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Courtney and Brett

Larry J. — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:15:08 +0000

Courtney and Brett were such a fun couple to photograph. Their wedding was Crossings, which of course is wonderful place to have a wedding. It was a perfect day for a perfect wedding. The hardest part was deciding which ones to post here!

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Courtney Shadburn and Brett Bilbrey

Lissette and Sandor

Larry J. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:48:46 +0000

Normally I would not use a bridesmaid photo as my hallmark image from a wedding. However, the story behind this is important. I photographed Sofia’s wedding Edith’s wedding (either side of the bride). The only wedding I did not photograph of the four of these ladies was Elizabeth. I jokingly asked her about that. She took it in good humor, however, it was not a joke. Turns out she had contacted me about photographing her wedding, but her parents decided to select someone less expensive. A decision she would later regret. “ It’s still a sore point. My parents apologized to me about it.” Lesson: Choose carefully who photographs your wedding. You wedding photographs will outlast just about everything (notable exception is the rings) you spend money on at this grand event. You will not get a second chance at it.

The sunset image was actually taken in the parking lot of the church. I looked around for a good opening to the western sky, and there was none within easy walk. I laid down on the ground and tried to isolate them as much as possible.

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Elizabeth Shelton and Michael Childers

Larry J. — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:51:24 +0000

I had gotten to know the Shelton family when I photographed the double wedding of Elizabeth’s sisters about 10 years ago. Yes, a double wedding – two brides, two grooms and whole lot of bridesmaids, groomsmen and three different families.

Elizabeth’s wedding would not be the large production of her sisters. This is a good thing. Her wedding was at the Dominion House. I had overheard that following the reception, the couple were going to tour by carriage downtown Guthrie at night. I asked them if they were up for some more photographs and they were. We met them in downtown and created some fantastic images on street corner in downtown against the buildings lit for Christmas. What the photo does not show is how cold it was. It was really cold. Maybe 18F.

Anything for the shot.

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Nichole Simms and Michael Fischer

Larry J. — Fri, 11 May 2007 21:11:02 +0000

After a two year hiatus, I end up photographing Coles Garden two weekends in a row. It’s odd how that happens. I’ll photograph a location consistently and then I don’t photograph there for awhile.

I think this is my favorite image of Coles Garden’s signature waterfall. The waterfall faces east, so it is lit early in the day. This, of course, would put the couple looking directly into the sun [read: not good]. Later in the day the waterfall is back lit, and it loses its appeal. This image was taken well after sunset.