I needed a little amusement today; a nagging backache has afflicted me for the last two days. So, I remembered this gentlemen and his dog from the recent Independence Day celebration. I know this is a rather flippant little post, but its purpose is to make you, and me, smile a little. I sure hope it works for you, and me. One thing is for sure, you can never go wrong taking pictures of cute little dogs or cute little babies. I am not sure 'they,' whoever 'they' are, actually say this, let's start a new axiom, "One out of two ain't bad." That little helmet just slays me, especially the verbiage on the second image.

Rebekah and Bradford were married east of Covington, Georgia in the rural community of Rutledge. The young couple were incredibly nice, gorgeous and the love they felt for each other, their families and their friends was so obvious.

This was one of the most unique ceremonies that I have ever had the pleasure in which to participate. The setting for the ceremony and the reception was outdoors. The wedding party, including the bride and the groom were barefoot. During the ceremony, communion was offered to all the believers in attendance, of which there were was an abundant majority.

I was so impressed with the expressions of faith by all in attendance, their kindness and their graciousness. I was treated like family, which is the custom for 'country folk,' and it transported me back to my childhood, and to some very fond memories of my own family and friends. I wish this beautiful young couple the very best in their marriage and their lives; something tells me they'll be just fine, and in their golden years they will be surrounded by their loving children and grandchildren and still fall in love with each other all over again every day of their lives.

I was the second shooter on this wedding, Tricia Whitmer, an Atlanta native who migrated to Chicago a few years back, contacted me and asked if I could assist her. It was my good fortune that I had the date open and I jumped at the opportunity. I am a huge fan of Tricia and her fabulous work. I really enjoy shooting with her whenever she comes to town and this wedding was so special that I feel like I should be paying her for the opportunity to be a part of this joyous union; don't get crazy Tricia, I have already cashed your check - simmer down now girl.

Anyway, here are a few shots from Rebekah and Bradford's big day.

On the last day of July, in the beautiful St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rome, Georgia, Jennifer and Aldrich said their vows to each other and the church and were pronounced man and wife. The ceremony was wonderful and unique; incorporating traditions from Aldrich's Filipino culture, the couple performed the ceremony of the coins, the ceremony of the veil and the ceremony of the rope. Each ceremony signified the best wishes of the church and the family for the couples success in life, continued devotion to the church and the growth and sustainability of their love.

I kid Aldrich and Jennifer about their Gray's Anatomy romance. You see Aldrich is a medical doctor and Jennifer is a registered nurse. The couple have a common interest, medicine. I think it is so good that they found one another and fell in love and we all wish them a lifetime of children, fun, happiness and love.

St. Mary's Catholic Church was one of the most beautiful wedding venues in which we have had the good fortune to photograph a wedding. The sanctuary transcends the word beautiful, truly it is magical. We wish to thank the very nice clergy and staff of St. Mary's for their kindness and their hospitality. They could not have been more gracious to our team of photographers. Speaking of photographers, Jeff Franks, Kristy Dickerson, Steve Glass, Dana Hornbeck and Kristen Kleppe were present to document the joyous union of Jennifer and Aldrich. Thanks to each for a fine job and it was a privilege and an honor, as always, to work with such talented professionals.

It was our distinct honor to document Jennifer and Aldrich's wedding. It was a pleasure to meet the family and friends of this wonderful couple. Everyone was so kind to us and we appreciate your generosity of spirit and the way you made us feel like old friends. We made some new friends and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and hope everyone had as much fun as we did.

Several folks have contacted the studio to inquire as to when the online gallery will be available and I am pleased to announce that the gallery is available now. To access the online gallery click on the CLIENTS link in the navigation bar above. In order to gain access you will need the password; contact Jennifer or Aldrich and they will provide the password.

Note, we cull the images down to a reasonable number and select the best images that represent the essence of the event. If you are looking for a particular image and don't see it in the online gallery, have no fear, we can help you find the one you're looking for and you need only contact us here at the studio and allow us to assist; it would be our pleasure.

So without further adieu here is a slideshow and some of the images from their special day; enjoy!!!

Our team really enjoyed ourselves and we had a great time. Here are a few shots of the photographers in action while we documented Jennifer and Aldrich's wonderful wedding. Once again, our team consisted of Jeff Franks, Kristy Dickerson, Steve Glass, Dana Hornbeck and Kristen Kleppe. These guys and gals are so talented and love shooting weddings, on behalf of each of them, we want to wish Jennifer and Aldrich all the best that life has to offer. To their family and friends we want to express our gratitude for being so gracious and patient with us as went about our work of documenting such a great wedding; you were all such good sports as we pointed Canon and Nikon cameras at you almost non-stop throughout the day and I know that Jennifer and Aldrich will cherish these images of each of you for the rest of their lives.

Below, from left to right, Dana Hornbeck and Steve Glass pose for Jeff Franks during the reception.

Below, from left to right, Kristy Dickerson at work capturing details before the ceremony. Dana Hornbeck, Steve Glass and Kristen Kleppe captured in a candid moment by Jeff Franks after the reception. Kristen poses for Jeff Franks while Steve creates a little levity as the reception begins to wind down.

Below, a couple of shots of Kristy Dickerson as she posed for Steve Glass. Good job on these Steve.

Below, the photographers prepare for the bouquet toss. Jennifer and Aldrich probably got a taste of what Hollywood stars feel like when forced to deal with photographers; just kidding.

Below, is a sequence of shots captured by Dana Hornbeck as Aldrich prepared to toss Jennifer's garter to a less than enthusiastic collection of eligible bachelors. There was a brief, that's right Dana, a brief delay while Jeff's Nikon D3s cleared the buffer from a 34 image burst he had just fired during the bouquet toss. Unbeknown to poor Jeff, his camera had been switched from RAW to TIFF and it was taking a little longer than anticipated to write all those 48MB files to his CF card. As an aside, Jeff did want to pass along his apologies to Jennifer and Aldrich and promises to never say the words, "Give me one more second." in their presence.

Below, Steve Glass captured by Dana Hornbeck just after the Bouquet and Garter Toss. Jeff Franks, as usual, issuing instructions, and also, as usual, being ignored by Dana Hornbeck who captured the image. This is an inside joke among the photographers, we're good friends that are always there for each other, but Dana requested this image be posted to the blog, so to demonstrate that we can occasionally follow instructions, here is Dana's shot of Jeff.

Thanks again to everyone for including us and allowing us to immensely enjoy Jennifer and Aldrich's wedding from the inside, looking out. We sincerely hope you will enjoy the images we captured over the years to come and want to reiterate that it was truly our pleasure and we were honored to participate. It was great meeting each of you; best of everything to everyone.

The Tisdale Family gathered at Amicalola Falls State Park in Dawsonville, Georgia for a family reunion. There were a total of twenty-three members present and we met at 8:00 AM to catch the nice even light of the morning sun. Shirani and I have been communicating for months via email. She and her family currently live in Germany. Other family members were from all over the country and Shirani's sister lives in Malaysia.

The group was awesome, friendly, funny and in high spirits. It was already getting a little humid when we finished shooting around 11:00 AM. Steve Glass and Dana Hornbeck were assisting with the session and I am so glad they were there. With the large group shot two Elinchrom Ranger RX battery powered packs were used to fire three AS heads. When we moved up to higher elevation, where a bridge crosses at the middle of the falls, the lighting equipment changed to the more mobile, and much lighter, Elinchrom Ranger Quadra and all images were shot with two heads through shoot through umbrellas.

It was a very nice day with some very nice folks. Steve Glass, Dana Hornbeck and Jeff Franks had lunch at the Lodge above the falls. They were treated to a spectacular view and a Pilated Woodpecker landed very close to their window and hammered away at an old pine. The perfect end to a really great shoot.

Kristell and Dirk, and Kristell's mother Enith, met Steve Glass and Jeff Franks Saturday, June 26th, 2010 in Atlanta for their engagement session. It was a beautiful day, but as is common in the deep south, it was hot and humid. We loaded up in our big crew cab four wheel drive pickup truck and drove to a parking lot near the SunTrust Plaza and Garden, right behind Max Lagers, and began shooting. The backgrounds at the SunTrust Plaza and Garden are just incredible. There were huge statues of dancers which really appealed to Kristell because of her interest and training in dance, beautiful modern sculptures, reflecting pools and lots of granite and marble surfaces surrounding a modern urban fountain. As we photographers like to say, when you have such beautiful subjects, and Kristell and Dirk are incredibly attractive, find a very ugly area or a very beautiful area and you can make some magic; that is what I think we've done.

Kristell lives in North Carolina and is a graduate student at UNC. Dirk is an active duty US Marine Corps service member and was home on leave from combat duty in Afghanistan. Kristell and Dirk were a pleasure to spend time with; I have so much respect for Dirk and as we approach the Independence Day holiday I would encourage everyone to remember those brave men and women who are faithfully serving their country in faraway lands. We owe them a debt of gratitude we can never adequately repay. The axiom that "Freedom isn't free," is as true today as it has been in any time in our history. If you have an opportunity to thank a service member in your daily lives, do it, it will make their day.

We came away from our session very impressed with these two young people. They are very much in love and you can see the passion and emotion in so many of these photographs. We can see the pride and affection Kristell feels for Dirk beaming from her eyes in so many of these images; Dirk's expressions communicate the same pride in his beautiful finance and something more perhaps, a bridge to his future, a hope for the next phase of life, but most certainly unashamed and unconstrained love. We wish Kristell all our best wishes as she prepares for her wedding and we congratulate Dirk on finding his lady and having the good sense sense to put a ring on her finger. We look forward to your wedding and are so honored to have been selected to document your joyous union.