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Maureen & Chad’s Southland Christian Church Wedding

admin — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:17:49 +0000

Maureen and Chad were blessed with an AMAZINGLY warm January day. It seems that my couples are lucky like that! ( I like to call that blessed! ) We had plenty of time to run off to Keeneland for some beautiful photos with the couple before their candlelit ceremony.

There were so many unique and special touches to their wedding… It was like a photographer’s playground! Maureen and Chad’s intimate wedding culminated in dinner at Malone’s, a fabulous cake by Brenda of the Sugar Forest and post wedding drinks at the Bigg Blue Martini! Pretty perfect wedding day if you ask me! Here’s the sneak peek!

Nicole & John’s Versailles, KY Brittany Farm Wedding

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:37:07 +0000

Shooting weddings is not only a career for us, but a passion. We never take the privilege lightly and always count it an honor to be asked to spend one of the most important days of two people’s lives with them, capturing every little piece That honor is elevated a bit in our eyes when we are asked by family and friends to be their photographers. I have to say it is usually a bit more stressful just because you want everything to be PERFECT for them! My husband, Troy, has known the groom, John since they were small kids so when John called to say that he was getting married we were over the moon excited for him and Nicole! Sharing their amazing wedding day was a special experience! The wedding took place at Nicole’s family home on Brittany Farm in Versailles, Kentucky. On a bright and beautiful July day, John and Nicole exchanged their vows and celebrated late into the night with an awesome reception headlined by Caught Red Handed. It was a fabulous day and evening that ended with a late night send off under a cloud of bubbles. Good times were had by all!

Makeup by Susan Strange.. who did a fabulous job on both face and body! She made Nicole’s tan lines disappear! I was totally impressed!!!

These bridesmaid dresses were so flowy and gorgeous. I do believe they were David’s Bridal dresses (which honestly shocked me because I am not normally a DB fan! I was thinking they were J Crew!!)

John helped choose these awesome swirl ties from thetiebar.com

Nicole rocked these awesome Steve Madden wedges that matched her wedding colors perfectly!

Nicole and John were married under the amazing shade trees in her parent’s yard on Brittany Farm.

The reception followed in an adjoining field under a tent decorated beautifully with shades of celery green, yellow and orange. NO pink at this wedding

Nicole and her awesome bridesmaids.

John and his groomsmen in their tan suits. Perfect for a warm summer evening!

The main driveway of the farm is lined with rows of yellow and orange Lily flower beds. It was like they had planted them just for Nicole and John!!!

Their awesome cake by Brenda Renner of The Sugar Forest. Notice the paw prints on top? That was Nicole’s way of having her two beloved pups with her on the wedding day!! How cute is that?

A close up of the puppy prints… awwwwwwwwww…..

Such a sweet first dance! There was dancing… and a LIVE band (one of our favorite to boot! Caught Red Handed)

And an awesome bubble send off …

Brittney and Eric’s Fasig-Tipton Wedding

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:12:48 +0000

Brittney and Eric were married at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington. Although the skies threatened us with rain, the day was beautiful and the sun set over the rolling hills with a warm glow in the sky. The day was filled with tons of fun. After the ceremony, the wedding party took a drive downtown for a quick toast at the Big Blue Martini and a few pics in Triangle Park. The reception kicked off with Brittney and Eric receiving Broncos vs Chargers tickets! That was a huge hit! Their decor was stunning and their cake was of course fabulous as ever (by the one and only Brenda of the Sugar Forrest).

There were so many little touches that made their day special. Instead of signing a guest book, the guests signed a pair of Ski’s that will be displayed in their home. In lieu of favors, the couple made a donation to the Wounded Warriors and Livestrong Foundations and had the always cool Livestrong bracelets and support our troops magnets as their favors!

We always have a blast with our couples and I know I always say that each of them are my favorites because they truly are. Brittney and Eric, thank you for allowing us to capture your wedding day memories! We wish you all the best that life has to offer!

James and Randa’s Asbury Wedding

admin — 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.

Brenda of Sugar Forest Cakes ROCKS!

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:04:07 +0000

I know that many of you are privy to the story of our daughter Kyleigh and her incredible journey to become healthy. This Sunday we had her second birthday celebration which included and amazing cake from Brenda at the Sugar Forest. I cannot tell you what a joy it is to work with Brenda. She truly is not only an artist but a truly amazing person. I always feel confident in recommending her to our clients. I would eat a Brenda cake at every wedding I ever shot and I would be totally happy about it!

Kyleigh’s cake was an amazing three tiered masterpiece with white cake and raspberry filling. This cake is by far the best cake I have ever eaten in my life! Everyone who attended the party agreed that we give Brenda and the Sugar Forest two thumbs up!!!

So… to all my brides and grooms… CALL BRENDA! She totally rocks!

Phone: 859-881-0887

Email: brenda@sugarforest.com

Ryan & Danelle’s Wedding Photographs (Central Christian and Talon Winery)

admin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:18:41 +0000

Ryan and Danelle were married on January 12, 2008 at Central Christian Church in downtown Lexington. Their fabulous reception followed at Talon Winery off Tates Creek Road. It was a total blast. I think that Ryan and Danelle definitely will hold the record for largest wedding party for a while to come … all told there were 24 member of the bridal party!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY COW!! It was so fun getting try to new things. We had hoped for snow alas we were on the opposite end of the spectrum.. I believe it was close to 60 degrees… I guess if there was no snow then our second choice was a GORGEOUS blue sky and a nice sunny day!! I don’t know that I can choose one thing about their wedding day that was my favorite! They had a KILLER cake done by Sugar Forest , gorgeous flowers by Ivory Rose, awesome food by Sam Sears and the crew at South Van Catering, the coolest Dodge Charger limo EVER by Celebrity and Boss Limos and of course one of our favorite locations Talon Winery!

We have spent the past few months getting to know Ryan and Nelle and they truly are two amazingly fun people!! Ryan happens to be a Neurologist at UK so unfortunately we get to see him a lot more than we had hoped but that is fine by us… he brings us chocolate so its all good! Ryan and Danelle- we wish you two all the best in life. We hope that this is just the beginning of a long, amazing and happy life together!