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brenda, derrick and double agents…
THIS is the wedding i have been looking forward to all year for so many reasons. 1) it was my first wedding of 2009, 2) it was on the BEACH in florida, and 3) because i was a surprise present to brenda, the bride, from derrick, the groom!!!! i did their engagement photos last fall, all the while conspiring with brenda to try and convince derrick that i should be the one to shoot the wedding instead of an old buddy of his. he feigned refusing, blaming it on money, all the while secretly communicating with me and booking me as a surprise! when i showed up to the rehearsal on friday…
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mindy + matt – engagements!
CHICAGO: the engagement portrait chronicles, part three. the weathermen/women of chicago had me on my toes all week, constantly predicting freezing temperatures and rain, including the sunday i was scheduled to shoot with mindy and matt. thank God they’re terrible at their job. sunday, although a bit chilly with the wind, turned out to be gorgeous and sunny. i really got lucky all 3 days to have bearable weather with no rain, and even hints of sunshine here and there. mindy and matt have a great story! they met on match.com early last year and hit it off! 8 and a half months later matt popped the question. they’re getting…
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hannah + adam, plus the bike story
CHICAGO: the engagement portrait chronicles, part two. i still can’t believe how lucky i was to be able to shoot on 3 separate occasions in chicago! shoot number two consisted of hannah and adam, possibly the single most animated couple i’ve ever had the pleasure of shooting. never a static moment, never a lack of expression on their faces or in their movements. we took advantage of the textural appeal of millenium park and navy pier. i had been crossing my fingers that someone would want to get some photos near the ferris wheel and on thursday we did (i’ve been obsessed with it ever since i read “devil in…