Last month was AWESOME!!! The final shoot for the month was with an amazing couple, Carly and Branch. I first met them at Mae and Tad's wedding (featured as the 1st wedding in the Gallery section on my main website). Carly was a bride's maid and Branch was Tad's brother and groom's man. Little did I know that they would fly me in to share an unforgettable weekend with them in Carly's hometown of Alabama for her ranch wedding. The wedding was held at Trifecta Farms (http://trifectafarm.com/facilities.html). The decor and location was phenomenal with horses, a cat, and a dog! The owner is the lovely Katherine Coleman. Hope to see you perform at the next Olympics Katherine :-) The venue was perfect as it highlighted Carly's love for horses as she used to compete in the equestrian sport of dressage. It was an amazing experience as everyone was wonderful and treated me like family/friends. The rehearsal dinner was a lovely warm up to the big day as it gave me a chance to better bond with everyone and created a comfort level to photograph everyone the next day.
The wedding day was perfect! Everyone photographed fabulously and looked great! We had enough time to do a Bridal session with Carly transforming her into a model on her special day and my did she rock the camera! :-) Branch looked dapper and we were able to get some great shots as well. It was also a pleasure seeing Mae and Tad again and seeing the fire of their love blazing brightly. We finished up the following day with taking some honeymoon pictures at the breath-taking hotel we stayed at, Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa. One of the highlights for me was when we took the same flights back to Florida and Carly and Branch were able to view the pictures on my digital camera. I kept on hearing her across the isle in the seat behind me saying, "AWESOME, AWESOME!" :-). I felt great knowing that I had fulfilled my wish and their wish to give them great memories of their special weekend! :-) Every weekend since then, I look back and wish I could relive the experience. I'm happy that I have the pictures to look back on. Thank you Carly, Branch, and everyone for a great time and I definitely wish you much love and happiness forever together!
To view their wedding slideshow, visit my website at www.shellyedwards.com Click Weddings and Collection and then select the first wedding. To view some of the honeymoon pictures, click Gallery, then Portraits. 
Monday, November 3, 2008
Carly and Branch's Destination Wedding (Sweet Home Alabama)
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4 comments:
Yeah buddy...I likey! Good capture with horse and wind blowing. And furnace place shot too. Good Job Destination Photographer.
G. Mike
Totally awesome, every time I view your work. I am reminded that I need to start saving for my day too and I think I need a photo shoot soon.
Love how you captured the little details and the pictures just tell how much fun this wedding was.
Those are memories only you know to keep alive with your gift of capturing precious moments.
Keep doing your thing, girl.
Dian L.R. Bailey
By the way the poses are real cool. Good ideas...
Dian L.R. Bailey
Thanks G. Mike :-) The breeze couldn't have blown at a better time! Maybe I need to start bringing a portable fan with me :-) I love the ambiance that the fireplace exudes. I'm looking forward to my next destination wedding in Jamaica next weekend :-) Stay tuned and have a wonderful day!
Wow, thanks Dian! :-) I would love to do your photo shoot before that big day eventually comes. You're right, the wedding was amazing and everyone was tuns of fun! Thanks for the kind words about the poses. I had my vision prior to the wedding of poses I wanted to do but Carly and Branch followed directions great and their natural personality shone through making it even better! Stay tuned for some other recent portraits and events I captured and 3 more scheduled for this month. Keep sweet!
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