Jennie and Rebekah

I felt truly blessed to be a part of Jennie and Rebekah's wedding. The amazing ceremony was coordinated by the one and only Grace L. P. Beason of Grace Leisure Events. It was held on the banks of the Eno River in Durham and the reception was held at Bay 7 in the American Tobacco Historic District.

You could really tell these two beautiful people were in love.

Take a look at the slideshow here.

Here are some of my favorites:

































Jennie and Rebekah: Thank you for letting me be a part of your amazing day!

BRIDES MAGAZINE!

As a burly, beer-drinking guy, I never thought I would be so excited about an upcoming issue of Brides Magazine. But this is different!

I won first place in the dancing category for a competition held by Brides and WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association). An all-Pulitzer-winning panel of judges picked the winning images. I took the photograph on New Year's Eve last year during the wedding reception of Peta and Brian Williams. I saw some amazing moments going on, but I had a dilemma: There was a big mirror in the background and I couldn't keep my big butt out of it to get the shot. So, I held the camera over my head and hoped for the best.

The result:



The image will be featured in the November/December print edition of Brides. I feel all giddy now. I need to go do some man things.

I'm King of the World!!!!

I got a bit of exciting news a couple of weeks ago that I've neglected to share. I won first place in the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalism Association's lastest quarterly contest. I also ranked sixth (IN THE WORLD!) for the quarter. It wasn't first place, but you know what they say: Coming in sixth place is better than stepping in number two.


Here's the winning photo:



And here's the proof that I'm not lying: