…you say Slide!












Wipe out!!


Evel Knievel decided to ride his bike down the slip and slide!






Saturday afternoon while most of the country celebrated the 4th of July, I was in Maryville, TN second shooting and celebrating the marriage of Heather and Ben alongside the always fun and amazing Katie Stinnett (you may remember Katie from a shoot a did a few months ago, click here to see those pics). Here are a few of my captures from the day. Congratulations Heather and Ben! And thank you Katie for asking me to second shoot with you, I had a blast!



I was kind of obsessed with the red shoes…I LOVE red shoes.

Ok, I am done with the shoes now:)





After the girls were ready, I headed down the hall to grab a few shots of the guys.



The girls having a prayer circle before the ceremony.



The girls peeking into the sanctuary to see how many guests had arrived.




After the ceremony, we headed over to the Capitol Theatre for the reception. What a cool little venue for a wedding reception. And yes, Ben & Heather’s last name is Love…how cool is that!



First dance. The lighting was so cool for their first dance….complete with fog!





And one of my last shots of the night…when the cupcakes are all gone…that means it is time for Jessi to leave. haha

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A double sneak peek from a wedding I second shot last night with the amazing Katie Nicole Stinnett!
And it wouldn’t be the 4th without a few pictures of fireworks…here are a few shots from around the neighborhood. I hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July!



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This is a double post! Anyone looking for Honfest pictures can click HERE for my online gallery of images… all available for purchase.


I also just received my second order of these super fun lip balms (complete with logo!) from the amazing Leigh at LL2B! Leigh is so awesome to work with and these little tubes of joy have become a new must have item in my purse:) Great for marketing and chapped lips! What more could a girl ask for:) Make sure you hop on over to Leigh’s site or her Etsy shop!!
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Last month while I was in Maryland, I got to second shoot alongside one of my favorite photographers (and friends), Jaime Windon also known as the blonde photographer. We headed up to Baltimore early Saturday afternoon to meet up with Rita and Patrick at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel. Rita and Patrick requested that we not take any getting ready photos, so we jumped right into the day with a first sight. After a few joyful tears and lots of hugs, we headed out to take pictures at a few of Rita & Patrick’s favorite spots in Baltimore. When we were done shooting around town, we headed over to the Baltimore Museum of Industry for an intimate ceremony overlooking the Inner Harbor and a fantastic reception moved by the music of the Diablo Sandwich Band! You know with a name like that, they had to be good!
Thank you Rita and Patrick for allowing me to share this special day with you. Congratulations!!! And a HUGE thank you for Jaime Windon for letting me shoot alongside her…it is always a pleasure!



































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This past Saturday evening, I had the pleasure of joining Kristen and Todd and their closest family members and friends for an intimate wedding overlooking the Tennessee River. Kristen and Todd wanted a simple yet fun wedding and I think they (with the help of their fantastic family members) pulled it off flawlessly. Here are a few images from their special night! Congratulations Kristen & Todd! Thank you for asking me to be part of such a special day!
























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I just got my first full-size sample wedding album in today and I LOVE it! Here are a few images of the book.

Couture book : NYC Collection – Soho book




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The Honfest fun continued on into Sunday evening with a dunk tank, belly dancers, fantastic music, food, drinks…and all the bubblegum in the world (story for another time)! Enjoy!!

The queen Hon! Quinn had a 6 foot tall cardboard Hon that she doodled made for the photobooth. Here she is!! Isn’t she lovely;)

And here is the fabulous doodler herself, Quinn of Quinnep Doodles.


The belly dancers were unbelievable!

After the belly dancers, the Hons took the stage for Bawlmer’s Best Hon Contest!




One of the runner ups! She was so excited!

Charlene is crowned Bawlmer’s Best Hon 2009!!



Denise Whiting (creator of honfest) and Charlene!

After Bawlmer’s Best Hon was crowned, Jaime and I headed over to the dunk tank to watch Denise Whiting and other’s get dropped into the ice cold dunk tank!


Denise in her fabulous swimming attire!
After Denise got dunked, we headed over to watch the Cold, Cold Heartbreakers perform! I found a family of Hons along the way! Hey Hons!




Hampden Jack!



Rodney Henry, getting down!


And last but not least, Boh! What would a Bohtimore festival be without him!!

** UPDATE** Click here to view Honfest gallery!
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Last weekend, I made my way back up to Maryland to join the rest of the fabulous gals that make up the blonde creative (Jaime Windon, Mk McKenna, & Quinn Peyser) to help photograph Honfest 2009! What is Honfest, you ask? HonFest is a local tradition in Baltimore. A Bawlmer (Baltimore for those of you that do not live in Maryland) term of endearment, Hon, short for Honey, embodies the warmth and affection bestowed upon our neighbors and visitors alike by historic working-women of Baltimore. HonFest is an annual celebration in honor of these women. The festival was created by Denise Whiting, owner of Cafe Hon and is definitely a highly anticipated event in the Hampden neighborhood in Bawlmer. People came from all over to attend this event, myself included! Here are a few of the images I was able to capture. Most of these are from the first day during the Lil Miss Hon and the Miss Honettes competitions!







Little Miss Hon crowned!!




Miss Honette crowned!




Even the dogs got in on the action!

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