Whew…. what an exciting time at Elena & Brad’s wedding!!!  For us, it was virtually like a family reunion in that so many of our wonderful friends were there - friends that seem like family.  Elena & Brad came to us after we had covered a couple of Brad’s cousins’ weddings, so they knew what they were in for (which is a good thing).  Being that they had already seen us in action (and according to Brad, we are fast with the formals), we were already a match for each other.  The wedding location was Woodmont Christian Church in the heart of Green Hills.  We’ve worked with Marion (Woodmont’s director) so much that we know each other’s routines and everything runs soooooo smoothly.  The readiness in the bridal room was nothing short of exciting as all the make-up was being done, gowns steamed, hair done, and nerves being wound… well, except for Elena.  She was SO calm.  Brad & Elena opted to do most of their formals prior to the ceremony, so we started with the two of them as a couple and worked our way up to bridal party and family.  We picked up just a few extended family groups after the ceremony, but those only took a few minutes, so they were quickly off to their reception at Richland Country Club.  Okay, now if you’ve never met Beth at Richland CC, you’ve missed meeting one of the top wedding reception coordinators/managers of this area.  Beth designs and runs an incredible reception and Richland showed it.  It was simply stunning as well as personalized with a projected monogram on the dance floor.  Well… once the celebration got rolling… it got rolling.  These people can dance and there was no slowing down until time to bring things to a close.  The dancing was full-force until the announcement for guests to get their rose petals for the leaving.  At the entrance, a blue Jaguar awaited Elena & Brad.  The car is from Matchless Limo and after having seen many many limo companies, we repeatedly see Matchless provide outstanding vehicles with superior service to our clients, and what is cooler than seeing a couple on cloud nine crawling into a vintage Jag for their get-away.  This indeed was quite an event for some wonderful people.  We loved seeing all our friends and making new ones throughout the day!  Thanks to everyone for inviting us to participate!

-shaun

Below:  When visitors and clients view our work, they very often tell us something to the effect of “you’re so good at catching expressions”.  I simply love Elena’s natural expression below as well as Brad’s mom’s expression in the next photo which was taken just before Brad was about to seat his mom.  When asked how we produce images such as these, I often reply that I believe it’s a blend of experience as well as an education on people - neither of which are included with the camera.  I enjoy studying people and how they respond to specific scenarios.  That allows me to predict what will happen next… and allows me to be there to capture it.  Sometimes, it’s racing ahead to meet the moment.  Other times, it’s waiting because I know the moment is coming to me.  Sometimes I can feel someone watching me while I wait and then BAM… the expression comes, I get the image, and my watcher then realizes what I was waiting on.

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