November 8, 2011

Raleigh Engagement Photographer: Sarah+Adam

Sarah, Adam, and myself had our first meeting about their wedding via Skype. Then we found out that we pretty much live across the street from each other. Then they found a perfect park for their engagement session over near Wake Forest, and it wasn’t until we were there that I realized we probably should have carpooled. ;) Sarah and Adam met on Match.com just like Taylor and Chris, the last wedding I posted. :) I also suggested that perhaps they should do a commercial in exchange for Match.com paying for part of their wedding. ;) Adam is originally from Pittsburgh like us (Go Steelers!) and Sarah is from Connecticut. They both ended up in North Carolina for school and met each other shortly thereafter. Their furry child is named Crosby after Sidney Crosby (Go Pens!), but she’s a girl. They had grand plans to adopt her brother and name him that, but he was gone once they got there… so they named his sister Crosby instead. Sidney can be a girl name too, right!? They’ll be getting married at All Saints with a Marbles reception next year and we are so excited to be photographing it for them!

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November 7, 2011

Raleigh Family Photographer: Vanessa+John+Luke+Scott

Meet the Zitzmann family! This ship is captained by Vanessa and John (mom and dad) and their crew is Luke and Scott. Luke and Scott look remarkably similar, but Luke is two years older at 6 years. Vanessa is the sister of my friend Daniel and I had the pleasure of first meeting these guys at Daniel’s wedding in March. Fast family facts: John made a lot of faces in Daniel’s formal wedding pictures which Vanessa expressly forbid him to do in these portraits, and he tried his hardest to hold back. ;) Vanessa wanted the pictures done at Theatre in the Park where she spends a lot of time currently rehearsing for A Christmas Carol. And Luke and Scott like to run, jump, run, jump, run, run, run, jump, run, and hang out with their stuffed Yoshi from Super Mario. My kind of crew. Needless to say, we had a ton of fun running around! Afterward, Vanessa had a ton of fun getting leaves all over the dressing room floor, and I had a ton of fun getting the leaves out of my boots, socks, hair, etc. ;) Enjoy this super fun and adorable family!

…and afterward they collapsed into a pile of exhaustion. ;)

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November 4, 2011

Raleigh Wedding Photographer: Taylor+Chris

Taylor, Chris, Geoff, and myself were all put in touch by Geoff’s sister Samantha. Taylor and Sam were roommates at IUP near Pittsburgh several years ago. Taylor had since moved to North Carolina, met the wonderful man who was to become her husband, and they were engaged. Facebook relayed this information to Sam who recommended Taylor look me up. ;) Thanks, Facebook! We were so happy to meet them and work with them through their engagement and on their beautiful wedding day. Ironically, they were married on our wedding anniversary… and there aren’t two other people we’d be happier to share our date with! :)

Taylor wore cute red shoes and met her future husband behind an old door in the country club where they held hands without seeing each other before the ceremony. Taylor burst into tears of genuine happiness… and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone so excited to be married. Their ceremony included a Chinese hand movement that I want to include but am pretty sure I’ll botch the order (Taylor and Chris – will you please include this in the comment section?). This wedding had an incredibly cute grandma that you’ll see featured several times. It also featured a hilarious Twilight reference by a guest. Enjoy Taylor’s super beautiful face and Chris’s handsomeness in their lovely wedding.