Lakeland, Florida - Had some fun shooting this engagement session with Paula and Jim and their daughter. The wedding will be held in Rochester, New York. Jim is also an army guy and would like to say thank you for your service and best wishes to both of you. Ian
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Hobart, Indiana -
I was really excited to shoot this engagement because I have not been shooting for months now (stay tuned to know why....) and I knew Jaime and Sean will be awesome!
High school sweethearts, Jaime and Sean were really into the session. It was never a hard time trying to pose or get them to feel for each other infront of the camera.
I had so much pleasure and enjoyed the town stroll with Jaime and Sean.
Weddings photos to come.. :-)
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Kennesaw, Georgia -
First off, my city was cold prior to when I arrive in Atlanta (well, Chicago is still a little freezy!) and so I was really excited to go down south and to shoot a wedding.
Leap Year Wedding!!
We started with a nice get together and some engagement photo session the day before the wedding. They were very busy, you know how things go with the preparation and everything! Anyway, though kind of short of time, the couple still managed to treat us with some early dinner after the session.
My experience in Atlanta was awesome! The hospitality was incredible. (Thanks, Sue and Kevin!) But the wedding was something and I was glad to be part of it. To Kaliesta and Patrick, congratulations and wish you guys all the best in life!
Kaliesta and Patrick had been “Officially Dating” for about 6 months when Patrick went on a golfing trip to Ireland. They knew they had something special, and they knew they would miss each other, but they didn't realize they would be miserable without each other! After many long, expensive, international phone calls, and many late nights chatting via a computer in an Irish Pub, Patrick called home to his mom and asked if it was okay to get a temporary ring. She told him yes, so he went to a store in Ireland and bought a tiny silver ring with a soliatire who knows what.
When he arrived back home from the airport after what seemed like forever, Patrick walked through the door to find Kaliesta waiting there for him and gave her a huge hug and kiss, and then dropped to one knee.
He asked, and she said yes.
