing my BIG lens so I can get some more close up shots! Thank you for being such a great guide!