Lavern and Saundra

This wedding is also of another dear couple who are good friends of ours. Lavern was best man in our wedding just several months ago, and Jacob was able to return the favor by being Lavern's best man. I, again, was just the second shooter {since I don't actually do weddings anymore ;o)} while the talented Carolyn Meyers (no, no direct relation) was the main photographer. Here are my favs.

How about a Hummer for a bridal carriage? :o) Jacob got to drive the bridal party to the reception in this. He was just little excited about that....






Here we are



And our husbands :o)

Some quick photos of me

I was fortunate enough to creatively coerce my dearest friend Ariel (of Leira Photography) to snap a few quick photos of me for my blog. We had a few moments during our last get together before she gallavanted off across the country on a whirlwind roadtrip with another dear friend, Jessica (of Country Lane Photography). I could be very jealous, but seeing that I already got my grand roadtrip earlier this year with my bestest friend and love, I can't complain too bad ;o)

I've been experimenting with some new editing techniques.....lovin it. Which poses the question: how many hours should one spend in photoshop? ;o)





I don't do sober too well. Or at least not too long! My name means joyful spirit and I love that the Lord has been so gracious in giving me the joy to sustain me in so many situations. (These pics bring back Ariel's playful admonitions, "You could at least laugh backwards!" which she said as I doubled over with giggles and disappear from the camera's frame) ;o)

Looking back...Wedding and Honeymoon

I can't believe we are coming up on 4 months of being married - it seems like forever ago!
When it came to doing up our thank you notes, we went to the store to buy a huge bundle of some of those ready-made thank you cards in which we would stick a nice little wallet-size photo of us. And then we thought.....thats so normal. It would seemingly be very uncharacteristic of us to do something that "normal", so we did something we thought was a little more unique. I made up a our own little monogram and printed it off on white note cards and then designed a two-sided color 4x6 postcard as a insert, showcasing wedding pics on the one side and honeymoon pics on the other. It was an experiment that worked out, and we were very pleased with the results!

I have a serious font fetish, and am always looking for new font freebies on the internet ;o) I've committed so many font names to memory, that it isn't terribly uncommon for me to be able to name the ones that I see on billboards, t-shirts, magazines, greeting cards....you get the picture. :o)



The beautiful wedding photos are courtesy of Kathy Martin Photography (http://www.kathymartinphotography.com) and my dear friends from Country Lane Photography.



Our honeymoon was so incredible - racking up nearly 7,000 miles on the truck! Before our road trip I had seen more of the rest of the world than I had of the U.S. I'm very anxious to get the gazillions of photos from the trip organized and edited!

The long-awaited senior shoot!

This was for me, hands down, the most fun I've ever had a senior shoot - and I plan on having lots more just like it! Jesse was such a dear and a kindred spirit when it comes to the artsy part of our brains. :o) She was into trying everything - and so we did! We had a blast driving around downtown Chambersburg, and as soon as we saw something that looked like a good picture op, we veared off the road for a few shots ( how many times will two people yell out "oooohh cool dumpster!".....it happened, believe me ;o) I never knew Chambersburg had so many cool places! We were also able to spend a little time out in Jesse's neck of the woods with a magnificent white barn and accompanying fields of golden rod (thankfully for me I took plenty of allergy medication). No crazy shoot would be complete without a near-death experience, and for us it was jumping in and out of the way of traffic to get those great road shots (don't worry moms, it really wasn't that terrible ;o)

Enjoy the photos and let me know what you think of them!

Play the slideshow to see more of the photos and all the fun we had taking them!

I had such a terrible time whittling down the choices for the final photos; I took quite a bundle. We took photos til there was absolutely no light left to work with - and that's really dark. I've gotta start working on more of minimalist approach if I'm going to keep my sanity. ***mental note*** "don't go crazy with shooting just because you have a gorgeous girl, perfect lighting, and amazing locations"

Summer is officially gone...

My summer completely flew by. Now, as I try to stay afloat in the many daily activities of my life [which would presently include working full time at David H. Martin Excavating, handling the photography business, trying to keep up with my assignments in the web design courses I'm taking online, and being a suitable wife to my adoring husband ;o) ] it's really great to take a breather and relax with some great friends. Relaxing with our friends, however, isn't usually "relaxing" in the full sense of the word, as we will usually opt for a night of killer volleyball. Thought I would share a few snapshots of us on this lovely and relatively warm last September evening at Jacob's sand court, relishing our last moments of summertime fun.

Jacob strung a bunch of lights left over from our wedding reception (we only have a gazilion and half strands it seems) down the little stroll through the woods to the court for some delightful "ambiance".




Jacob and I

Kirby & Erma

Saturday was a beautiful day for a morning wedding as the briliant sun rose and burned off the cool haze that blanketed the dewy fields of Amish country. Jacob (my wonderful husband) and I have known the groom since we were all small fries, and are specially connected as all three of our birthdays are all spaced out one week apart - wow, we are all growing up.....and getting married! Jacob was the videographer and I was there to assist Country Lane Photography with some candids, and thought I'd share a few of my favs.

How cool is an airfield for wedding portraits? The planes were taking off and landing constantly - it wasn't the best situation however for those who are easily distracted (including myself!).














I was lucky enough to catch this precious moment from the balcony with my mega zoom just a moment after they were married and before they walked back down the aisle. I love it so because it's completely unposed and real- two people now united as one connecting in this sweet moment of elation. Wowee - I can remember that moment in our wedding.... incredible.....




Congratulations Kirby and Erma!