Brian + Lori
October 6, 2008
Archive for October, 2008
You might remember Lori and Brian, from just over a week ago. They just had their engagement session, and now their wedding. People thought my husband and I were crazy to plan our wedding in 4 months… well Lori and Brian planned their wedding in just over a month! Amazing!
They had their ceremony and reception at Celebrations at the Bay.  It certainly proved to be an interesting day… because the weather was just not cooperating, but it truly turned out to be a Beautiful wedding even if plans had to change. Lori and Brian now live on a boat, and for the wedding, all of the guys planned to come by boat, Lori and Brian were to have an outdoor ceremony/reception, and then Lori and Brian were going to leave by boat. So, needless to say, they were unable to do this because of the rain and the crazy wind!ÂÂ
Here are the ladies toasting to Lori’s Wedding Day!
Her friend Amanda… with some of the sweetest words. I had to try not to choke up.ÂÂ
Flowers by the wonderful ladies at Crimson and Clover Designs.
Lori and her gals saying a few prayers before the ceremony… This is Lori and her mom.
Lori and her mom again…
Lori taking a peek at the ceremony set up!
We were able to take a few photos outside, under the safety of an overhang… and with the building blocking the wind!  :)
Lori really did handle the weather and stressful circumstances well. She doesn’t even look phased!
I did manage to get her outside for a few seconds… literally, just seconds… Here is the first pic….
and this is a pic about 2 seconds later. I love it!  We really could have gotten some amazing photos outside… but this was before the ceremony and it was a must that we kept Lori intact.  :)  She might have blown away in that wind!
And the guys… Here is Brian
And the rest of the guys. You can actually see the rain on Brian’s suit.  They were troopers!
The worship at the ceremony was awesome! They sang a few of my favorite songs. The worship team and pastor were from Streetlite Church. I plan to check it out!
Such a sweet moment of the two of them worshipping together.
First Dance.
The young guys doing the worm!
I love the rain and the lights outside the tent in this photo!
We tried to go out in the elements again… for a few pics.  :)  We had about a minute. It was one wet, windy, and cold minute, but we grabbed a few shots!
Thanks Lori and Brian!! You guys had such a beautiful ceremony!
m.e.
Katy + Justin
October 5, 2008Last week I went with Katy and Justin to smalltown New Jersey for a Trash the Dress Session. Katy and Justin got married 2 years ago, but didn’t have any portraits that they absolutely loved…. so we went out to have some fun….
Love the yellow field!!
We stopped at an old barn… It was a little creepy when Justin went to open the door, but luckily we didn’t find anything scary… There were actually some really cool finds inside.
Love these next 2. Katy started with her hands on her hips…. like she didn’t want to be kissed…ÂÂ
To this! Guess she liked it after all.  :) ÂÂ
A little fun in the road.  :)
hitchhiking…
We went out on a little boat… Katy kept yelling “Does it look like we are standing in the middle of the pond?”  “Ummm, yes, Katy. You ARE in the middle of the pond.”  ;)
One of my favorites…
m.e.
Pumpkin Patch!!!
October 5, 2008Yesterday my hubby and I went to visit our friends Meg and Steve to watch the Penn State football game in Leesburg, VA. Go Penn State! We are ranked 6 for all of you out there who haven’t checked the rankings yet. It has been quite awhile since we have had a good team. Of course our schedule isn’t that tough per say, but wins are wins and we keep doing it! Did you say Rosebowl? That would be AMAZING! ÂÂ
So after watching the game, we headed over to the pumpkin patch. My hubby had never been to a pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin off of the vine!!!! (Neither had Meg and Steve!). So needless to say, it was a must!
These 2 photos aren’t from the Pumpkin Patch that we went to. They are from a stand on the east side of the Bay Bridge. Josh and I went on a little adventure on Friday.. and we just happened to stop here. The biggest pumpkins that I had ever seen!
And the prettiest mums!
So here we are in Leesburg at the Temple Hall Farm Regional Park. Here is Josh wandering through the pumpkin patch with his pants rolled up like Huckleberry Fin.
Meg and Steve…
Meg found a good one!
I found a good one!
Very typical of Josh… pressing his pumpkin. Everything always somehow relates to working out.  He has even bench pressed me…ÂÂ
Waiting for the tractor to come back.ÂÂ
Looks like someone had a pretty good time! Like his glasses? I got him a pair of Oakley’s for his birthday!
Weighing our pumpkins.. Of course it wasn’t a competition, but mine is the bigger one in front. It was 32.something pounds and Josh’s was 29.something pounds.
Meg pulling my giant pumpkin.
Me, pulling my giant pumpkin.
Yes, I had to get in the radio flyer. And, yes I did have high heels on. I am only 5’3″ and I have to wear heels 99% off the time because my pants are always too long. I got made fun of for wearing my heels to the pumpkin farm, until we were in the corn maze and we were able to track where we had already been because my heels left prints all over the path. They made fun of me… and that is ok. I like to call it Strategy.  :)  So, next time you go to a corn maze ladies… wear heels!
Here’s Huckleberry Fin again…
Gorgeous sunset! We were still in the corn maize… hoping to get out before dark.
No, Meg is not sleeping. Yes, Meg wanted to sleep. Meg and Steve ran 20 miles the morning we went to the pumpkin farm because they are training for the Marine Corps Marathon.ÂÂ
Lots of posts to come!!! Have been shooting a ton!
m.e.
