Fauxhawk Faux pa

So a month or two ago, I was reading the label on my hair gel, (that's normal right?) and I decided to change up my hairstyle a bit and try the "fauxhawk." (That's a basically a fake mohawk just in case you didn't know...


Seriously, who doesn't want "long-lasting funky style"? So far it has worked out great for me, but there is a slightly embarrassing downside... the shadow. Kinda looks like a conehead. I will try not to get my head in the photos from now on!

Nice bustle...

This was one of those priceless in-between moments... At the very second that this picture was taken, Airika was under Alicia's dress trying to figure out how to bustle it!

Someone's in the yard!

One of the joys of photographing Alicia's wedding was that we got to spend some quality time with my grandparents at their lake house. On the wedding day, I was upstairs helping my gramma pick out her dress while Gerald was loading our gear into the car. Suddenly, I heard my grampa (who rarely speaks unless it's something really important) say in his slow draw, "someone's in the yard." I can just picture him pointing his finger out the back window toward the strangely familiar skinny young man who was "stealing" one of my gramma's red antique chairs right from under her! Watch out gramma--photographers are on the loose!!!



In my humble opinion, this is by far the best use this cute little chair has seen in years!

Airika

My sweet cousin

When Alicia & Matt decided to have us photograph their wedding, I was so excited! Alicia is one of my dearest cousins, and since our families both lived in the southeastern part of the US at the same time (way back in the 8th grade when Gerald and I met), we got to spend a lot of time together. I wish that I could say I simply went to Kansas to photograph her wedding, but being five years older than Alicia also makes me a little protective of her, so I kinda wanted to check this "Matt guy" out. Thankfully, Matt is an even GREATER guy than I could have imagined, and he loves Alicia A LOT, so there was no need for an intervention! ;)



This shot was truly the perfect end to a perfect wedding. Congratulations you two, and thank you for giving us the honor of photographing your wedding.

We love you!

Airika

Alicia & Matt--In Sunny, Beautiful...

Kansas! I love, love, love going to new places to photograph weddings--even Wichita! At home, it can be easy to get comfortable with where you are in your work and just do the same old things because that's what you know and it works every time. The problem however, is that this gets boring, and dry, and stale--not a good thing for someone making a living in a creative and competitive line of work. Going new places instantly takes you outside the box and says "Now what are you going to do???" That my friends, is where the fun begins...



I really can't tell you how excited I am about the images we got with Alicia and Matt! I wanted to post them all at once, but I've decided to drag it out a bit.... Airika and I are heading out this week to North Carolina to visit my family, so we have scheduled to have more images from Alisha and Matt's wedding posted while we are gone, so check back often!