A FEW YEARS AGO I ENDED MY CAREER AS A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST TO PURSUE MY DREAM OF BEING A FULL TIME PHOTOGRAPHER. THE VERY FIRST HOSPITAL I WORKED AT WAS KENT GENERAL, AND THAT IS WHERE I FIRST MET TREY. HE WAS ONE OF MY TOP FAVORITE COWORKERS BECAUSE HE WAS JUST LIKE ME.
SO FAR, THIS WEDDING IS THE LONGEST COMMUTE I’VE HAD TO DO, AND IT’S THE FIRST ONE WHERE I FELT I DEFINITELY HAD TO BOOK A HOTEL TO SPEND THE NIGHT AFTERWARDS. IT WAS WELL WORTH IT, AND I WOULD DO IT FOR THIS CREW AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT.
It feels so good to be back! This wedding would have been the one to end my Spring, but the craziness has changed everyone’s plans. Maria and Ryan’s big day has now been upgraded to my second full wedding of the year
HERE WE ARE, THE BEGINNING OF MY 2020 WEDDING SEASON! I HAVE KNOWN THE GROOM, ELTON, FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. IT ALL STARTED BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN I WAS REALLY GOOD FRIENDS WITH HIS OLDER BROTHER, AND IT LATER EVOLVED INTO ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER AS WE EACH PURSUED A CAREER IN RESPIRATORY THERAPY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO KICK OFF A YEAR OF AWESOMENESS THAN BY CELEBRATING THE LOVE OF TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST THAT.
HERE WE ARE AT MY LAST WEDDING FOR THE 2019 YEAR :( THIS ONE WAS A SUPER FUN ONE TO END WITH. THIS WEDDING DAY STARTED AT 8AM, AND LINDIE WAS FEELING THE STRESS RIGHT FROM THE GET GO. HER HAIR WAS NOT COOPERATING, AND HER CURLS WERE FALLING OUT BEFORE THE DAY PICKED UP ANY MOMENTUM.
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF MY BLOGS ARE STARTING OUT WITH THIS LINE: BACK IN MY RESPIRATORY THERAPY DAYS, I MET A NURSE…WELL CIARA IS ANOTHER ONE, BUT JUST BECAUSE SHE IS ANOTHER NURSE DOES NOT MEAN SHE IS ANY LESS SPECIAL. THIS GIRL HAS A SMILE THAT CAN LIGHT UP A ROOM, AND I USED TO LOVE GIVING HER A HARD TIME.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST AS MY BRIDE! THEY GROW UP SO FAST DON’T THEY! I REMEMBER WHEN SHE WAS JUST A LITTLE TADPOLE GOING THROUGH THE PROGRAM YEARS AGO.
CHEALSEA GOT IN CONTACT WITH ME TWO MONTHS AGO AFTER HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THEIR ALREADY BOOKED PHOTOGRAPHER. WHEN I RESPONDED I LET HER KNOW THAT IT WAS A LONG SHOT BECAUSE I ONLY HAD ONE SATURDAY AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER, AND IT WAS THE 2ND. SHE QUICKLY REPLIED WITH “THAT’S THE DATE OUR WEDDING IS ON, AND WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO BOOK YOU NOW!?” I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN A SMALL PART OF THEIR WEDDING BECAUSE THESE GUYS KNOW HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
EVERY WEDDING IS UNIQUE. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN PERSONALITY, VISION FOR WHAT THE VENUE WILL LOOK LIKE, AND PLAN FOR THEIR DAY. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS PARTICULAR GENRE OF PHOTOGRAPHY SO INTERESTING. IT IS ALSO WHAT MADE THIS WEDDING ONE THAT I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.
I FIRST MET MARKIE AND HIS BEST MAN FREDDY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. WE WORKED AT THE FINE ESTABLISHMENT KNOWN AS THE SPRINGHILL DAIRY QUEEN WHERE WE GOT BRUTALIZED EVERY SUMMER BY BEACH TRAFFIC GOING HOME. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, THESE TWO HAVE NOT CHANGED ONE BIT.
