Ashley & Chris (rain & shine...)

Now that I have moved to Seattle, Oklahoma (it's a suburb of Oklahoma City that has had 27 inches of rain in 2007 - ha ha), I have had to reschedule just about every engagement and bridal shoot this spring. We have been really lucky though on wedding days. Saturday was just about as lucky. It all started out beautiful...



buuut, during the ceremony, yes it started raining...again. Luckily, Ashley was pretty good in heals.



and bribes are always a good idea.



:: all the girls were sportin' polka dots ::





the weather did clear up though for some great party shots outside at The Waterford and then inside for dancing with stars. Ashley and Chris kicked it off of course and I got to try a new idea that was inspired by Denis Reggie (the originator of wedding photojournalism and the one who literallly shoots the weddings of Kings). I had a really cool opportunity to go hang out and learn from the absolute best in wedding photography last month in Chicago. My print company, Pictage, gathered the best of the best to come share the riches with us young up and comers. It was really cool...more in later posts. Here are a couple images getting creative with wireless flashes.





a little head bangin'...



and finish the night off right with some MJ and "Thriller"!!!



Here are some of Ashley's bridal photos from last month. It was as really fun shoot with new ideas of shooting "urban chic", she pulled it off perfectly!



If you want to know how to make eyes look that good, you'll have to get Mike Colon's DVD. (another of the world's best photographers who gives me a lot of great inspriation and who I got a chance to chat with for quite a while in Chicago)