Wedding fun with Hurricane Faye

Justin and Sarah were real troopers.
Hurricane Faye literally came through Panama City on the day of their wedding and they had to rework their lovely, outdoor wedding and move the whole production inside! Fortunately, Faye had lost most of it's force so there wasn't any damage or danger and everyone had a great time - indoors :)
Plan to have fun and be flexible with the rest - those are the best weddings!

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The Mellow Mushroom Shoot

Alright, to be fair this shoot doesn't have too much to do with the Mellow Mushroom but I needed a name for my blog post. It's not completely random though, we did stop and have lunch at the 'shroom. And a pretty fabulous lunch it was - I don't know why I don't eat there more often.
This is Michelle and her family and extended family. I won't go into details mainly because I've forgotten some of them and I'll screw it up. But a few carloads of family reunion participants left Tennessee and met up with me in downtown Asheville for fun, photos and food. And I'm glad to say we accomplished all three!
I've got another shoot with Michelle and her friend Stacy coming up!
Stay tuned...

David Jay, Hondas and iPhones

I've got a number of shoots to post but I thought I'd give you all a little glimpse into my day.
I was headed to Charlotte this afternoon for a seminar with David Jay - who I had a chance to meet with back in May. I was looking forward to hanging out and having a chance to meet some other photographers. My infinitely cool '87 Honda WagoVan had other ideas however.
My transmission decided 207,021 miles was all that it had in it and it jerked and sputtered and literally ground to a halt while I was in route. A bit of divine intervention allowed me enough momentum to coast to a nice shady spot at a rest area. It was in this serene location that I was able to catch up with all the nice people at USAA and Honda Service, get in a little reading, make a video, check out the lovely facilities, shake my fist at God - I'm kidding.
I did get to put my new Sprint Instinct phone through it's paces while I was stuck in the middle of nowhere. It preformed admirably. It would actually be pretty cool if the world didn't have iPhones. Last week I choked on AT&T's cancellation fee when I turned my iPhone into a glorified iPod Touch. Most of you know what a nightmare it was trying to talk to me on the iPhone and I just got tired of paying for AT&T's crap they call coverage.
Well, it took a couple of hours but I got towed home and the WagoVan will live again! After I throw a few mortgage payments at it...
I realize that I said, "We'll see what happens" three times in the video and I don't want to hear any comments on the farmer tan.

One of those days