Cat+Mitchell Engaged in Greensboro

We just met Cat and Mitchell in December (our first ever client meeting in a Waffle House) and we decided we liked them even before we met them simply for the fact that they wanted to meet in a Waffle House. They were a little nervous at first, but the truth came out later that they’re diehard Philly Flyers fans and were concerned about us being from Pittsburgh and possibly having an allegiance to the Penguins… not realizing, of course, that we’re completely indifferent to any and all kinds of hockey (sorry, southwestern Pennsylvania).

A wedding for this year at Starlight Meadow (an amazing venue) in Burlington was booked. An engagement session was then also booked. Tacos were eaten pre-session because tacos make everyone that much more relaxed in pictures. Pictures were then taken outside in Greensboro in 30-some degree temperatures which seems all well and good, but I’m pretty sure it was substantially colder than that given the wind… and none of us could feel our hands, or legs, or feet (3 out of 4 of us were wearing Converse Chucks which, although cool, don’t really provide any sort of adequate protection from, well, anything). We also shot some inside Longshanks, a pool hall where they had their first date and where resides the most amazing fake fireplace. We are looking forward to photographing their wedding this year because they promised us a bouncy castle.

Making Fools of Ourselves: 2013

The ever-popular companion piece to the “CSP Class of” post is here: the pictures of us embarrassing ourselves! See pictures we’ve taken of each other after working a 10+ hour day in 95 degree heat. See pictures of me doing yoga stretches during the reception, or more pictures of Geoff eating cake. See pictures of me happily petting lots of animals or wrangling lots of family members or Geoff making weird faces and holding bouquets. And for those of you who tuned in last year, you’ll find I still can’t make a decision about the length of my hair. 

 

CSP Class of 2013.

We’ve been doing “CSP Class of” posts for the past couple of years and we love it. You’re all like our darling pupils… coming into our lives for a year, allowing us to impart our wedding wisdom onto you, occasionally having your moms call us to ask us questions. Then you’re gone and we only see you when you visit (where you probably notice that we look a little older and worse for the wear since the last time you saw us), during which we reminisce about all the things that you worried about leading up to the wedding and how none of it came true (or did, depending). Instead of apples you bring us rum or vodka, and we pat you on the head and then you leave (or really you’re probably patting me on the head due to my very short stature).

Here’s to all the amazing people and places we went in 2013. Here’s to the excitement, the occasional tears, the joy, the on-the-road snacks, sleeping in people’s houses that we don’t know, traversing many state lines, bustling all the dresses, checking for ticks on a constant basis, eating post-wedding nachos, editing all the pictures to really cheesy Netflix dramas that Geoff makes fun of me for (mostly Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill this year… don’t judge me), and to each and every one of you for trusting us with photographing a very important day in your lives… and for the fantastic memories you’ve given us. 2013 was lovely.