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Trish & Shawn’s Berry Hill Wedding

SS&G — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:57:19 +0000

Trish and Shawn were married on a cool cloudy fall day at the Berry Hill Mansion in Frankfort, KY. The wedding was coordinated by Brandan Gravitt of The Bride’s Assistant here in Lexington, KY. There were so many cool special little touches its hard to even go into them all! My favorites were the place cards hung on clothespins at the entrance of the reception tent, and the dramatically lit trees with tiny birds gracing their branches… you will have to watch the slideshow to see!!! The food was amazing as always, by DaRae & Friends Catering.

We actually met Trish almost two years ago. She was a bridesmaid in another of our weddings and we were SO happy to get the call that she too, had gotten engaged! I know that the whole wedding planning was a bit stressful for her as she was doubling up a wedding in the same time period as the first semester of her Master’s program!!!!!!!!!! (Congrats on that btw Trish!)

Trish and Shawn, we had a blast. The whole day was elegant and beautiful! Thank you for allowing us to share the day with you. We hope that when you look back on these images, in years to come, that you will still feel how special your wedding day was! Best wishes for an amazing life together!

James and Randa’s Asbury Wedding

SS&G — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:20:26 +0000

So I made it mostly through proofing James and Randa’s images before I completely lost it. That is a side effect of being so close to your clients… although you give them a gift of photography, they are forever emblazoned in your heart. I enjoy all of my clients. I have fun with all of my clients. I say goodbye to many of my clients knowing that it may be a long time before we see each other again as they move on with their lives, out of state, to bigger and better things. But every now and then a client wanders into is divinely placed in your life. You know that they are there for a reason and you feel lucky and blessed by their friendship. James and Randa are one of those. Those people who leave a footprint on your heart and you know you will never be the same.

I watched as their wedding ceremony was as much about worship as it was about them. It was as much about friends and family as it was about them. These two are the single most selfless people I have known in a very long time and in proofing their photos, in seeing the love and light inside them, they make me want to be a better person.

I am sure they never set out on their journey to plan a wedding thinking “I think we’ll go change some lives today” but … for such a time as this… we were given the privilege of spending their wedding day with them. We were the lucky ones.

Congratulations James and Randa. I know that God has a truly “beautiful ending” for each of you.

Mark and Alex – Keeneland Engagement

SS&G — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:13:29 +0000

Mark and Alex are getting married June 20th. I am SO excited to be a part of their wedding day. As soon as Alex left our studio from our initial meeting I told Troy “I REALLY hope she books us!” I just knew that she and I would connect and be fast friends! We shot these images in November on a blustery cold day! No amount of cold could deter us from getting GREAT images though! The locations used were Keeneland and Waveland State Historic Park. Two of our faves!

Annette and Tom Wedding Blog Movie

SS&G — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:12:37 +0000

Annette and Tom were married on an abnormally warm October Sunday at the Carrick House in Lexington. As you watch this video I hope that you can FEEL the magic of their wedding day. I hope that you can feel the tangible and soft spoken love that is between them. I hope that you can feel the warmth of their joy. I watch this video and even though I am the one who created the images I still feel the sting of tears on my cheeks. Why? You can ask any photographer and they will tell you that they get attached to their wedding couples and this wedding, these people were somehow different. When I see the way Annette and Tom look at each other I know. These two will grow old together. They have this almost childlike wonder when they stare at each other. I am often rendered speechless because words seem insignificant when trying to describe what I see when I see them.

Annette and Tom. I wish you good health, great food, good time, a long life and many MANY years filled with hope, joy and laughter. I hope that when you look at these images you can still feel the warm October sun, you can smell the humid Kentucky Air, you can TASTE the Bud Light (lol) and that you will always remember your wedding day as vividly as the day it happened.

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