Everything about the wedding was topnotch - the couple was laid back and gorgeous and the bridal party was just so much fun to be around. Everything came together beautifully:

The wedding ceremony is about to begin:

The dad is walking the bride down the aisle, here she gets her first good eye contact with the groom.

Communion being served. There’s so much reverence and meaning in this part of the ceremony:

A stolen glance as the ceremony is about to conclude:

Excited bridesmaids looking on to Dominique and Christian:

I now pronounce you husband and wife:

Good luck Dominique and Christian, and thank you for letting me be a part of your special day.

The price of concert tickets these days is crazy, but we weren’t disappointed in the performance Carrie Underwood put on - Amazing! The band and backup singers are the best in the business - young and talented. The lightshow and “laser beams” really added to the atmosphere.

She rocked all her #1 songs and a couple I hadn’t heard yet. From “I’ll Stand By You” to “All American Girl” to “Jesus Take the Wheel”, she was in amazing voice - crystal clear when she wanted it and country gravel road when she needed it. We loved it from beginning to end.

The day started off mildly, with John sitting down with us to discuss some of his background and thoughts behind his more famous images, then led us through some exercises in photographing engagement sessions. In the afternoon a couple recently married came in and we spent a little time shooting “pretty pictures”:

before moving into the more interesting part of the day, JMC’s re-creation of Bonnie and Clyde’s takedown, with a modern-day bride and groom twist:

Just a note that no bride was harmed in the photographing of this event. To the contrary, people line up for the chance to experience one of JMC’s one-of-a-kind events. After taking their mug-shots they were free to go, with images worthy of 30″x40″ canvases.

Great day If you are interested in doing some out of the ordinary photography, contact me soon to discuss how we can put some fun images together for you.

I just have to post a few of my favorite images from Linda and Chris’ recent wedding - the color was beautiful, but for most of the following photos black and white seemed to fit the mood better Chris is my nephew, recently home from Iraq and the Marines and Linda is his gorgeous bride from Harlingen, Texas. Lots of family from both sides attended, Linda and Chris will have plenty of support as they start out in life together. We love you both!





But wait! I am getting ahead of myself… the day started off like most summer weddings in South Texas - hot with a threat of rain showers. It had rained several times during the rehearsal the evening before so the planned outdoor wedding ceremony was moved indoors. We scrambled a bit to get everything ready and it turned out perfect Here’s a few from earlier in the day… one of the bride’s floral bouquets - lots of color and a beautiful arrangement:

Looking out past the wedding cake into the reception area:

Linda’s friend assisted with her getting ready - Linda is looking radiant!

Linda’s proud family looking on:

Afterwards, Chris’ Dad (David) gave Chris a toast he didn’t seem just too happy about

Linda seemed to enjoy it tho And the happy couple sets sail for a few days R&R:

Here’s the slideshow of the story of their day:

For those who have met the little guy, you know one of his favorite things about summer is watermelon. He can eat his weight in the delicious summer fruit and will give you a good 2-foot stomp if you take it away before he’s eaten most of the rind

mmm…

He spent most of his day playing in the sand or the water’s edge - and yes, the sand/plant/etc mixture is what we call a beach in our part of the Gulf

He didn’t quite understand that if you launch the sand up and into the wind, something odd is gonna happen:

Shortly after the above shots he picked up his bucket of sand and dumped it on his head. Luckily, he still responds to instruction from his dad and with a little coaching the sand was going where he wanted it. Afterwards he rinsed a little in the Gulf of Mexico waves.

David finished the day with a few slices of pizza and slept all the way home, dreaming of sand and watermelon.

More pictures can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/allenayres/Summer2008