Karen and Brad are now hitched; Louisville, KY

Remember these two stylish cuties from their engagement shoot last year? I was so honored when she told me that she wanted me to come back to Louisville and do an "after wedding" photo session. They got married last fall when they went on a cruise with their families. Then they had a wonderful wedding party in Louisville that unfortunately I was not able to attend. Karen saved all the details from the wedding party and brought them along for the photo session. She knows how much I love the details.

On the day of the shoot we were all worried it was going to rain. I kept saying, "Mother Nature, just don't rain for the shoot and then you can rain all you want"! It was raining when we met up and all the way until we got to the photo location in Achorage, KY. (small town outside Louisville) I said, "We are really lucky and I feel so blessed for this weather. I mean really the rain just stopped for our shoot"! About 10 minutes after I drove away from the shoot, it started to rain again.

Karen and Brad are so in love and it just beams around them and certainly shows in the photos. They are so fun and are always up for anything that I suggest. Even as far as hopping a broken fence and risking getting spiders, ticks, or mosquito bites for a shot.

Congrats to Karen and Brad! A special thanks to my mom for going thrifting with me for hours to find all the great props in the photos (also props from her basement). A very special thank you to mother nature for not raining; I owe you one! 

Karen and Brad are Engaged: Louisville, KY

Meet Karen and Brad, two people you for sure want to meet. When I first reconnected with Karen it was when she was living in Orange County (we are old high school buddies). Naturally we thought that we would be shooting their engagement photos at the beach but over Christmas they both landed really great jobs in Louisville. This is where they both met over 7 years ago at Actors Theatre. Karen and Brad have now come full circle after meeting in Louisville, then living all over the country, and now back to Louisville.

I was in Kentucky shooting a wedding this summer so it worked out perfect to arrange a photo shoot with Karen and Brad. They are a dream couple, they live together, work together and you can tell they are so in love. It just radiates when you are around these two.

Big thanks to them for being into all my props and ideas for this photo shoot. I raided my moms basement and found all the vintage props. My moms basement is a gold mine (thanks mom). Karen and Brad have the perfect look for this vintage inspired photo shoot.

Congrats to Karen and Brad. I cannot wait to shoot your wedding photos!

Melissa and Pat are Married : April 26, 2010 : Louisville, Kentucky

Congrats to Melissa and Pat. They were married on a beautiful hot Saturday evening on June 26, 2010. The ceremony took place on the roof of the Frazier Historical Arms Museum. Joe and I met the bride and groom while they were getting ready. Melissa was the calmest bride I have ever seen. Melissa is also a photographer so she just said to, "do my thing". The grooms room was a little different vibe. The world cup was on so it was a lot of eyes glued to the TV while, getting ready with Makers Mark!! To calm the nerves if you will!

The ceremony was short but sweat I mean sweet! Melissa and Pat were beaming with their wonderful smiles that can light up any room. There were TONS of family and friend surrounding them. You could feel all the love and support for these two wonderful people.

After the ceremony we headed downstairs to Main St. As long as I have known Pat he has LOVED the Beatles. So of course I was not surprised when he ask for me to shoot an "Abby Road" inspired photos with his boys!

This was such a fun group, everyone was ready for whatever Joe and I threw at them; even outside in 95 degree weather. For those of you who have never been to KY in the summer; 95 degree Louisville is WAY different than 95 degrees in Los Angeles. It's VERY HUMID!

The reception was great; lots of great food, cake, drinks and laughs. By the end of the night this wedding party was tearing up the dance floor.

Melissa and Pat thank you again for having Joe and I document your big day. We truly felt honored to be there. Much love and happiness to the both of you!!

The rest of the images from their wedding day can be viewed by clicking this link: Melissa and Pat's Wedding Album

Here are a few of our favorites if the day! (click on the image to see it larger)