Will & Denee Part Deux...

Whoops... I *thought* I'd done this last week... but either my blog post got eaten (not likely) or I just completely spaced it (much more likely! lol). So here is the final sneak peek for the New Mr & Mrs. Wansley! I'm going over the final selections from Chyrel, and should have your entire gallery up by mid-week :) I hope you love them! Thanks again for inviting me to be a part of your day. You were so fun to work with, and everyone really enjoyed themselves- me included!

And Chyrel has her pics up now as well; check them out HERE!

Denee & Will 3/1/08

Wow! I can't believe a whole year has passed since I first met with the always delightful Ms. Denee and discussed shooting her wedding! Since then I have done a portrait session with her daughters (still one of my faves to date! find it Here ) as well as an engagement session with Denee and Willie (which was a blast! Find it Here). After shooting this family over the past year, I feel as if I have known them forever.

It was a huge honor and great joy to be able to document their wedding day while surrounded by all the family and friends who love them so much. These two families seemed so close already, and it was wonderful to be around so much joy and excitement!

Denee and Will, you are beautiful people and treat each other with so much love and respect. I can't wait to see what the future holds for you and your beautiful children. I hope you love your sneak peeks, I'll try to make another posting next week... and the entire gallery will be ready in 2 weeks!

*Oh- and a quick note to my future brides... I wanted to point out that though the first picture is actually from the rehearsal- I generally NEVER show pictures from that day! If these two weren't so adorable, they wouldn't be here either ;) So no fears- when I'm clicking away at your rehearsal- those pictures aren't going to randomly show up on my blog ;) (unless you are an uber cute 2 yr old being helped down the aisle by your big sis!)*

Samya readies herself...

Here are a few more pictures from when Samya was getting ready. Don't forget to check out Chyrel's blog for more pictures from Samya and John's wedding day.

I love this first picture for a lot of reasons... but mainly for how well it shows off Samya's beautiful waistline!

This is a back view of almost the same moment. She had so many tiny buttons on her dreess that at one point she had at least 4 people touching her at once! I don't think it is quite Guiness book of world records worthy... but was definitely a new record for me.

I just love this picture of Samya's mom and sister helping her with her veil. Check out those smiles!

This next lady was both Samya's hairdresser as well as one of her soloists during the ceremony. She has an absolutely beautiful voice- and her hairstyling technique isn't bad either! I can personally vouch that Samya's hair was just as lovely (if not lovelier) by the end of her reception as it was at the beginning of the day! A definite tribute to Mrs. "T" (gosh I hope I got that right!)

And finally... another big star of the wedding day- the shoes! I must admit that I think anyone who will wear black maryjanes with a wedding dress is just about the coolest person ever! I couldn't help but smile every time I saw these shoes peeking out from under her dress. Stylish, elegant and fun all at the same time; and definitely unique!

Samya's Arrival at the Church...

I meant to make an entry yesterday but was on a roll with proofing and didn't want to interrupt myself and lose my mojo while it was still strong ;) So I apologize for not getting more sneak peeks up sooner! I would also like to take this moment to link to Chyrel's blog as she has added a few sneak peeks of her own: Chyrel of Island Time Studio's Blog. Definitely take a minute to check them out! She also plans on updating and adding a few more pics every other day or so, so make certain to check back often!


And on to my pics of the day... As opposed to last time, some of these *are* my faves from her arrival at the church... I just couldn't constrain myself any longer :)

Here is the lovely Samya arriving at the church; check out that gorgeous smile! Definitely the epitome of a radiant bride!





















This is the Bride's younger sister, also just-arrived, and also looking radiant and fresh... based on the huge smiles everyone had when they stepped out of the van, that must have been a fun car ride over!






















Their lovely mother in her beautiful dress; you can definitely see where her girls got their beautiful smiles from!





















Bridezilla or helpful friend?? You decide! (actually, I have enough pictures of Samya seemingly slapping people to make an entire blog entry about just that! They are quite funny to see :) I may just do an entire "bridezilla" type posting if I ever find the time... and assuming Samya wouldn't kill me ;)). This is one of her bridesmaids, Anya. I think Samya was cleaning off a kiss, thought the jury is still out... It sure does look suspiciously like a slap!














This is the Bride's baby brother and his lovely girlfriend (who also sang beautifully during the service). You can definitely see that good looks aren't just confined to the ladies in the family!
















Samya's 3rd lovely bridesmaid. She is watching as Samya is getting finished with dressing.






















And the final picture of the day is of the dress... one of the most important details of the wedding day and a definite star in its own right! Samya's was absolutely gorgeous; and it looked even prettier on her!




















I hope you enjoyed these! I will add more tomorrow (I promise I actually will this time!)

Samya and John

Samya and John's wedding was absolutely lovely!

I am so honored to have been a small part of their very special day. I definitely teared up quite a few times during the day; notably during her brother's toast and when she saw herself for the first time in the mirror. I promised that Chyrel and I would both put a few pictures up every couple days. These first few don't follow any specific order, nor are they necessarily my faves; but I have too many of those to list! Usually I want to put my faves on my blog... but in this case I am going to try and restrain myself so I can surprise Samya and John with the best of the bunch. Then I'll freely and liberally fill my blog full of them!

So, without further ado...

These first 3 are just a tiny sample of the images I was able to capture while the Lovely Ms. Samya readied herself:













This is the very proud momma of the groom, watching her son and new Daughter-in-law as they danced for the first time as husband and wife:







This is the Groom's utterly adorable nephew playing with the bubbles... all the kids had a blast with the party favors!






and finally... a sneak peek at one of the many great pics we captured of the newlyweds on the beach:



I know Chyrel is planning on having a few up by tomorrow and I will link to her blog for easy access. I hope this tiny sample brings a smile to the newlyweds!