Archive for May, 2009
Getting Married!
I am getting married today and then after that will be traveling with Satomi’s family to Miami. After Satomi’s family returns to Japan, we will head to the beautiful islands of Moorea and Bora Bora of Tahiti for our honeymoon! So I am going to be away for a few weeks, but before going, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped make this day happen. Most importantly, I want to thank my parents and family, Satomi’s family and all of our friends for all of the love, support and guidance over the years! Also a special thank you to our Rabbi at Temple Beth Or, Lucy Dinner. Next, I wanted to thank all the wonderful vendors that helped make our day spectacular and unforgettable! In no particular order, thank you to:
- My good friend and incredible singer, Adam Gilbert for singing our first song
- Megan, Jessica and Dean at the Raleigh Renaissance Hotel
- Sylvia from Travel Experts of Cary
- CE Rentals
- Sarah and Andrea from Paperwhites Press who made our beautiful invitations
- The Write Image for getting our program done on such short notice
- Lisa from Tier Bella for our beautiful and equally delicious wedding cake
- Payton from Joe Bunn DJ Company
- Our great photographer Patty, from Patricia Suzanne Photography
- Neal from Shutterbooth
- JoLynn from Victorian Seasons for the beautiful flowers
Thanks again to everyone! photos to come after we come back, so stay tuned!
Kimmie and Cherry Blossoms
Another beautiful day in Washington DC with another beautiful model for me to shoot. On my last day in DC I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Kimmie. After walking for what seemed like forever, we finally found a place that was not overrun by locals and tourists (like me) trying to catch a glimpse and enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms that bloom once a year. I didn’t have as much time with Kimmie as I did with my other shoots, but it went really well and we had a blast! Like with Yen and Tom and Kelly, many thanks to Adam Peele, who graciously provided one of his awesome Limited Edition Handscreened Art T’s for this shoot (the green one).
Courtney and Travis Wedding Photography
Last weekend, I went down to Clayton, Georgia to shoot a wedding with Andrew Bryant Photography. The day started out rainy (maybe a slight understatement), but as the day went on, the weather cleared up and the day–and the wedding–ended up just beautifully. Courtney and Travis were such a lovely couple and somehow with everything going on, even found time on their special day to congratulate me on my upcoming wedding! Thank you to Andrew Bryant Photography and again congratulations and thank you to Courtney and Travis for a wonderful day at Waterfall at Lake Burton Country Club.
My Wedding in Japan
So… This past weekend, I was shooting a wedding in Georgia with Andrew Bryant Photography, and suddenly realized, my wedding here in the states is (at that time) in 2 week–As I write this post it is less! Naturally, thinking about our wedding here in Raleigh, North Carolina, making arrangements and her family coming over here, has made me think about our time (and wedding) in Japan. Then I realized, I never posted anything about it, so here you are! Since we always knew that we were going to do one in Japan and one in the USA, we decided to keep the one in Japan as simple (and affordable) as possible. We didn’t have a religious ceremony at all, but instead had what was basically a lunch reception. Now what you have to understand, in Japan, there is always an after party and usually an after after party (each time the group gets smaller). So after the reception, we went to another party/reception with a few of the same people but while the first party was mainly for families and parent’s friends and coworkers, the second party was mainly for our friends. After that, there was an after after party and then even an after after after party that Satomi and I didn’t even attend but her friends still wanted to celebrate, party and drink more! After a full 12 hours of celebrating, partying and running around Tokyo, we were exhausted. Whew. I am getting tired again just thinking about that day! In any case, here are some photos from before and during the lunch reception at the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka. Photographs were taken by my good friend Greg Logan.
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