A Bridle Creek Wedding: Mike and Jessie

A few days before Mike and Jessie's wedding, I met up with Jessie and her mom to go over details and photo timeline settled.  While standing on the beautiful hillside by the Bridle Creek Lodge, I asked Jessie to tell me how she and Mike met.  She took a deep breath and smiled as a tear of complete happiness ran down her cheek.   Many tears later, Jessie looked at me and asked....."How do I keep from crying on my wedding day?"  I asked her, "Why wouldn't you want to?  You cry because your emotions overcome you.  Because you have found the love of your life and this is your day."  

Jessie agreed and said that she was worried about ruining the photos.  I told her that years from now when she refers back to her wedding photos, it will mean more to her to see photos with emotion than to see posed perfect photos.

And let me just say that Jessie and Mike's photos were anything but posed.  These two amazing people were made for each other. Thru out the day I saw them laugh together, cry together, and love together.  

Thank you so much, Mike and Jessie, for asking me to be part of your wedding day.  You are a beautiful couple that have come together to make a beautiful family.  

Jessie you are such a beautiful person inside and out!  Totally gorgeous!

Alisha Breazeale from Reflections Hair Salon in Coweta, Ok did an amazing job with everyone's hair.

Jessie's Alfred Angelo dress was simply stunning on her.

I absolutely love it when my couples choose to have a first sighting before the wedding.  It's an amazing private time between the bride and groom and makes for some emotional natural photos.

I love my cowgirl brides!  Elegant and tough all wrapped up in one.

 The sun was beginning to set and the beautiful fall colors came out.

Mike and Jessie were so natural together.

Natural = Breathtaking Photos

TW's-AFAB Catering did an amazing job.  The food was so good.

Did I say this already?  I love my cowgirl brides!

The beautiful flowers were done by Petal Pushers based out of Eufaula, Ok.  The flowers looked amazing from beginning to end.  Gorgeous!

The day was very windy.  Thank the heavens for this awesome textured wall outside of the Bridle Creek main office.  I'm pretty sure it was the only non-windy spot on the place.

However, the wind did make for some fun photos.  Look at how the wind caught Jessie's veil.

Jessie had her horse, Cowgirl, hauled to the wedding.  Cowgirl did an amazing job and didn't spook once at the dress.

This photo gives me goose bumps every time I look at it.  I'm not for sure there is anything else as gorgeous as this in the entire world!

The Jones Family

P.S. Cash don't forget to remind your dad that she's your woman now too!

MW

Lighting 101

Why is it that sometimes the simplest concept is so hard to get?  It's probably because I'm blonde.  My Cowboy would say it was because I'm too much like my mother.  Either way, I just don't get it.  And when I don't get it.......I try, try, and try again until it finally turns that light bulb on in my head.

Today's Subject:  Lighting

These photos will show you the difference a light source will make on an object, simply by where the light it coming from.

OH!  And the flowers were given to me by my amazing Cowboy!  Love You Bunches!

This is with the light source (window) directly in front of the flowers.

This is with the light source directly behind the flowers.

But this gorgeous photo is with the light source off to the side.  Isn't that a beautiful soft light?

Now let's move onto artificial lighting.

This photo was taken with my SB600 external flash.  Nothing wrong with the photo, it just doesn't have a wow factor.

The other day I bought an LED Pocket light with intentions of using it for dark receptions.  While in my living room with the lights off, I held the LED light off to the left and...........this is what I got.  

Simply by turning the same photo to B/W I got a photo with a lot of emotion.  Just imagine the same technique used on a first dace photo of a Bride and Groom.

Breath Taking.

MW

An Indian Celebration: Eshaan's Babri

 This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to document an Indian celebration.  The Panchal family was celebrating little Eshaan's Babri.  In the Indian culture they do not cut a boys hair until they celebrate their Babri.  This can be when the boy is 18 months to 5 years.  Family and friends come to celebrate for the joyous occasion.

Eshaan didn't know what to think of the clippers.  I'd be scared too little man!

He did such a good job and didn't cry once during the shaving.  Of course, I about cried....he was so cute with hair!

Eshaan kept an open eye but took it like a champ.

Eshaan's older sister, Emani, couldn't stop touching his head.  She said it felt so prickly!

They had computers close so that they could Skype with family from London and Nebraska. Smart.

After the ceremony, they had a traditional Indian lunch.  Here is my plate.  Doesn't it look amazing?!?!  It tasted amazing too!

We took some family photos before and after the ceremony to capture the before and after looks of Eshaan.

Still adorable as ever!

The party wasn't over.  Friends and Family were meeting at the beautiful Cherokee Strip Civic Center in Enid for a party that evening, called a Garba.  Isn't the building amazing?!?!

Such a beautiful family!

Amit and Dee, thank you very much for asking me to document your celebration.  I had an amazing time learning about your culture and meeting your amazing family and friends.  

Thanks again,

MW

A Western Wedding: Tanna + Ty

Ty and Tanna had known each other from 'years back' and reconnected on MySpace.  After chatting they decided to meet up at a local western dance bar in August of 2009.  Soon thereafter Ty met Tanna's beautiful daughter, Myranda.  Myranda must have known what they stars held, because it didn't take long for her to start calling Ty, daddy.  During a trip to Las Vegas for the NFR, Ty asked Tanna to marry him in the lights above Fremont Street!  And the rest is history.  

Ty and Tanna......how can I express my appreciation?  Thank you for asking me to capture photos from your wedding day!  I hope you enjoy every moment together and as a family.  Congratulations!

"I love the way he cares and his sincerity.  And I could go on and on." - Tanna

"I love her passion to put others above herself and her strong will." - Ty

Tanna did her own floral arrangements.  I do believe she should do it for a living.  Beautiful.

I love this photo of Mother and Daughter.  Glam!

Can you say.....GORGEOUS.

Muah!

MW